Politics
A cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, was a controversial part of Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul.
Sept. 18, 2024
Business
The Trump administration ended eligibility for overtime pay protection for 8.2 million workers. That makes his proposal to make OT pay tax-free hollow indeed
Sept. 17, 2024
California
Biden faces a maximum of 17 years in prison and potentially more than $1.2 million in fines when a judge sentences him at a hearing scheduled for Dec. 16.
Sept. 5, 2024
A ballot measure that would mandate “a new approach to expand programs that are proven to prevent homelessness and increase housing affordability” is a sales tax increase. But you wouldn’t know it from a flier arriving in mailboxes around the county.
Sept. 16, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Putting a tax on all real estate sales above $5.1 million has put a damper on new apartment construction in Los Angeles.
Trump proposed slashing regulations to boost energy production, drastically cutting government spending and reducing taxes for companies that produce in the United States.
Trump called for no taxes on overtime pay, his latest economic pitch to voters at a rally in Arizona.
Sept. 12, 2024
Figuring out the ideal time to spend funds from health savings accounts can be tricky. Wait and the nest egg will grow. But wait too long and money is left unspent.
Sept. 15, 2024
After cutting taxes mostly for the rich in his first term, former President Trump says he will help others by exempting tips, overtime and Social Security from taxes.
Americans have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: that it’s cutting its key interest rate.