Tax

Although the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased take-home pay somewhat, millions of households treat tax refunds as a built-in component of their annual budget.

Higher education; tough stains; don’t Betta on it; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., introduced legislation Thursday to require minimum standards for paid tax preparers and rescind Preparer Tax Identification Numbers of incompetent and fraudulent practitioners.

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who made his name as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in California on three dozen charges, including a new claim that he stole millions of dollars from a paraplegic client’s settlement.

Revenue officers visited nearly 100 businesses suspected of having serious issues with employment tax compliance.

The revenue procedure gives teams a safe harbor when doing trades of their athletes, staff contracts or draft picks.

The National Treasury Employees Union is worried about the impact of proposed budget cuts on the agency’s ability to deal with taxpayers.

Hedge fund giant Renaissance Technologies is in talks to resolve a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over a tax maneuver that saved its owners billions of dollars.

The Democratic presidential candidate rolled out a proposal to levy a 7 percent tax to raise an estimated $1 trillion from the wealthiest businesses.

The Treasury Secretary declined to meet a deadline to provide the president’s returns, asking for more time to study the legality of their request.