DefenceTalkChina warned the United States on Wednesday that it will announce retaliatory measures “in the coming days” after Washington published a list of $50 billion in Chinese products that will face US tariffs. The commerce ministry said in a statement that tariff proposals are “completely unfounded, a typical unilateralist and protectionist practice that China strongly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-us-it-will-unveil-retaliatory-tariffs-soon-71616/

DefenceTalkWith the new year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life. To ease the burden, the Defense Department, through Military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/free-tax-preparation-advice-available-to-us-military-families-61863/

DefenceTalkThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week finding that 83,000 Department of Defense (DoD) civilian, military, and contractor employees holding or eligible for security clearances had more than $730 million in unpaid federal taxes. During the time period GAO studied (2006 to 2011), 3.2 million DoD employees held or were deemed eligible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/holders-of-sensitive-defense-jobs-owe-730-million-in-taxes-60318/