
Taxes
More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
The striking workers are employees of Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that has been buying up newspapers across the country.
1 year ago
House passes bipartisan tax bill to expand child tax credit
The bill includes $33 billion to expand the widely used child tax credit for three years — including the tax season currently underway, provided the bill quickly passes the Se
1 year ago
He moved Tesla’s headquarters to Austin, Texas, from California in 2021.
1 year ago
‘Bold and targeted action’: Legislative package seeks to protect Philly renters and homeowners
The bills are part of City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s “Defying Displacement” campaign.
1 year ago
Listen 1:00Holtec will pay $5 million to avoid prosecution in N.J. tax credit case
The Florida-based company was at the center of a tax credit controversy in the Garden State.
1 year ago
Thousands of low-income homeowners within city limits could get a $500 credit on their property tax bill if they qualify for a program that’s soon to expire.
1 year ago
Listen 1:21Philly nonprofit seeks to help 30,000 residents get bigger tax refunds
As tax season begins, Campaign for Working Families wants to be the alternative to for-profit tax refund businesses hawking cash advances for big fees.
1 year ago
Listen 1:13Ridley Park approves 17% property tax increase at special council meeting
Council leaders said this decision comes after Prospect Medical Holdings is late on paying taxes totaling $487,000.
1 year ago
What to know about the state tax break that keeps causing controversy on the Philly School Board
Keystone Opportunity Zones power many of the city’s best-known development projects. Critics say they’re being exploited.
1 year ago
Families with low income are determined to break the cycle. But the end of some federal assistance is making that harder, experts say.
1 year ago
Listen 3:28Pennsylvania could go after lottery winnings, tax returns of Turnpike toll scofflaws
The bill would would allot the money as long as it was not first subject to other claims such as unpaid state taxes, child support, or court-ordered restitution for crimes.
1 year ago
New Jersey gas tax to increase by about a penny per gallon starting Oct. 1
The roughly 2% increase comes after the gas tax fell in the previous two years.
2 years ago
Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax policies during the 2008 campaign, has died at 49
He went from toiling as a plumber in suburban Toledo, Ohio, to life as a media sensation when his comments made the rounds on cable news.
2 years ago
“The government now believes that the case will not resolve short of a trial,” wrote Weiss, who now can operate without day-to-day supervision from Washington.
2 years ago
Everything you don’t pay sales tax on in Pennsylvania, from books to utilities
Sunburn treatments are tax-free, but sunblock isn’t. And pumpkins escape sales tax, but only if you’re planning on one for dinner.
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