Tax

House Democrats proposed a $3 trillion virus relief bill Tuesday, combining aid to state and local governments with direct cash payments, tax breaks, expanded unemployment insurance and food stamp spending as well as a list of progressive priorities like funds for voting by mail and the troubled U.S. Postal Service.

Padgett Business Services’ Roger Harris suggests some exceptions for employers with fewer than 50 staff.

Residents of states such as Utah, Idaho and South Dakota collected average stimulus payments topping $1,800.

Key justices explored possible middle ground as the U.S. Supreme Court considered President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his financial records secret in a pair of cases that could have sweeping constitutional significance and affect the November election.

The IRS is extending the claims period for health care flexible spending arrangements and dependent care assistance programs and enabling taxpayers to make mid-year changes to their accounts.

More PPP details; virtues of reading instructions; the IRS slowly returns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

It’s a line you don’t hear every day from Wall Street titans: Maybe we really should pay higher taxes.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear what could become the biggest cases involving Donald Trump as president, a pair of constitutional clashes that could insulate chief executives from investigations while in office and add an explosive new element to the 2020 election campaign.

Taxation of income from art sales is complicated by who, exactly, the seller is.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers who want to receive their economic impact payments by direct deposit a tight deadline.