Small businesses challenging many of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs urged the US Supreme Court to affirm lower court rulings that the import levies amount to a massive illegal tax on American companies.

Global shipping carbon tax postponed one year following Trump administration pushback. International Maritime Organization vote delayed amid fierce U.S. resistance.

The Department of Treasury is transitioning to fully electronic payments, a change that means tax refunds issued by the IRS will no longer be sent via paper check. The phase out, part of a federal government-wide change following an executive order from the Trump White House, started Sept. 30.

Millions of Americans who were granted tax filing extensions have until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday to file their returns.

Car buyers looking for a deal on an electric vehicle can find 0% financing and attractive leases on some models, even after the tax credit ended.

For 2026, the IRS made inflation-based adjustments of 4% for the lowest of the seven-tiered bracket system and 2.3% for higher earners. Overall, the adjustments averaged out to 2.7%, a level just under the most recent federal annual inflation reading of 2.9%.

Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for extending health care subsidies.

Mayor Kevin McCarty held his first State of the City address on Monday, and he used the occasion to unveil a new tax plan that could help get more people into permanent housing.