Money
On Tax Day, the IRS is short of money
The agency's budget has been cut sharply over the last decade. That means fewer audits. The Trump administration says those cuts may have gone too far.
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As the nation files taxes, Trump still hides his
Today is tax day, and millions of Americans will have to show the government everything — their salaries and their expenses, their profits, and their losses.
7 years ago
Kamala Harris is latest 2020 Dem contender to release taxes
Harris reported an income of about $157,000 in 2018 from her job as a senator, as well as about $320,000 in net income as a writer.
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As China hacked, U.S. businesses turned a blind eye
Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year, White House officials believe.
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Saying goodbye to EAT Café: Philly’s first pay-what-you-can restaurant to close
Drexel’s pay-what-you-can restaurant is going out of business.
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Government watchdog flips on dollar coin
Congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phase-out of paper dollars in favor of a dollar coin. Paper money is lasting longer because of cashless transactions.
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How to close the wage gap? Pa. lawmakers look to family leave
Studies — like a 2017 one from the National Bureau of Economic Research — have shown that disparities have a lot to do with motherhood.
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Now that states can legalize sports betting, venture capital wants in
At least 20 states are considering new sports betting legislation, which is likely to lead to a lot more online gambling. And venture capitalists can smell opportunity.
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CEO outlines plan to save Hahnemann University Hospital
A decision on the future of Hahnemann University Hospital will likely be made within the next 30 to 45 days, according to the CEO of their parent company.
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N.J. accountants: Impact of federal tax change mixed
Most New Jersey taxpayers are getting some good news and some bad news as they file for the first time under the new U.S. tax law.
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Closing N.J.’s ‘shameful’ wealth gap between whites, people of color
Social advocacy group urges Garden State to get behind Individual Development Accounts, a matched approach to savings funded by participants, nonprofits, and the state.
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Financially ailing Hahnemann to cut 175 jobs
The Center City medical center, under new ownership since the start of last year, struggles with monthly losses in excess of $3 million.
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Equal Pay Day: closing the gender wage gap
On Equal Pay Day, we discuss the gender wage gap and why women earn only 82 cents to every $1 that men make.
Air Date: April 2, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:32Philadelphia reveals nearly all spending from 2017
Philadelphia’s checkbook is now publicly available. The city released a trove of data that details $4.2 billion in city payments for fiscal year 2017.
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Poll: Public split on whether state should act to prop up nuclear industry
A new poll found Pennsylvania voters generally support nuclear energy, but on the question of whether the state should prop up struggling plants, that support is mixed.
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