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There's an easy way to hide from high taxes that doesn't involve packing up a moving van to Florida or Texas.

Scholars in the vanguard of finance, accounting, history and geography are seeing the impact of racial bias and property tax disparities in the $4 trillion U.S. municipal bond market.

The bill contains a 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing — the source of the revenue loss.

The federal government’s deficit has shrunk by some $1.57 trillion, driven by record receipts from a strong economy and a slowdown in spending.

Biden’s 10-year outlook still would rack up $14.4 trillion in deficits — most of it on autopilot — even after accounting for that $1 trillion in net deficit cuts from new policies like tax increases on the wealthy and corporations.

A new bill would end the tax-exempt status for new sales of municipal bonds that finance professional sports stadiums.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing to boost affordable housing by 2 million units over the next decade by expanding a key tax credit.

Add in the complexities of this year’s presidential race, and we have a recipe for uncertainty and fear.

Even before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government was facing dire financial conditions, with its overall financial condition worsening by $8.16 trillion in 2019, according to a new analysis.

The American Institute of CPAs is supporting a new bill requiring the Comptroller General to present a Financial Report of the United States to all members of Congress.

The majority of the U.S.’s 75 most populous cities lack enough funds to pay their bills, but the remaining 12 have budget surpluses, according to a new report.

At Eaton Vance’s daily 8:45 a.m. meetings with fixed-income executives, a usually overlooked segment of the bond world has been coming up more often.

The federal government is taking in less money but can’t tell if the shortfall is tied to the 2017 tax cuts or other factors like trade uncertainty, the Congressional Budget Office said in a letter.

The Internal Revenue Service released a revenue procedure Wednesday offering guidance on the use of tax-exempt bonds to provide housing for military veterans, farm workers and other groups.

The rally in the $3.8 trillion municipal-bond market is about to face a major tax-season test.

Higher rates tend to be a good thing for the state and local government bond market, a haven for investors looking for income that’s exempt from federal taxes.

The Top 100 Firm is adding a pair of municipal advisory businesses in a three-way merger.

Tax advantages for bonds funding private hospitals and sports stadiums survived last year’s tax overhaul thanks to an eleventh hour compromise. The securities may be headed for a decline anyway.

The IRS estimates alternative minimum tax filings will decrease to 1 million from 10 million as a result of the law.

The deal to steer some ofthe territory's future sales taxes to a key group of bondholders puts a U.S. oversight board in charge.