Manufacturers&#39; tax refunds rile critics
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A small group of companies that paid no state income tax have begun receiving millions of dollars in refunds after a state board ignored its staff and ordered the checks written.
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Upset over a soaring trade deficit with China, U.S. manufacturers pressed the Bush administration on Monday to take a hard line with the Chinese on currency and other trade issues.
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Electronics manufacturers railed   against a European tax on recordable discs and music players   like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was   getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media.
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For manufacturers, chasing short-term profit can erode long-term value.
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One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is what to do with a windfall. This time of year that question is often prompted by taxpayers getting a refund.
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The United States and Mexico have argued that Chinaâs tax refunds, reductions and exemptions discriminate against imported products or subsidize Chinese exports.
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China&#39;s tax on its textile exports is a backward step last week&#39;s twist in textiles is depressing proof, if any were needed, of how hard it is to straighten out world trade.
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday it may restrict tax preparers such as H&R Block Inc  and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc  from offering refund loans to customers because doing so could encourage fraud.
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WASHINGTON -- The IRS has more than $73 million in tax refunds for thousands of taxpayers whose checks were returned to the tax agency as undeliverable.
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Although the money was always yours, a tax refund can seem like a windfall.
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Electronics manufacturers railed  against a European tax on recordable discs and music players  like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was  getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media.
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You&#39;d better get it right the first time. Tougher return policies at a number of retailers nationwide could keep the recipient from exchanging your present for a different size, color or style -- even if they have a receipt.
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Business & money: Troubled carmaker writes off worthless tax credits after announcing deficit.
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Thousands of mistaken refunds point to a strained relationship between the Social Security and Medicare programs.
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The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable?
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Supporters cheered the tax cut bill for the help it gives to manufacturers, but opponents said that the bill would reward multinational companies for sending jobs overseas.
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Electronics makers considering the strain on the U.S. economy are hoping consumers will cut other expenses first, but many see some worrying signs ahead.