Taxes April 6, 2026
Average 2026 Tax Refund Up $350 Year Over Year, IRS Data Shows, as Tax Deadline Approaches
For the week ending March 27, 2026, the average refund is worth $3,521, an 11.1% increase compared to 2025’s $3,170.
IRS June 16, 2025
IRS Employees in Philadelphia Who Were Laid Off in February Have Now Returned to Work
Probationary employees' jobs were in limbo for weeks. Meanwhile, many IRS workers across the agency are looking to leave.
Small Business June 16, 2025
Ex-SBA Employee Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years in Prison for PPP Fraud
Malaina Chapman, 38, of Hialeah, FL, who learned the system from the inside and cashed in on pandemic loans for herself and others was sentenced June 13 to over four years in prison for committing fraud.
Small Business June 13, 2025
Cost of Trump’s Tariffs Hits Home, as Several Goods and Services Surge to Record Highs
President Donald Trump’s trade war is affecting Americans from buying groceries to paying electric bills, with the cost of bananas, ground beef, and electricity surging to all-time highs.
Taxes June 13, 2025
Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Gets Nearly 8 More Years in Prison in Tax Case
The lawyer who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her court battles against President Donald Trump, was resentenced June 12 to 11 years in prison for dodging taxes and stealing millions of dollars from clients.
IRS June 12, 2025
Senate Confirms Billy Long as IRS Commissioner
The former Missouri lawmaker won confirmation on June 12 to be the next commissioner of the IRS, leading an agency that will play a key role in administering new tax breaks if Congress passes the “big, beautiful” reconciliation package.
Taxes June 12, 2025
CBO: Republican Budget Bill Would Take From the Poor, Give to the Rich
The reconciliation bill passed by the House would most benefit high earners and reduce financial resources available to the lowest-income households, the Congressional Budget Office said on June 12.
Taxes June 12, 2025
Treasury Reviews Hundreds of Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status Over Race
The Treasury Department is considering changing rules to revoke tax-exempt status for colleges that consider race in student admissions, scholarships, and other areas.
Taxes June 11, 2025
House Adopts Fixes to Keep ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Filibuster-Proof
The need for fixes risked derailing the reconciliation package containing most of President Donald Trump’s agenda, from tax cuts and border security to spending cuts and a major increase in the nation’s borrowing limit.
Taxes June 11, 2025
House GOP Stages Do-Over Vote on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican-led House of Representatives was poised Wednesday to tweak some provisions in the sprawling budget bill that ran afoul of the complicated rules allowing the GOP to pass the bill using the arcane reconciliation process.
Taxes June 11, 2025
Is Elon Musk Right to Oppose the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’? What Americans Said in a New Poll
The former presidential advisor recently slammed the president’s proposed spending bill claiming it will balloon the deficit. Turns out, most Americans agree with his critique, new polling reveals.
Small Business June 11, 2025
Trump Tariffs Can Remain in Effect, U.S. Appeals Court Says
The order Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extends an earlier, short-term reprieve for the Trump administration as it presses a challenge to a lower court ruling last month that blocked the tariffs.
Small Business June 10, 2025
U.S. Asks Appeals Court to Let Trump Tariffs Remain for Longer
A federal appeals court is closer to ruling on whether to keep most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs in place longer while the legal battle over them continues.