Taxes

About 55 percent of Earned Income Tax Credit recipients reported using a paid tax preparer last year.

New data show that cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances and prepaid cards when getting tax preparation help.

Ohio officials say nearly 1 million taxpayers have taken a new quiz used by the state to catch phony income-tax returns and most have passed it.

Pennsylvania state government would reap $3 billion a year under Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to expand a 6.6 percent sales tax to include transactions on 45 categories of products or services that are currently exempt, according to figures released by his administration Wednesday.

Senate Republicans are putting down a marker with their budget blueprint, one day after the House GOP unveiled a 10-year plan that boosts the military, makes deep cuts in social programs and targets President Barack Obama's laws on health care and financial reforms.

The governor of Rhode Island is defending a proposed luxury tax for pricey second homes that has been dubbed the "Taylor Swift tax." Gov. Gina Raimondo says she wants to raise nearly $12 million by implementing a statewide property tax on second homes worth more than $1 million.

A new revenue forecast says North Dakota could see a nearly $1 billion shortfall in oil tax revenue over the next two years due to the slumping price of crude.

A group pushing for a 2016 ballot question on legalizing the recreational use of marijuana is warning against imposing excessive taxation or fees on the sale of pot.

Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday named a utility executive to succeed state Treasurer Kevin Clinton, who is leaving next month for a job in the insurance industry.

Under Republican Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey has authorized more than $2 billion in economic development tax breaks since 2014.

Federal agencies set a new record for improper payments last year, shelling out $125 billion in questionable benefits after years of declines.

During Chris Christie's first term as governor, he made tax incentives a cornerstone of a promised "New Jersey Comeback" that would lure new businesses to the state.

A new analysis of Gov. Paul LePage's ambitious tax overhaul proposal is bolstering both supporters and opponents as the first votes on the Republican's plan grow near.

Kansas companies that produce energy from wind, solar or other renewable resources would lose their property tax exemption under a bill discussed by a Senate panel Monday.

If you're among the several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance, then starting Sunday you'll get a second chance to sign up for 2015 coverage through HealthCare.gov.

A New Jersey couple sued an insurance company Friday, claiming it defrauded them out of the sales tax in their Superstorm Sandy claim, and their lawyer said others might also have been affected.

A proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages may be seeing new life in Vermont, while prospects for new revenue from bottle deposits and a tax on grocery bags look dim.

Gov. Mark Dayton gave railroad companies and Republicans a public tongue-lashing Friday for their resistance to his tax plan to fund safety improvements across Minnesota's railroad network.

Gov. Tom Wolf's budget proposal is giving Pennsylvania business owners and executives a lot to think about.

State Senate Republicans want to set aside up to $5 million from the state's $250 million small business program to help provide micro-loans to urban entrepreneurs, saying Thursday that more jobs are needed to help Connecticut's struggling cities.