Tag: taxes
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....
Tax or treat! State laws on candy taxation vary wildly
Hayes Holderness, University of Richmond
Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their...
Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US...
Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa
The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July.
The...
What’s the charitable deduction? An economist explains
Patrick Rooney, IUPUI
The charitable deduction is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxable income that lowers what someone owes the...
IRS hitting you with a fine or late fee? Don’t fret...
Rita W. Green, University of Memphis
Tax Day has come and gone, and you think you filed your return...
What’s a capital gain and how is it taxed?
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
President Joe Biden plans to propose doubling the tax wealthy people pay on their...
An advantage of the government’s new payments for families: Not humiliating...
Wendy Bach, University of Tennessee
The US$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package President Joe Biden signed in March 2021 will...
Why can’t the IRS just send Americans a refund – or...
Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University
The Internal Revenue Service has postponed the April 15 tax filing deadline to May 17....