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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Another Brutal Filing Season for The IRS May Not Help It Get More Funding

The Internal Revenue Service has limped through yet another tax filing season, reduced to plugging staffing holes in customer service and returns processing by shifting...
April 18, 2022Janet Holtzblatt
: TaxVox

Are Current Hill Tax Plans Enough To Fund A Scaled-Back Climate And Social Spending Bill?

In a 50-50 Senate where every vote counts, President Biden’s “Build Back Better” (BBB) fiscal agenda has a new name and—if it wants the vote...
March 10, 2022John Buhl
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Uncertain Future of the IRS Free File Program

Most of us dread filing tax returns—it’s too complicated, too confusing, and often too expensive. The Free File Program eased some of those burdens for...
March 9, 2022Aravind Boddupalli
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The IRS Is In The Headlines. That Is Not A Good Thing

Remember the old marketing cliche: “I don’t care what you say about me as long as you spell my name right.” In the Internet age,...
February 16, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The IRS Made Me File A Paper Return. Then Lost It

The IRS lost my 2020 tax return. Well, according to the notice I got yesterday, the IRS says it “never received” the return. But I’m...
January 26, 2022Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

How Should Congress Fund Investments in The Internal Revenue Service’s Infrastructure?

Congress is moving toward rectifying the decade-long funding crisis at the IRS . The House is on track to adopt President Biden’s proposed $1.6 billion...
July 7, 2021Janet Holtzblatt
: TaxVox

Will Biden’s Plan to Reduce the Tax Gap by Increasing the IRS’s Budget Raise $300 Billion?

I —among many others —have called for more money for the Internal Revenue Service to enable it to collect even more money owed to the...
May 3, 2021Janet Holtzblatt
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
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How Will Treasury Fill In the Blanks Of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) last December, it may have seemed like the end of a major policy initiative. But,...
April 17, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Asking the IRS To Do More With Less, Again

President Trump wants the IRS to “combat identity theft, prevent fraud, and reduce the deficit through the effective enforcement and administration of tax laws,” according...
March 16, 2017Howard Gleckman