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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Are IRS Security Tools Blocking Millions of People from Filing Electronically?

The IRS struggles mightily to balance two goals: It desperately wants to encourage taxpayers to file their tax returns electronically rather than on paper. And...
April 26, 2021Howard Gleckman
: Daily Deduction

Schemes, Hamilton, Tubman, and Time

The US has launched an inquiry into Panama Paper-related tax schemes. The US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, wants to speak with an employee of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists about the law firm data leak behind the Panama Papers. Alexander
April 21, 2016Renu Zaretsky
: Daily Deduction

Tax Fraud, Tax Cut Flaws, and Tax Incentives

On the Hill. Today the Senate Finance Committee will consider a bill to prevent identity theft and tax refund fraud, and the House Ways & Means Committee will mark up trade legislation . Yesterday the Senate voted to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and included the passenger
April 20, 2016Renu Zaretsky
: TaxVox

Not So Fast, No, No, and… No.

Alabama’s Senate Budget Committee taps the brakes on a state flat tax plan. The panel delayed a vote on a bill that would cut the state’s personal income tax rate to 2.75 percent from 5 percent, and lower the corporate income tax rate to 4.59 percent from 6.5 percent . The bill would also eliminate
May 1, 2015Renu Zaretsky
: TaxVox

Online Taxes: Searches, Storage, and Sales

Congress is in recess. The Daily Deduction will return to its regular schedule on Monday, September 8. Until then: We’ll see you every Monday morning. Abroad and online: One country brings a knife to a gunfight. Spain has passed a new law : Websites that link to Spanish newspaper association
August 4, 2014Renu Zaretsky