Tag: Taxes

"Congress incorporated this highly popular tax break into the tax code decades ago so that employers could attract and keep workers during a time of wage freezes," said Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP blames low wage growth on Obamacare, employer exclusion

Robert King · April 14, 2016 3:02 pm

In the real federal government case, the cluelessness threatens millions of people's personal data security. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS looks the other way at illegal immigrants’ Social Security fraud

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2016 4:01 am

That's right, Tax Day is actually April 18 this year, even though April 15 is a weekday. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Beltway Confidential

Why is Tax Day on April 18?

Jason Russell · April 14, 2016 4:01 am

David Foley, left, holds a handgun as Mike Howse, right, helps him while shopping at the Spring Guns and Amo store Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Spring, Texas. Some have turned to high taxes to cut purchases. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Washington Secrets

$1,000 tax on pistols sparks new gun control fears

Paul Bedard · April 13, 2016 4:55 pm

A net 92 percent of federal revenue comes from the IRS, or Americans who have to pay up. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

The good, the bad and the weird about Tax Day in 2016

Anna Giaritelli · April 12, 2016 9:37 pm

IRS chief: Agency encourages illegal immigrant theft of SSNs to file tax returns

IRS chief: Agency encourages illegal immigrant theft of SSNs to file tax returns

Rudy Takala · April 12, 2016 5:17 pm

Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said big changes in U.S. government "almost always require buy-in from both parties." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top GOP tax writer: ‘Inevitable’ tax reform will be bipartisan

Joseph Lawler · April 12, 2016 1:25 pm

In this file photo, tea party activists demonstrate to protest the Internal Revenue Service. A series of bills from GOP lawmakers this week is aimed at holding the embattled agency accountable for its behavior. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

House to move IRS reform bills for tax day

Susan Ferrechio · April 11, 2016 11:21 pm

Mel Reynolds was charged with a misdemeanor earlier this year for failing to file income tax returns from 2009-12, but refused to show up to his initial court hearing. (AP Photo)

Former congressman arrested following flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta

Anna Giaritelli · April 11, 2016 9:54 pm

Debt is causing a huge strain on the Puerto Rico's finances and economy, and a $2 billion payment is due this summer that it's unlikely to make. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Puerto Rico senator demands local control over rescue plan

Pete Kasperowicz · April 11, 2016 8:52 pm

British PM denies wrongdong, releases tax data

British PM denies wrongdong, releases tax data

Rudy Takala · April 11, 2016 3:50 pm

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said, "We have a tax system that is amongst the best in the world and is a standard that others aspire to in terms of its independence and its reach." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jack Lew: U.S. tax code among ‘the best in the world’

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2016 2:14 pm