Tag: Taxes

President Obama's proposed tax changes would total $1 trillion in the next five years and $2.1 trillion over 10, nonpartisan panel says. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama’s proposed tax hikes: $2.1 trillion

Joseph Lawler · March 24, 2016 9:21 pm

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the IRS' request to stop a lower court ruling that it must hand over the lists it used in subjecting some conservative nonprofits to additional scrutiny when they applied for nonprofit status. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal court smacks IRS for blocking Tea Party over political targeting

Joseph Lawler · March 23, 2016 7:58 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Poll: 54% want to punch Trump

Paul Bedard · March 21, 2016 2:16 pm

Rep. Walter Jones wants to "block feds from surfing porn on taxpayer dime." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Jones attempts to block ‘surfing porn on taxpayer dime’

Curt Mills · March 19, 2016 3:02 pm

The administration required firms this year to send out forms to workers with gaps in insurance coverage. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Obamacare means more tax forms

Robert King · March 18, 2016 6:26 pm

Bernie Sanders called on the Treasury to write new rules to prevent Pfizer from avoiding U.S. taxes if it undergoes its planned $160 billion deal with Dublin-based Allergan. (AP Photo)

Sanders takes aim at Pfizer-Allergan inversion

Joseph Lawler · March 18, 2016 5:35 pm

Cutting income tax rates across the board, as touted by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, gets 47 percent support from voters. Ted Cruz's plan for a 10 percent flat tax for all taxpayers also gets only 45 percent support. (AP Photo)

Voters ho-hum on GOP candidates’ tax plans

Joseph Lawler · March 17, 2016 11:00 pm

Tax Policy, Not Luck of the Irish, Is Responsible For Ireland’s Economic Success

Ike Brannon · March 17, 2016 2:25 pm

A Congressional Budget Office economist floated the idea of "charging drivers" more the more they drive on roads. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

CBO suggests taxing drivers by the mile

Pete Kasperowicz · March 14, 2016 6:39 pm

Eight million single, childless adults face high payroll taxes, receive no credit. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

The tax code puts people into poverty

Washington Examiner Staff · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

Potential hackers now target every link in the supply chain of information —" the taxpayer, the e-file companies and the IRS. Spear phishing attacks are the most common type of tax fraud.

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Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

"[T]he innovation box comes up short as a desirable addition to the tax policy toolbox," Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Tax Policy Mark Mazur wrote in a blog post. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Treasury: Tax break for innovators leads to ‘unfairness’

Pete Kasperowicz · March 11, 2016 8:38 pm