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Business Taxes: TaxVox
The NCAA’s proposal to allow big-time university and college sports programs to pay salaries to their athletes has me wondering what it will take for...
December 21, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Is the US Supreme Court fishing for a way to upend decades of judicial deference to tax rules issued by the IRS and Treasury? The...
September 14, 2023Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ) announced they are looking into political abuses by non-profit...
August 16, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Preliminary IRS data on the 2023 tax filing season illustrates that the agency has recovered from pandemic disruptions, with a calmer tax season thanks to...
June 12, 2023Robert A. Weinberger
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
As usual, the politicians are missing the point: Success or failure of the IRS’s ambitious plan to spend $80 billion in new money won’t be...
April 19, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
$4 Trillion In US Wealth Is Stashed Overseas, Much Of It In Tax Havens A handful of extremely wealthy US taxpayers holds trillions of dollars...
March 28, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Yes, I’ve known for months that my taxes are due by April 18. But I’m changing tax preparers. And I’m really busy at work. And...
February 22, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The news is filled with stories about conflicts between taxpayers and tax collectors. Just a few weeks ago a New York jury convicted the Trump...
January 27, 2023Howard GleckmanSteven M. Rosenthal
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
It is easy to write off as mere symbolism the House vote to rescind nearly all the $80 billion IRS funding increase Congress approved last...
January 11, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Once they finally pick a Speaker, the very first legislative vote House Republicans will take will be aimed at making it harder for the IRS...
January 4, 2023Howard Gleckman