Taxes

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a Republican tax overhaul plan expected to come out this week will offer help for the middle class and businesses.

SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — A proposed tax overhaul set to come out this week from Republicans will offer help for the middle class and businesses, President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary said.

President Donald Trump says he wants to lure Democratic lawmakers to sign on to a Republican-crafted tax overhaul plan.

Canadian retailers fear their survival is at stake if a change to the North American Free Trade Agreement that is being pushed by Washington leads to online U.S. retailers being able to sell their goods into Canada free of tax and duty.

As Houston recovers from Harvey's devastating flooding, many homeowners could be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: higher taxes on the same houses they are struggling to rebuild.

House Republicans have planned a retreat away from the Capitol next week to discuss a tax overhaul that congressional leaders have been working on for months.

The European Commission said the EU should proceed with an overhaul of taxes on digital firms even if the rest of the rich world did not follow suit, a draft report said.

Top Republicans on a key Senate panel have reached a tentative agreement on a tax plan that would add about $1.5 trillion to the government's $20 trillion debt over 10 years, according to congressional officials.

Motorists will not face a gasoline tax increase in New Jersey next month.

New York City's industrial development agency on Tuesday approved a $9.4 million tax-break package for Aetna Inc, as the third-largest U.S. health insurer moves its corporate headquarters to Manhattan from Connecticut.

Health insurance company Aetna confirmed rumors it was looking to relocate its long-established Hartford, Connecticut headquarters Wednesday, though no new destination has been decided on, according to the company.