Taxes

Newlyweds have two different options when filing their tax returns, but how do they know which method is best? Follow these six tips.

If you refinance a home with a 401(k), tax issues might arise, depending on how it's done.

Republicans relentlessly complained about big budget deficits during Democratic President Barack Obama's two terms, but now a growing number in the GOP are pushing for deep tax cuts even if they add to the government's $20 trillion debt.

Why are Republicans struggling mightily to reach a consensus on how to overhaul the nation's tax system?

Illinois has started its third straight fiscal year without a state budget.

The Illinois House approved $5 billion income tax increase on Sunday, followed by a spending plan for the new fiscal year, with some Republicans defying Gov. Bruce Rauner and joining Democrats in a dramatic step to break the nation's longest-running budget stalemate.

Two of the nation's top credit-rating houses smiled favorably on Illinois' financial outlook Monday following votes the previous day in the House of Representatives to end the nation's longest budget standoff.

Illinois finally has a budget plan after two years.

Seattle's highest earners would become the only Washington state residents to pay an income tax under a proposal that is designed to open a broader discussion about whether the wealthy pay their fair share in this booming city.

Republicans are pressing ahead with a budget plan designed to help the party to deliver on a GOP-only effort to overhaul the tax code.

The Latest on the deal for a planned $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing plant in Wisconsin (all times local): 9 a.m.

The Latest on Republican-pushed legislation to repeal Obama's health care law (all times local): 5:40 a.m.

Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca was branded as failing "on all accounts" by a fellow Democrat who was "incredibly frustrated and concerned" with his actions after Barca joined Republicans in voting for a $3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group.

Stocks rose around the world Friday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was on pace for its first winning week in the last three.

Asian stock markets turned mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outlines of U.S. tax overhaul plans by President Donald Trump while news headlines on geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea have quieted.

Adding freezes to your credit reports is an appropriate response to the massive Equifax database breach that exposed the private information of 143 million Americans.

Technology now in limited use removes about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, but energy experts say cost remains the chief obstacle to bringing the "clean coal" touted by President Donald Trump into the mainstream.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) wants an unapologetic, 'Reagan-style' tax cut, he told the FOX Business Network.

The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party's politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code.