November 4, 2022
In response to the recent burst of inflation, the IRS is raising contribution limits for the full range of retirement savings accounts. That’s great news...
November 2, 2022
Is a marshmallow tax-exempt food, or is it taxable candy? This question keeps national and state governments and their lawyers quite busy.
October 27, 2022
After dramatically rising during the worst of the pandemic, the number of households who pay no federal income tax has fallen sharply. It will remain...
October 26, 2022
Suddenly, Social Security reform is back in the news. For all the wrong reasons, perhaps. But at least politicians are talking about it. And that’s...
October 24, 2022
Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana this November. And cannabis initiatives are already on the 2023 or...
October 21, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service announced its inflation adjustment for tax year 2023: It will be a bit more than 7 percent, the largest increase in...
October 17, 2022
As the year winds down, Congress will need to decide what to do on several tax fronts, including whether to extend more favorable treatment of...
October 18, 2022
Policy experts and governments around the world are deeply dissatisfied with the way multinational corporations are taxed, especially big tech companies. The Organisation for Economic...
October 6, 2022
The ink on the Inflation Reduction Act is barely dry, but already there are reasons to think Congress may take up more tax issues once...
October 5, 2022
Earmarking tax dollars comes with a price, giving today’s voters the power to decide how tomorrow’s state tax dollars will be spent. Is that power worth it?