income tax

A new study says local taxes are hitting low-wage earners much harder than others.

Plus, 10 simple reasons to file your taxes early.

The latest income tax increase on the wealthy could result in their paying a greater share of income in federal taxes since 1979. Their income has increased even more.

The modern American income tax celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.

It took a natural disaster and a financial panic to get income taxes written into the U.S. Constitution. That was 1907. And even those who like public programs are still struggling to defend taxes.

Fewer than a million small-business owners would likely face higher taxes. And some would keep hiring anyway.

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office says the tax rates paid by most Americans were at near-record lows in 2009. Who's paying less, who's paying more, and what's causing the change?

A former British finance minister once threatened to “squeeze the rich until the pips squeak," but that won’t like be the message of today.

Today is Earned Income Tax Credit Day, which highlights the benefit for low- and moderate-wage earners.

The U.S. tax code can be a cumbersome beast. How did Mitt Romney manage to pay roughly 15 percent in taxes last year?