Apple CEO Tim Cook tries to answer the $1.7 trillion question: How does the U.S. get corporations to repatriate their overseas profits?

France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.

It's rare these days that legislation flies through the U.S. Senate and gets bipartisan support in the House of Representatives — but the Internet sales tax bill could do both.

President Barack Obama is proposing to increase federal tax and fees on airlines tickets. But before prices take off, here's a look at some other tax-heavy items you already pay more for.

U.S. personal income and consumer spending increased by 0.2 percent in March. Julia Coronado, chief economist with the investment bank BNP Paribas, discusses the numbers and what they mean for the economy.

Tax breaks like the home mortgage deduction confer financial benefits, and some argue they're part of the government safety net.

Calvin Coolidge learned the hard way that cutting taxes doesn't necessarily shrink the size of government.

So far, the companies have told us mostly good things this earnings season. But Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, isn't buying it. He says so-called "tax games" obscure business performance.

Tax attorney Kelly Phillips Erb, otherwise known as "Tax Girl," on fixing people's tax problems.