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.
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___ 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."
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's tax-form claims are exaggerated
On the eve of Tax Day, President Donald Trump is exaggerating the government's plans to shrink the much-dreaded federal income tax forms.aa
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___ Starbucks to train workers on 'unconscious bias,' CEO says PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on "unconscious bias," CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as activists held more protests at a Philadelphia store where two black men were arrested when employees said they were trespassing.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes new tax forms, misstates currency
On the eve of Tax Day, President Donald Trump is exaggerating the government's plans to shrink the much-dreaded federal income tax forms.
Trump backs state bid to tax online sales as case reaches Supreme Court
The high court will weigh whether to require online sellers to collect sales taxes on all transactions.
Question of sales tax on online purchases goes to high court
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