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Individual Taxes

Lower 1099-K Threshold Would Put Gig Workers on More-Equal Footing

January 20, 2023 –
As of 2021, about 16 percent of Americans had earned money through an online gig work platform . While contract labor is not new, the...
Individual Taxes

The IRS’s Christmas Gift to Airbnb and PayPal Is a Loss for Law-Abiding Taxpayers

January 11, 2023 –
Third-party payment platforms such as Airbnb, eBay, and PayPal found a surprise gift from the Biden Administration in their Christmas stockings last month—one that likely...
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Individual Taxes

The House GOP’s Vote To Cut IRS Funding Was Just One Skirmish In A Long War

January 11, 2023 –
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...
Individual Taxes

Why Would Politicians Make It Harder To File Tax Returns And Easier To Cheat?

January 4, 2023 –
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...
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Individual Taxes

We've Learned The IRS Was Slow To Audit Trump’s Tax Returns. We Need To Know Why

December 22, 2022 –
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...
Individual Taxes

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In The Retirement Savings Bill Congress May OK This Week

December 20, 2022 –
The spending bill congressional leaders agreed to early this morning creates significant new incentives for retirement savings and broadly eases rules for withdrawing funds. Like...
Individual Taxes

Options to Improve the Child Tax Credit for Low-Income Families

December 14, 2022 –
Talks on the expansion of the Child Tax Credit appear to have stalled, with a key sticking point being opposition of some lawmakers to making...
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Individual Taxes

Congress Could Save the Day for More Savers (Not Just The Wealthy Ones)

December 8, 2022 –
Congress is considering legislation that may help some low-income workers save. But it may miss a chance to do a little more good by ending a tax benefit that allows the very wealthy to accumulate savings tax-free.
Individual Taxes

Family Security Act 2.0 Child Allowance Would Help Families with Kids, with Drawbacks for Single Parents

December 8, 2022 –
The Family Security Act 2.0 (FSA 2.0) framework introduced this past June by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Richard Burr (R-NC) emerged...
Individual Taxes

How Will Congress Assess The Success Of Its $80 Billion Investment In The IRS?

December 8, 2022 –
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,...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

  • Tax Professor Daniel Hemel
Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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