Tag: Tax
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...
Capital gains and why they matter – a tax expert explains
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
The Trump administration wants to change the way capital gains are taxed to factor in inflation.
To many, this may...
Taxpayers want more fairness. GOP plan to ‘reform’ the tax code...
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
Republicans seem to be operating under the assumption that if the details of their tax “reform” plan are aired for...
Do tax cuts stimulate the economy more than spending?
Dale O. Cloninger, University of Houston-Clear Lake
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to boost the economy both by cutting taxes and investing more...
Trump’s tax plan would weaken faith in fairness of US tax...
Gil B. Manzon Jr., Boston College
President Donald Trump and GOP leaders just released a plan to significantly change the taxation of individuals and businesses...
How Trump’s tax proposal could weaken faith in the system’s fairness
Gil B. Manzon Jr., Boston College and Tim Gray, Boston College
The Trump administration wants to change the way the government taxes so-called...
When it comes to tax, how do we decide what’s fair?
Stian Reimers, City University London
The tax dealings of a number of politicians have come under scrutiny this week, following news of their offshore holdings...
Quest to find bitcoin’s founder highlights…
Quest to find bitcoin's founder highlights currency's biggest threat: the taxman
Adam Chodorow, Arizona State University
Bitcoin enthusiasts have recently been roiled by claims that an...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
