Tag: taxes
GOP Attorneys General Question Stimulus Barring Tax Cuts
(Associated Press) Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from using...
No Escape: Yellen Wants Global Minimum Tax
(Economic Policy Journal) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is working with her counterparts worldwide to forge an agreement on a global minimum tax on multinational...
Child Tax Credit Expansion Sets Up Showdown with GOP
(Associated Press) The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden's desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax...
Claimed Value of NY Estate Could Haunt Trump
(Associated Press) It's sleepy by Donald Trump's standards, but the former president's century-old estate in New York's Westchester County could end up being one...
Worry About the Right Thing with Estate Taxes
(Liz Weston, Nerd Wallet) Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but death taxes are only a remote possibility for most...
How Will We Pay for a $1.9 Trillion Spending Bill?
(Nicolás Cachanosky, American Institute for Economic Research) The Biden administration seems intent on passing a massive stimulus program to help the U.S. economy. The American...
Taxing Time: How the Pandemic Will Affect Filing Your Taxes
(Associated Press) The pandemic has made everything a bit trickier — tax filing season is no exception.
The whole process is starting a bit later...
Unemployment Fraud Reaches Pandemic Proportions
(Associated Press) Unemployment agencies across the U.S. became lucrative targets for criminals when they were bombarded with claims last year as millions lost jobs...
‘Terrible Idea’ with ‘Dismal Track Record’: Top Economists Blast Elizabeth Warren’s...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Senator Elizabeth Warren made a “wealth tax” on net worth one of the defining proposals of her unsuccessful...
Gas Taxes May Soon Increase
(Foundation for Economic Education) For the average American, who drives over 16,000 miles per year, the cost per gallon can quickly make a dent in their...
