Q. My business has been struggling lately and I've had to take a few shortcuts. I've missed my last two quarterly payroll tax payments. I'm making more cuts and hope to weather the storm, but what should I do about my tax situation?

The number of private sector jobs fell by 79,000 in June, according to a payroll report released Wednesday, with the decline exceeding economists' forecasts.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A group of state employees protesting at Dorthea Dix Wednesday said they were shorted thousands of dollars in pay because of a new state payroll system.

Hundreds of the state's 86,000 employees could be missing money from their paychecks because of input problems associated with a new payroll system that began rolling out to state agencies last year.

BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is optimistic that payroll taxes can be cut next year, but income tax won't be reduced in the current legislative term that ends September 2009.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The city of Daytona Beach may soon start recruiting panhandlers to beautify the city, paying the panhandlers with a stipend and a place to stay, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News reports.