Taxes

Reading up on taxes isn't a lot of fun, but being able to shave thousands of dollars off your tax bill certainly is. Here are three valuable tax breaks for middle-class Americans that can shave thousands of dollars off of tax bills.

Top Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday cooked up an unappetizing budget-balancing stew of personal income tax increases and education spending cuts, defying GOP Gov. Sam Brownback on taxes and past court rulings on education funding.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act will be completed this year.

Amazon would be required to tell Arkansas customers they owe the state sales tax under a bill approved by the House Tuesday, one of two efforts by lawmakers to recover millions in tax revenue from the e-commerce giant.

Andy Puzder didn't pay taxes for an undocumented worker he employed as housekeeper for several years until after President Donald Trump nominated him for labor secretary, a spokesman for the fast-food executive said Tuesday.

A plan to revitalize America's aging infrastructure put forward by two Trump administration economic advisers relies on a transportation financing scheme that hasn't been tried before and comes with significant risks.

Gov. Tom Wolf asked lawmakers Tuesday to help fill a $3 billion projected deficit by imposing a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production and signing off on potentially touchy cuts in spending, including transportation aid to schools.

Tax reform was a top priority for President Trump during his campaign, but there are mounting concerns it could be pushed back to later in 2017. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) detailed the Congressional Republicans’ timetable for achieving tax reform.

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist discussed the outlook for corporate tax reform and the potential impact of a border tax.

Tax season is in full swing and that means we're all on the lookout for any breaks we can get. And if you made some improvements to your home last year, you may be rewarded for it. We break down a few home improvements that could potentially mean a break on your taxes in 2017.

Tax season is here, and while you have until April 18 to file your return, you may want to think about doing so sooner rather than later.

House Republicans face opposition to their plan to overhaul the way corporations pay federal taxes from a powerful group of lawmakers — other Republicans.

Chief executives of major U.S. companies huddled with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday as the business community is increasingly split over how to respond to his policies, especially a travel ban announced last week.