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Taxes

Census: New York overcount among highest in nation

(The Center Square) – New York received a double dose of bad news at the end of last week. First, a U.S. Census Bureau report revealed the agency significantly overcounted the state’s population. Then a study by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli…

“If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker”

by Paul Kiel Assorted Ideas, Large & Small ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.   Series: A Closer Look Examining the News  …

As tax deadline arrives, IRS still has millions of unprocessed returns from last year

(The Center Square) – The last weekend for Americans to file their taxes before the Monday deadline is here, but the Internal Revenue Service still faces major backlogs for individual and business filings. By Casey Harper | The Center Square April…

ABOUT THAT $900 YOU GAVE PENTAGON CONTRACTORS

This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you? By Lindsay Koshgarian | April 13, 2022 Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Most of us want our tax dollars to be wisely used —…

America’s Top 15 Earners and What They Reveal About the U.S. Tax System

by ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.   Series: The Secret IRS Files Inside the Tax Records of the .001%   Periodically,…

‘Historic’ tax awaits within the details of New York universal health care proposal

(The Center Square) – A proposal to implement universal health care in New York would require a tax increase of “historic proportions” to cover 20 million residents. That’s according to an analysis of the bill by a free-market public policy institute….

Everything you need to know to claim the child tax credit this tax filing season

Originally published by The 19th The monthly child tax credit payments may be over, but families now face a new hurdle: Filing for the remaining portion they’re owed.  Dove Refreshing Body Wash An estimated 40 million households will be applying…

Tax Foundation: Taxation plays direct, indirect role in 2021 population shift

(The Center Square) – As more Americans move to lower-taxed Republican-led states, a new report by the Tax Foundation indicates that taxation levels play a direct and indirect role as factors contributing to migration patterns. By Bethany Blankley | The…

THE UNITED STATES OF TAX HAVENS

Like our billionaires at home, foreign oligarchs and despots are sheltering untold sums from taxation across our country. By William Minter | November 3, 2021/Previously published in OtherWords.org Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Tax Havens Aren’t Just “Over There” There are many…

Analysis: NYS personal income tax levy more than twice the amount of national average

(The Center Square) – Collectively, governing entities across New York state levy more than twice the national average in personal income taxes, according to a recently released study. Pew Charitable Trusts, a Philadelphia-based think tank, recently released a national analysis that looked…