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New Jersey officials have introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the state more leverage in a fight to end double taxation for state residents.

But in some states, the tax man may demand a cut of that relief. That’s because some states tax forgiven debt as income.

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

School supplies like backpacks, notebooks, index cards, and pencils are tax-free.

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 10 elderly people has been victims of financial or material exploitation, at a cost of $36.5 billion annually.

Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions, but it's also raising concerns about inflation, fairness and tuition costs.

The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.

Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from moderates and Republicans questioning the fairness of any widespread forgivene

From Walmart to the neighborhood supermarket, retailers across the country are having to adjust as Americans watch their pennies in the face of high inflation.

The flagship climate change and health care bill will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

The average price of gasoline nationwide is expected to drop below $4 a gallon in the coming days as prices continue to fall from the record highs hit in June.

The latest winner of a big jackpot came Friday, when a single ticket sold in Illinois matched the numbers for a $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize.

Rising interest rates and fierce competition are pushing many potential homeowners out of the market.

A lottery official says there is one winning ticket and it was purchased at a store in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines.

The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies provides a cautionary tale for the few public pension funds that have dipped their toes into the crypto pool.