economic stimulus package

Millions of taxpayers may end up owing taxes next April because a little tax credit --part of the economic stimulus package -- ended up being too big.

Distributed to 633 organizations in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories, the grants were awarded as part of the $50 million in federal aid set aside for the NEA in President Obama's economic stimulus package....

The federal government has paid out less than 6 percent of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, largely in the form of social service payments to states.

When lawmakers enacted the economic stimulus package this year, they included benefits for seniors. Smart move: Many retirees also have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and they vote in large numbers.

Unfortunately, some of the tax headaches we discussed in an earlier column could also affect retirees.

The economic stimulus package includes a tax credit for first-time home buyers of up to $8,000. The credit is expected to have only a limited impact in spurring housing sales.

Your next paycheck will probably be a little fatter than usual, but it's not because your boss thinks you're swell.

Instead, the increase reflects the Making Work Pay credit, part of the economic stimulus package enacted this year.

The economic stimulus package signed into law last month seeks to address the high costs by subsidizing COBRA premiums for unemployed workers.

In the higher-priced regions of the country hit hardest by the flagging real estate market, the economic stimulus package President Bush signed into law last week could make a big difference.