Taxes Blog

A problem in processing some tax returns is slowing student applications for financial aid, just as many are facing deadlines to request the school funds.

Federal and state lawmakers are looking to taxes to help curb gun violence. Will this new sin tax work? Should we even try it?

The automatic budget cuts known as sequestration aren’t making much of a dent in Americans’ lives…yet. But you might want to make some plans to deal with the cuts just in case.

Refund anticipation loans are almost a thing of the past, but other costly tax-related products, and predators, are still out there.

The federal tax agency won’t be immune to temporarily laying off workers due to sequestration, but it will postpone action until after tax filing season ends.

Federal furloughs because of sequestration could mean that the Internal Revenue Service’s processing of returns, and refunds, will be slowed.

The federal tax code is 100 this year. Is it time to retire it? Or perhaps finally reform it?

Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced bills that would cut their pay. Most are tied to deficit reduction. And they’ll never pass.

Tax rates play a part in people’s decisions to move to a new state, but usually it’s a very small reason for relocating.

Roads are filled with pot holes. Bridges are crumbling. Is a federal gas tax hike imminent as a way to help pay for the repairs and new infrastructure works?