Recent White House study shows wealthy people pay lower tax rate than everybody else
by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica. This story was originally published by ProPublica. A decade ago, in an essay for The New…
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‘We must shut down these practices’: House bill would blow up the massive IRAs of the superwealthy
By Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler; This story was originally published by ProPublica. Legislation currently making its way…
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Time to ‘audit the ultra-rich’: Yellen says tax dodging costs government $7 trillion a decade
By Jake Johnson Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that tax dodging could cost the federal government around $7 trillion over a…
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Fossil fuel companies scored billions in tax breaks, but still laid off thousands of workers
Fossil fuel companies got billions in tax breaks and laid off more than 58,000 workers last year, a report from…
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Why can’t the IRS just send you a bill? The commercial tax preparation industry doesn’t want them to.
By Beverly Moran The Internal Revenue Service has postponed the April 15 tax filing deadline to May 17. If taxpayers…
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‘Why is TurboTax charging me?’: Here’s how to file your federal and state taxes for free
By Kristen Doerer, Justin Elliott, and Karim Doumar. This story was originally published by ProPublica Most Americans are eligible for…
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Dems to introduce $3,000 benefit for children as they push ahead with $1.9 trillion stimulus
Democrats are moving forward with legislation for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package after both the House and Senate…
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In first speech as budget chair, Sanders rebuffs ‘partisanship’ complaints from GOP that unilaterally passed $1.9T gift for rich
By Jake Johnson In his first speech on the Senate floor since officially becoming chairman of the chamber’s budget committee on…
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120 democrats demand repeal of ‘obscene’ tax cut for millionaires that GOP buried in previous COVID relief bill
By Jake Johnson A group of 120 Democratic members of Congress is calling on their party’s leadership to ensure that a…
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