Taxes

Getting someone on the phone might be a challenge during Presidents Day weekend -- here are other ways to get tax help.

Tax returns surge over Presidents Day weekend, with the IRS saying it receives more phone calls on the day after Presidents Day than on any other day of the year.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning to taxpayers this week to beware of “erroneous refunds.”

Sears Holdings Corp. says sales dropped during the critical fourth quarter, but the ailing retailer expects to earn a profit, helped by a windfall from U.S. tax reform.

Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) of the House Financial Services Committee referred to Fannie Mae’s proposed taxpayer infusion as a “bailout request.”

President Donald Trump is signaling his openness to a 25-cent fuel tax increase to help pay for his infrastructure proposal in a meeting with members of Congress.

As President Donald Trump advances his agenda to level the playing field for U.S. companies, he floated the possibility of enacting a “reciprocal tax” on other nations, including allies.

Sweeping changes to U.S. tax law led to a $6.53 billion loss at Fannie Mae last quarter, putting the government-controlled mortgage company in the position of seeking cash assistance from taxpayers for the first time since it emerged from the housing crisis six years ago.

Tax breaks to attract some of the world's richest companies to Virginia have exploded as the state has become a top global market for data centers.

Credit Suisse says it narrowed its fourth-quarter loss as pre-tax income swung into the black, while the Swiss bank predicted a positive impact from the U.S. tax reform in the future.

Bill and Melinda Gates say they're concerned about some of President Donald Trump's policies and statements.

The move follows a pair of executive orders issued by the president last year. Some of the regulations have been outdated for decades.

Republicans who control the New York state Senate threw a major roadblock in front of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax code restructuring proposals Tuesday, announcing their opposition to the Democrat's plan and essentially guaranteeing it won't make it into the state budget by its April 1 deadline.

PepsiCo is reporting better-than-expected revenue and profits for the fourth quarter as CEO Indra Nooyi attempts to shift the company's focus back to its best-known products.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2019 budget (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017 as they battled for the biggest breaks possible in the most dramatic tax overhaul in more than 30 years.

President Donald Trump's budget director says the budget that the administration sends to Congress on Monday will seek to move some of the billions of dollars in extra spending that Congress approved last week to areas that will reflect the president's priorities.

As Oklahoma sought to diversify its oil-and-gas powered economy in the early 2000s, policymakers rolled out the red carpet for the burgeoning wind industry, offering generous state tax incentives and access to windy, inexpensive tracts of land.

Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017 as they battled for the biggest breaks possible in the most dramatic tax overhaul in more than 30 years.

A Trump hotel under development in Mississippi has applied for millions of dollars of state tax breaks.