Taxes

___ Tax bill advances, final Senate vote uncertain WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Senate committee advanced a sweeping tax package to the full Senate on Tuesday, handing Republican leaders a victory as they try to pass the nation's first tax overhaul in 31 years.

Republicans are struggling to win over resistant GOP senators to a sweeping tax bill that President Donald Trump and their party have set as a vital political goal.

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New Jersey's Senate president wants a redevelopment agency to reject a $5.6 million payment to help a billionaire investor tear down a casino that President Donald Trump built in the 1980s.

The uncertainty over what Congress will do with taxes is having a ripple effect in New Jersey.

President Donald Trump says changes are to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year.

Rep. Peter King, a staunch opponent to the current version of the House Republicans’ tax reform plan, said the elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction could increase the average New York homeowner’s taxes by at least $1,000.

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.