Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Senate Republicans Claim to Care About Taxpayer Rights
In the first hearing for Daniel Werfel to head the IRS, Democrats praised the Inflation Reduction Act as Republicans derided the agency’s new funding.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Supercharging Green Public Power
The president’s signature climate bill is a huge deal for publicly owned electricity. But it will take work to unlock its potential.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Reanimating the Taxman
The impossible task ahead for the newly flush Internal Revenue Service
Posted inEducation in America
The End of the Student Loan System
Proposed rules on income-driven repayment will fundamentally change how student loans work, if done properly.
Posted inTAP
The Tax Evader in Chief
Today on TAP: Trump is only a more flagrant case of what is all too normal in the real estate biz.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Best Tax System on Earth
What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands
Posted inPolitics
The Worst-Case Scenarios of the Republican House
Outside of investigations, the GOP will try to use leverage from must-pass bills to force through ideological priorities.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Will the Green Transition Build Worker Power? The IRS Will Help Decide.
The IRS and Treasury should ensure that companies receiving tax credits stick to the labor standards in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Ideas on Economics Are as Bad as Their Ideas on Abortion
Democrats have gone all in on abortion rights as the primary midterm message. But pro-corporate, trickle-down GOP policies are worth highlighting too.