tax returns

The Ways & Means Committee Takes Its Demand For Trump’s Tax Returns To Court

The House Ways and Means Committee today filed suit in federal court demanding President Trump’s 2013-2019 tax returns. The Committee says it is seeking Trump’s...

July 2, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

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A Last Look At The 2019 Filing Season

You’ve printed out your returns. You are awaiting your refund…or the IRS cashed your balance due check. Now you finally can put that shoebox full...

April 25, 2019Howard Gleckman

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What If We Could Register To Vote When We Filed Our Tax Returns?

This experiment doubled the voter registration rate.

April 3, 2019Vanessa Williamson

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To Help Close The Tax Gap The IRS Should Focus On Small Business Compliance, Not EITC Claimants

Although overall IRS audit rates are remarkably low (less than one percent), returns claiming an EITC are twice as likely to be audited as those...

March 14, 2019Elaine Maag Robert A. Weinberger

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House Democrats May Soon Ask For Trump’s Tax Returns But What Should They Request?

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) reportedly is about to make a formal request for 10 years of President Trump’s tax returns...

March 7, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

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Tax Increases Encourage Lower Earners and Wives To Retire Early

Imagine a husband or wife near retirement age. Their tax rates go up. What do they do? I’ve published a new study, along with Kevin...

February 21, 2019Robert McClelland

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Congress Should Request The President’s Tax Returns

I testified before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight yesterday on whether presidents, vice presidents, and candidates for these offices should disclose their tax...

February 8, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

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How The Partial Government Shutdown Will Affect You This Tax Filing Season

Tax filing season is due to begin in 10 days. Will the IRS will be able to process returns as usual?

January 18, 2019Howard Gleckman Robert A. Weinberger

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Delaying Tax Refunds Constrains Spending On Daily Living Expenses

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 required the IRS to delay tax refunds until at least February 15 for taxpayers who...

July 5, 2018Elaine Maag

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What Trump’s and Buffett’s tax returns say about how the wealthy are taxed

The individual income tax has never taxed the very wealthy much. Donald Trump may have claimed huge losses starting in the early-1990s, but, like other...

October 12, 2016C. Eugene Steuerle