Tax

Former NFL player Ben Coleman was sentenced to three years in jail on charges of federal tax evasion, identity theft and the filing of false loan applications.

Singer Melissa Etheridge said she will stop paying her California state taxes after voters there approved a ballot measure banning gay marriages.

The American Institute of CPAs has given one of its most prestigious awards to tax attorney Albert B. Ellentuck.

Accounting firm Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Co. has named a new managing partner, Martin L. Greenberg.

A tax attorney predicts that small businesses and high-net-worth individuals will need tax-planning advice to help protect their assets from anticipated changes in tax law.

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to begin working on passing an economic stimulus package, possibly even before he takes office.

Tax-related ballot initiatives went down to defeat in several states, including one in Massachusetts that would have repealed the state income tax.

Alma J. Batson and her son Kelcee L. Batson, operators of a tax prep business in Riverside, Calif., have pleaded guilty to federal tax charges.

Major League Baseball players and their agents are already looking for ways to skirt a steep income tax hike after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.

The results of Tuesday's election are increasing the balance of power on the Democratic side of the aisle in both the House and Senate.