Mel B has wiped out her multimillion Spice Girls' fortune, a court was told, as the former pop star appeared at her bitter divorce battle for the first time.

President Donald Trump will address students at a Christian university in his first extended public appearance since he fired James Comey as FBI director this week.

US President Donald Trump's nominee for labour secretary has said a housekeeper he had previously employed at his home was an undocumented worker.

The first official press briefing by Donald Trump’s administration will be held later amid a series of attacks on the media by senior White House figures.

Donald Trump has renewed his vow to stop radical terror groups and appeared to suggest he could move ahead with his campaign pledge to temporarily ban Muslim immigrants from coming to the US.

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Facebook officials failed to show up after getting seven summonses from the US Internal Revenue Service demanding internal corporate records on one of its offshore tax strategies, according to an IRS court filing.

Swiss bank to pay $547m to settle US tax evasion probe

Hillary Clinton’s family’s charities are refiling at least five annual tax returns after a review found errors in how they reported donations from governments, and said they may audit other Clinton Foundation returns in case of other errors.

US senator Ted  Cruz opened the first major campaign of the 2016 presidential season yesterday with a kick-off speech courting cultural conservatives and declaring that he will devote himself to “reigniting the promise of America”.

US President Barack Obama’s proposal to tax the offshore profits of US corporations could encourage all but the largest companies to follow their cash hoard overseas, according to business leaders and tax lawyers.

Ireland manager Paul Earley has included players from 15 counties in his 25-man squad for next month’s International Rules test against Australia in Perth.

Ireland coach Paul Earley has applauded Australia for demonstrating their faith in the International Rules concept after naming what he regards as their best squad ever.

Most of us borrow money some time in our lives, whether it’s for a house, a car, a holiday, or just to make ends meet.

Paris Hilton claims she never made any money from her infamous sex tape.

Ireland is being investigated by the European Commission over its tax affairs because the commission is looking for some positive media coverage, according to Professor Frank Barry of Trinity College, Dublin.

A Bitcoin trade group will meet today with the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and an array of law-enforcement officials and regulators to discuss oversight of the digital currency.

No other sport throws up tragic figures quite like boxing.

Occupying a single floor of a three-storey building in a suburban Dublin office park, Western Union’s offices are notably modest for the international headquarters of the world’s largest money transfer firm.

Over the last decade we have witnessed the results of effectively giving unfettered power to particular groups in the economy and how society as a whole is the worse for the experience.

President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the federal tax authority yesterday.

Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that he has been passive and disengaged as unexpected developments consume his second term.

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly selling her designer clothes.

Lindsay Lohan is "freaking out" because her bank accounts have been seized.

President Barack Obama tried to regain his footing after a disappointing debate performance in which Republican Mitt Romney aggressively challenged the president’s stewardship of the economy.

The US tax agency has awarded a former Swiss banker $104 million for providing information about overseas tax cheats – the largest amount ever awarded by the Internal Revenue Service, lawyers for the whistleblower say.

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A hip-hop mogul who managed Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey has been found dead in his New York City apartment in an apparent suicide, police said.

A hip-hop mogul who managed Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey has been found dead in his New York City apartment in an apparent suicide, police said.

Records show supermodel Christie Brinkley owes $531,000 (€396,129) in back taxes, and the IRS has filed a lien – a legal claim on a property – against her.

THE 12,000-plus Americans living in Ireland have been warned that they must declare their income or assets before the end of the month.

With Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann’s quick rise from state lawmaker to unofficial Tea Party ambassador in Washington, her brazen style has kept Republican leaders on edge and appealed to those searching for a fresh, unfettered voice. She relishes the spotlight and seldom cedes ground.

PROSTITUTES, cat food, trips to Africa: There are few limits to the expenses Americans believe should be tax deductible, but given the complexity of the tax code they may be forgiven.

Ricky Gervais is worth $80m (€58m), and says now that his wealth is widely known, he'll have to part with some of it.

NEWLY-MINTED Haitian presidential candidate Wyclef Jean hit back at critics of his own personal finances, including allegations over his use of post-quake charity funds and the revelation he personally owes $2.1 million (€1.6m) in back taxes to the United States.

A CORK radio station is planning to take legal action against a research group after a software glitch vastly underestimated its audience reach.

A long-serving Internal Revenue Service employee died this week when a pilot with a grudge against the federal tax collection agency flew his plane into a building in Texas, his family said today.

A software engineer furious with the US tax agency launched a suicide attack by crashing his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 employees.

A SMALL plane, apparently piloted by a suicidal man upset with US tax authorities, has crashed into the Internal Revenue Service’s offices in Austin, Texas.

A software engineer , furious with the US Internal Revenue Service, crashed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees today, officials said.

A US real estate broker said a Las Vegas mansion that belonged to Nicolas Cage before it was foreclosed was bought for nearly $5m (€3.55m) on its first day on the market.