Tag: Tax law
How the US government can stop ‘churches’ from getting treated like...
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, University of Notre Dame
The Family Research Council is a conservative advocacy group with a “biblical...
The Pandora Papers: How punishing tax cheats can serve as a deterrent
Tisha King, Dalhousie University
Law-abiding taxpayers look on with disappointment and disdain as details about the illicit financial arrangements of the ultra-wealthy surface — again....
Why the IRS is legally required to give Congress Trump’s tax...
Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh
Is the IRS required to hand over the president’s tax returns if Congress asks?
According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the...
Is doing your taxes making you crazy? Here’s why it shouldn’t
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
It’s tax time in the U.S., which means Americans and residents are hurriedly poring over paperwork, filling in forms and...
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean...
Brian Galle, Georgetown University
Editor’s note: U.S. authorities have arrested Mariia Butina, a Russian advocate for firearms ownership also known as Maria. In a criminal...
Missouri’s dark money scandal, explained
Ciara C Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University
Eric Greitens has resigned, finally. The former Missouri governor’s sex scandal didn’t force him to step down, but rather...
How the new estate tax rules could reduce charitable giving by...
Patrick Rooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Congress and the Trump administration scaled back the estate tax when they enacted the new tax law.
Although the government...
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Ben Marwick, University of Washington
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