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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Neal Will Need More Of Trump's Tax Returns

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal will need more than six years of President Trump’s income tax returns...
April 5, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Four New Reasons To Question The Federal Tax Exemption Of Non-Profits

In recent weeks, we’ve seen four different stories that raise questions about the state of tax-exempt organizations.
March 29, 2019Howard Gleckman
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The Administration’s IRS Budget Contains The Good, The Bad, And The Uncertain.

Following nearly a decade of cutbacks in the Internal Revenue Service’s funding, many observers are concerned about the agency’s ability to enforce the tax code...
March 26, 2019Janet Holtzblatt
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To Help Close The Tax Gap The IRS Should Focus On Small Business Compliance, Not EITC Claimants

Although overall IRS audit rates are remarkably low (less than one percent), returns claiming an EITC are twice as likely to be audited as those...
March 14, 2019Elaine MaagRobert A. Weinberger
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Carolyn Tavenner Has Left the Building: The IRS And Taxpayers Are Worse Off For It

A few weeks back, my colleague Renu Zaretsky wrote about the IRS’s brain drain. As many experienced employees retire or prepare to do so, the...
March 8, 2019Janet Holtzblatt
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How To Turn Tax Refunds Into Savings

The ongoing flap over tax refunds has once again highlighted a serious issue: Americans use tax withholding from their paychecks as a major savings tool...
February 22, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

It’s About Your Total Tax Liability, Not Your Refund

People, if you want to know whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was good for you or not, stop obsessing about the size...
February 12, 2019Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

America, We Have A Problem: The IRS Brain Drain

The ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission is a metaphor for a problem facing the country today: The IRS staffing crisis. But there are a couple of key differences, and they have nothing to do with the absence of Tom Hanks.
February 6, 2019Renu Zaretsky
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How The Partial Government Shutdown Will Affect You This Tax Filing Season

Tax filing season is due to begin in 10 days. Will the IRS will be able to process returns as usual?
January 18, 2019Howard GleckmanRobert A. Weinberger
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The New 1040 Will Fit On A (Big) Postcard, But It Won’t Make Tax Filing Any Simpler

When tax filing season begins in a few weeks, you’ll likely hear senior Trump Administration officials and some congressional Republicans boasting yet again about how...
January 15, 2019Howard Gleckman