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the taxman cometh
Oct. 6, 2023
Giuliani’s Financial Troubles Are Getting Worse and Worse The IRS has placed a lien on Rudy Giuliani’s Palm Beach condo because he owes more than a half a million in taxes.
By Nia Prater
the national interest
Jan. 12, 2023
Republicans’ Denial That They’re Defending Rich Tax Cheats Is Very Fake That study “proving” Biden’s IRS funding won’t audit the wealthy does not exist.
By Jonathan Chait
It Sure Looks Like Trump Sicced the IRS on His Enemies A Trump aide says he wanted to “get the IRS on” his political opponents — which is exactly what happened to James Comey.
By Matt Stieb
How the GOP’s Long War on the IRS Threatens the Infrastructure Deal The bipartisan deal is financed by ramped-up tax enforcement. But for decades, Republicans have been devoted to defunding and demonizing the IRS.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
July 8, 2021
Conservatives Still Using the Fake Obama IRS Scandal to Defund the Tax Police An imaginary 2013 IRS scandal returns to justify protecting wealthy tax cheats.
By Jonathan Chait
conservatism
May 24, 2021
Law-and-Order Conservatives Call on Biden to Defund the Tax Police The “populist” right is mobilizing against Joe Biden’s plot to prevent the superrich from shirking their tax obligations.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
May 5, 2021
By Jonathan Chait
Biden Aims to Beef Up IRS to Help Fund Families Plan The White House is pushing for a big expansion in IRS enforcement, which it says could bring in $700 billion in revenue over the next ten years.
By Nia Prater
the democrats
Feb. 24, 2021
Democrats Must Stop the IRS From Eating the Unemployed’s Stimulus Checks If Biden doesn’t forgive the taxes on millions of Americans’ unemployment benefits, they might not forgive him for their giant surprise tax bills.
By Eric Levitz
How to Find Your Missing Stimulus Checks If you didn’t get the first or second one, there’s good news: You might still! The bad news is that you’ll have to go through the IRS.
By Eve Peyser
The IRS Thinks Prince’s Estate Is Worth About Twice What Executors’ Claimed Meaning it wants an additional $32.4 million in taxes, plus millions more as an “accuracy-related penalty.”
By Halle Kiefer
trump tax returns
Sept. 29, 2020
Trump’s Returns Make Case for Funding the Tax Police The president’s taxes are full of evasion schemes that our underfunded IRS has failed to punish.
By Eric Levitz
the top line
Sept. 28, 2020
Donald Trump Isn’t Broke. He’s a Very Rich Guy Who Doesn’t Pay Enough Taxes. Some people are reading Trump’s taxes — or the New York Times’ account of what was in his taxes over the last 20 years — much too literally.
By Josh Barro
coronavirus stimulus
June 25, 2020
The IRS Sent $1.4 Billion in Stimulus Checks to Dead People. That’s Good. The alternative was delaying the delivery of financial aid to the needy. And anyhow, what’s wrong with giving the bereaved a little gift?
By Eric Levitz
The IRS Basically Put the Superrich on the Honor System Last Year In 2018, the audit rate for Americans who earn more than $10 million fell by more than half to 6.66 percent.
By Eric Levitz
pay me what you owe me
Apr. 10, 2019
Bitch Better Have My Money: A Brief History of Artists Not Paying Their Taxes From Shakira to Lauryn Hill to Ja Rule, here are just some of the artists who’ve ducked out on the IRS.
By Larry Fitzmaurice
Bipartisan Bill Would Ban IRS From Making Tax-Filing Free and Easy The IRS has the data and technology to pre-fill your tax forms for you. But that would make TurboTax less profitable. So Congress won’t allow it.
By Eric Levitz
Report: IRS More Likely to Audit Those Living in Poorer Counties Like many facets of American life, the poor bear an outsized number of Internal Revenue Service audits, according to a new study.
By Matt Stieb
The Trump Tax Cuts Are (Probably) About to Become a Political Disaster The GOP pressured the IRS to underestimate withholding. Now, tax refunds are falling — and some Republican voters are livid.
