FACT CHECK: Do Tax Cuts Grow The Economy?
Lots of GOP candidates say their tax policies will boost growth. That's oversimplifying it.
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Looming Tax On High-End Health Plans Draws Heavy Fire
The next fight about the Affordable Care Act unites business leaders, politicians and many unions against leading economists. Will the 2018 tax reduce health costs or just shift the costs to patients?
Lots Of Candidates Want To Simplify Tax Code; Here's What They Get Wrong
Lots of politicians, Democrat and Republican, want to cut the number of brackets in the name of simplification. Here's what's wrong with that argument.
An 'Island Tax' Could Harm One Bright Spot In Greek Economy
The new bailout plan for Greece calls for a steep sales-tax increase on the Aegean Islands, raising fears it could harm tourism, one of the few sectors that's been doing well.
More Health Plan Choices At Work: What's The Catch?
An Obamacare tax that starts in 2018 may prompt more employers to establish private health insurance exchanges. They'll give their workers cash to choose from a greater variety of plans.
IRS: 7.5 Million Americans Paid Penalty For Lack Of Health Coverage
Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014, the first year most Americans were required to have coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Raises Questions Of Religious Rights, Tax Status
Religious colleges worry that if they stick to their convictions, they may lose tax-exempt status. That happened to Bob Jones University in 1983 because it continued to prohibit interracial dating.
Fact Check: 36 Percent Or Not? Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Math
Did Bush really pay 36 percent over all those years of tax returns or not? Here's how the campaign got to that number.
NFL To End Its Tax-Exempt Status 'To Eliminate ... Distraction'
The move applies only to the league office. The National Football League's 32 teams already pay taxes on their profits, salaries and merchandise sales.
Many Obamacare Policyholders Face Tax Surprises This Year
Depending on the size of the subsidy they got, some will get a bigger refund than expected and others will owe taxes.