California Republicans want to kill gas tax hike
Drivers in the state pay among the highest prices for fuel in the U.S.
Taxes
Louisiana: $1.5 billion in tax breaks for $9.4 billion plant
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says state and local governments offered an estimated $1.5 billion in incentives for a $9.4 billion plastics complex.
What to do if you still haven't filed or paid your taxes
Tax day has already come and gone.
AP reports loss on one-time accounting charges
The Associated Press lost $74 million in 2017, mostly due to one-time accounting charges related to the federal tax overhaul passed late last year.
Asian stocks slip following sell-off on Wall Street
U.S. stocks are higher Tuesday morning as investors applaud strong first-quarter results from companies including machinery maker Caterpillar, appliance maker Whirlpool and Fifth Third Bancorp.
Taiwan company plans $9.4B chemical complex in Louisiana
A company based in Taiwan has bought a 2,400-acre (970-hectare) site in Louisiana for a planned $9.4 billion chemical manufacturing complex .
Colorado Supreme Court upholds tax hike for transit, culture
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that added sales taxes to some items to benefit public transportation and cultural groups in metropolitan Denver without voter approval.
Mnuchin touts ‘meaningful impact’ of tax cuts on US economy
If the U.S. GDP hits 3%, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will pay for itself, the Treasury secretary said.
Tax Day 2019: Why you should start prepping now
President Trump signed cuts into law in December, but most of the changes will affect next year’s returns.
Trump-Amazon feud unrelated to postal audit: Mnuchin
The Treasury Department is looking into the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service.
IRS needs to modernize crashing computer system, lacks funds
On one of the busiest tax days of the year, IRS software failures highlight a desperate need for the agency to modernize its systems.
The Latest: Taxpayers get 1-day extension due to IRS glitch
The Latest on the outage of the IRS payment website (all times local): 4:10 p.m.
Business Highlights
___ IMF: A major trade rift could imperil solid global economy WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund warned that rising trade tensions between the United States and China risk undermining a global economy that the IMF believes should otherwise grow solidly this year.
In waning days, Maine lawmakers could weigh tax breaks
As the legislative session winds down, lawmakers in Maine are mulling over whether to consider the Republican governor's $90 million tax breaks proposal and a competing $52 million plan backed by Democrats.
IRS gives taxpayers extra day to file after website issues
Just in time for tax day: the IRS website to make payments is down.
Ivanka Trump, treasury secretary talk taxes in New Hampshire
Ivanka Trump says Tax Day is nothing to celebrate, but most Americans will be much happier the next time the filing day rolls around.
High court worries about abandoning online sales tax rule
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether a rule it announced decades ago in a case involving a catalog retailer should still apply in the age of the internet.
AP FACT CHECK: No, tax-filing migraines are not going away
On Tax Day, the White House inflated the public's expectations that Tuesday's filing deadline marked the last time that figuring out taxes will drive Americans crazy.
The Latest: High court hears internet tax collection case
The Latest on arguments in a Supreme Court case about businesses' collection of sales tax on purchases made on the internet: 11:30 a.m.
How the government is stealing your money, according to Judge Napolitano
“This is a case made by your countryman John Locke, who argued that taxation is theft."