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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
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changed the nature of the tax deduction for charitable donations. But will it transform giving itself and...
October 22, 2018Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox
Question: What does the Trump Administration’s policy decision to separate immigrant children from their parents at the Mexican border have in common with its policy...
June 20, 2018Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox
Last week, the often-provocative Victor Fleischer rocked the higher education world with a New York Times op-ed that accused universities of hoarding their often-enormous endowments instead of spending the funds on student aid. Vic, a tax law professor at the University of San Diego, suggested that
August 25, 2015Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
A poll released today by the conservative Hudson Institute and the liberal group Public Citizen finds that nearly 9 in 10 voters surveyed favor clear rules that define political activities by non-profit tax-exempt organizations. The public’s desire for clarity is not surprising, given the amount of
September 30, 2014Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Don’t get distracted by the political theater over lost IRS emails. There is little new about headline-seeking politicians berating IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Like most of what happens in Congress these days, these second-rate star chambers do little more than create cable TV sound bites and
June 24, 2014Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Every two years, I sit in front of my TV watching the Olympics. Like clockwork, in the midst of some competition I can’t understand, my...
February 13, 2014Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The Obama Administration is trying to untangle the controversy over the growing role of 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations in politics by creating a new category...
November 26, 2013Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Here’s a word association game: I say tax-exempt public charity. You say house of worship, soup kitchen, or university. You probably don’t think about secret...
July 26, 2012Howard Gleckman