Renu Zaretsky

The COVID-19 pandemic has given me the chance to teach (thanks to the internet) between three and nine students, ranging in ages from 8 to 15, how to think and write about one of my favorite topics: Taxes.

Coronavirus Relief #3 is now law.

The lower chamber will “move quickly” to pass the Senate’s stimulus bill.

Crawling toward the finish line.

Stimulus 3: Creeping toward a deal.

Still no agreement on Stimulus 3.

Stimulus Part 3: Still in the works.

Round Three of the stimulus is going to take a little longer.

On to round three of coronavirus relief.

Dueling coronavirus stimuli.

President Trump begins to acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic.

The Senate will consider the House coronavirus relief bill this week.

Congress wrestles with a coronavirus bill.

Trump proposes a coronavirus-related economic package.

President Trump wants a “big” Coronavirus payroll tax cut, but many in Congress are skeptical.

President Trump says he will ask Congress for a package of coronavirus-related initiatives, including a payroll tax cut and other unspecified relief for hourly workers.

Deferred taxes for the travel industry?

TPC analyzes Biden’s tax plan.

TPC analyzes Biden’s tax plan.

There’s money for coronavirus response, and what about US farmers?

When it comes to corporate taxes, what’s “fair?” Do taxpayers have a sense of what major corporations pay in taxes? And when corporations pay income taxes, do we understand who ultimately bears that tax burden?

The Fed cuts interest rates.

Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar drop out.

Could tax cuts mitigate the economic effects of coronavirus?

“Tax cheats beware. The machines are watching.”