By Eric Levitz
government shutdown
Jan. 17, 2019
The Government Shutdown Is Exposing the Stupidity of Government Shutdowns The rules governing which parts of the government stay open are, to use a technical term, “not smart.”
By Ed Kilgore
wealth inequality
Oct. 4, 2018
The Times ’ Trump Exposé Is a Compelling Case for Class War Trump built his fortune on tax evasion and inherited wealth. So did much of the one percent. Democrats should rail against these lawless moochers.
By Eric Levitz
The GOP Wants to Crack Down on Tax Evasion — Among the Working Poor Republicans have a plan to grow the deficit, hurt the poor, and make it easier for billionaires to evade taxes — all at the same time!
By Eric Levitz
Howard Stern Sued for Playing Woman’s Phone Conversation With the IRS on Air Judith Barrigas filed a lawsuit against Stern and the U.S. government over the May 19, 2015, incident.
By Halle Kiefer
Trump Likely Dodged Tens of Millions in Taxes Through Legally Dubious Scheme The GOP nominee used a scheme his own lawyers warned might be illegal to disappear hundreds of millions in taxable income, the New York Times reports.
By Eric Levitz
The Cynical Dark-Money Game Behind the Effort to Impeach the IRS Commissioner The whole IRS “scandal” has disguised an effort to hide big donors behind the veil of tax-exempt status.
By Ed Kilgore
Billionaire Donald Trump: The IRS Audits Me Because I’m a ‘Strong Christian’ What other incentive would a tax collection agency have for targeting a billionaire real-estate mogul?
By Eric Levitz
Tax Havens
Sept. 21, 2015
IRS Says Coca-Cola Owes $3.3 Billion in Taxes The company is the latest to get in trouble over foreign profits.
By Clint Rainey
More Than 100,000 Taxpayers Exposed in IRS Hack The hackers gained access by exploiting an ill-conceived authentication procedure.
By Chas Danner
John Oliver and Michael Bolton Stick Up for the IRS Through the Power of […] In anticipation of Tax Day this Wednesday, last night’s Last Week Tonight took a closer look at the the one government agency everyone loves to […]
By Megh Wright
The 5 Stages of Bitcoin Grief Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance on the crypto-currency message boards.
By Adam K. Raymond
the right stuff
Jan. 23, 2014
By Margaret Hartmann
awful things
Sept. 6, 2013
By Joe Coscarelli
things that are lame
June 26, 2013
The Next IRS ‘Scandal’ Involves Thomas the Tank Engine The only real scandal is terrible team-building exercises.
By Adam Martin
‘SNL’ Review: Ben Affleck and the End of an Era What a weepy week it was for comedy nerds. NBC packed a double-whammy of goodbyes, with The Office’s poignant series finale last Thursday, […]
By Erik Voss
the national interest
May 17, 2013
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 16, 2013
Moderate Rob Portman Not Quite Ready to Impeach He needs proof first. No, not proof. Evidence? Hints?
By Jonathan Chait
The IRS Scandal Is Entering Fallout Mode Republicans call for blood, and Democrats don’t hush them.
By Adam Martin
bad comparisons
May 14, 2013
The IRS Scandal: Not at All Nixonian Why this is a terrible, terrible comparison.
By Dan Amira
Rubio Demands Resignation of Nonexistent IRS Commissioner Or maybe there is an IRS commissioner, and the government has duped us into thinking otherwise.
By Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
May 13, 2013
IRS Targeted More Than Just ‘Tea Party’ Groups Changing criteria had it focus on those lobbying to “make America a better place to live.”
By Adam Martin
early and awkward
May 11, 2013
By Caroline Bankoff
early and awkward
May 10, 2013
By John Surico
crime pays
Sept. 12, 2012
After Sending UBS Whistle-blower to Prison, IRS Gives Him $104 Million Calling all bankers with the ability to cripple an overseas tax haven.
By Margaret Hartmann
nazi comparisons
July 12, 2012
By Dan Amira
death and taxes
Nov. 22, 2011
By Joe Coscarelli
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