Every tax season, scammers ramp up efforts to steal taxpayers' identities, data or refunds. These con artists take advantage of people's anxiety and confusion about filing their tax returns. In 2024, ...

For today’s short-term rental hosts and operators, margins are tightening as the market matures. As tax and regulatory issues continue to be a moving target, new research underscores why compliance is ...

A proposed billionaire wealth tax in California is sparking debate over whether the measure, if passed, would lead to more harm than good if ultrawealthy residents in the state flee to other locales.

The standard deduction has been super-sized for seniors. Thanks to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, taxpayers 65 and older can claim an additional $6,000 without itemizing their ...

Did you buy or sell a home in 2025? There’s a lot to think about, especially for first-time buyers or sellers. And with so many changes to tax laws and other financial matters during the course of the ...

For the incoming Mamdani administration to boost its affordability agenda, it must renew enforcement efforts to expose frauds against the city and recover millions of stolen taxpayer dollars. One key ...

Officials of President Donald Trump's administration have said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law in July would lead to Americans receiving higher tax refunds in the new year. The ...

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It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk. By Ryan Mac Theodore Schleifer ...

Several tech billionaires, including Google co-founder Larry Page and investor Peter Thiel, have suggested they may leave California if voters approve a proposed wealth tax. The proposal would impose ...

As the winter holiday festivities wind down to a close, Americans can soon expect to start receiving those pesky W2 forms from their employers. In the case of freelancers or gig economy workers, ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...