Taxes

Sunburn treatments are tax-free, but sunblock isn’t. And pumpkins escape sales tax, but only if you’re planning on one for dinner.

Mayor Pete Byron, 67, learned his fate before a federal judge in Camden on Wednesday.

The lawyer and businessman repeatedly admitted in court that he broke the law while ignoring request after request by associates to pay tax debts.

The lawmakers tell the IRS, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS watchdog the findings “reveal a shocking breach of taxpayer privacy.”

Prosecutors said the president’s son will admit to failing to pay more than $200,000 in federal income taxes, and to having a .38 Special while addicted to drugs.

Murphy, Assembly Speaker Coughlin and Senate President Scutari say homeowners 65 and older who make $500,000 or less will qualify for up to $6,500 in property tax relief.

The Pennsylvania legislature may expand the state’s child care tax credit and create a new program for working families based on the federal earned income tax credit.

The deal ends a long-running Justice Department investigation into Biden’s second son, who has acknowledged struggling with addiction.

Dozens of business leaders gathered to hear about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans for the statewide economy and his vision to collaborate with the next leader of Philadelphia.

It likely faces a chilly reception in the state House of Representatives, where Democrats have a one-seat slim majority.

Philadelphia City Council leaders are proposing a small cut to business taxes, but a coalition of business chambers of commerce are pushing to slash taxes in the next decade.

Lawmakers have passed millions of dollars worth of corporate tax credits in recent years, but Republicans say they’re wary of Gv. Shapiro’s plan to offer a new one to workers.

At issue in the case before the Supreme Court is the way at least a dozen states handle the sale of homes to pay off overdue taxes.

The IRS has been tasked with looking into how to create a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system. But that doesn’t sit well with tax-prep companies.

The 90 million taxpayers who have filed as of March 31 got refunds that were an average of nearly 10% less than last year.