Taxes

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would impose a 65% tax on the largest estates and make it harder for wealthy households to pass appreciated assets to their heirs without paying taxes, according to an updated version of her tax plan released Thursday.

When tax season rolls around, most of us are just relieved to get our paperwork in on time. Now there may be even more reason to rest easy: a sweet little tax break.

Donald Trump's tax plan may cost $1.5 trillion over the next decade more than he has projected and skew even more to the wealthy, according to a nonpartisan analysis released Monday.

The European Union's anti-trust watchdog has launched a probe into whether Luxembourg might have broken state aid rules by giving tax breaks to French electricity group GDF Suez, which is now known as Engie.

A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: IRAN Last year's nuclear deal with Tehran has removed for now the threat of a U.S.-Iranian military confrontation.

David Malpass, an economic advisor for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said on Friday that corporate tax rates are hurting America’s economic growth.

The Latest on Facebook's decision to build a new data center in New Mexico (all times local): Noon Facebook officials say they're thrilled to have found a home in New Mexico for their $250 million data center.

Gov. Jerry Brown says he's vetoing seven bills that would have carved out special tax breaks, including legislation that would have made California the latest state to scrap so-called tampon taxes on feminine hygiene products.

State voters are being promised that millions of dollars in new funding will flow to programs for senior citizens and the horse racing industry and to help a struggling Atlantic City if they approve a ballot question authorizing two new casinos near New York City.

China's auto sales grew strongly again in August, driven by demand for smaller cars and the impending end of a sales tax cut.

Gov. Jerry Brown extended the nation's most ambitious climate change law Thursday by another 10 years as California charts a new goal to reduce carbon pollution.

As recent graduates settle into their new jobs, many of them will have questions about saving money, managing their 401 (k) and balancing student loan payments.

With Congress back at work, small business owners are hoping issues they care about like tax reform or health care will get some attention.

TAX RELIEF FOR LOUISIANA The IRS is offering tax help to residents and businesses in Louisiana's flood-damaged areas.

What do wealthy executives Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Sergey Brin all have in common? They all received the paltry salary of $1 last year.

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Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the U.S. technology giant received illegal tax benefits over 11 years.

The European Union's crackdown on corporate tax avoidance has landed on Apple ; its antitrust regulator is demanding that the U.S. tech giant pay Ireland up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes.

The race between a small town on the Rio Grande in New Mexico and a Salt Lake City suburb to entice a new Facebook data center with millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies is raising questions about public investments in a booming cloud-computing economy that typically brings few local jobs.