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Business Taxes: TaxVox
Bloomberg recently reported on an exchange traded fund (ETF) with the ticker symbol BOXX that exploits various tax rules to transform what’s effectively interest income,...
March 1, 2024Steven M. Rosenthal
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Without better outreach and communication from the IRS, the new $600 reporting threshold might drive more otherwise law-abiding taxpayers to work around the reporting rule.
April 5, 2023Renu Zaretsky
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
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
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The two new reports on the IRS’s handling of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns raise more questions than they answer. And the most important...
December 22, 2022Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
How will we know whether the Inflation Reduction Act’s $80 billion ten-year investment in the Internal Revenue Service is successful? Unfortunately, measuring performance isn’t easy,...
December 8, 2022Janet Holtzblatt
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Understanding how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will affect the Internal Revenue Service’s operations requires wading through a swamp of misinformation, disinformation, and no information...
September 1, 2022Howard GleckmanJanet Holtzblatt
: TaxVox
With the near-certain enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Internal Revenue Service is on track for an $80 billion boost to its ten-year budget...
August 11, 2022Janet Holtzblatt