Tag: Taxes

Photo/Americans for Tax Reform

Tax expert: Obamacare will make 2015 IRS filings ‘most chaotic in years’

Paul Bedard · June 10, 2014 3:46 pm

"The IRS apparently considered political speech by nonprofit groups to be so troublesome that it illegally assisted federal law-enforcement officials in assembling a massive database of the lawful political speech of thousands of American citizens, weeks before the 2010 midterm elections, using confidential taxpayer information," Issa and Jordan said in the letter. (AP Photo)

IRS sent ‘massive’ database of tax exempt groups to FBI weeks before 2010 election

Susan Ferrechio · June 10, 2014 2:20 am

President Ronald Reagan gestures while addressing federal executives during a ceremony at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1988. (AP/Barry Thumma)

Republicans should reclaim Ronald Reagan’s economic voice

Lawrence Kudlow · June 9, 2014 9:47 pm

As you watch the Stanley Cup finals this week, keep in mind that you, as a taxpayer, are bearing some of the carrying costs of the arenas where the Rangers and Kings are skating. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Should taxpayers insure office buildings and sports stadiums against terrorist attacks?

Timothy P. Carney · June 9, 2014 7:27 pm

Tyler Toffoli of the Los Angeles Kings goes after the puck alongside Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers in the third period during Game One of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Staples Center on June 4, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Manhattan Moment: High state taxes drive talent away

Jared Meyer · June 6, 2014 1:36 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, joined by other women of the Senate, holds a news conference Wednesday on her bill, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow people with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Warren; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren’s idea of a non-partisan bill is all tax and spend

Blake Seitz · June 5, 2014 6:45 pm

Tax Policy the Texas Way—in Washington, D.C.

Tax Policy the Texas Way—in Washington, D.C.

Ike Brannon · June 3, 2014 3:18 pm

Fla. Gov. vetoes millions before signing budget

Fla. Gov. vetoes millions before signing budget

Gary Fineout · June 2, 2014 9:44 pm

Tax question looms over Illinois governor’s race

Sophia Tareen · June 1, 2014 5:23 pm

GOP calls on Democrats not to extend tax hike

GOP calls on Democrats not to extend tax hike

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 4:05 pm

(Illustration by Chris Henderson/Examiner)

Big Ideas: Erasing the past, foreign policy and tax cuts

Joseph Lawler · May 30, 2014 3:00 pm

When Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin famously renounced his U.S. citizenship, the move helped him potentially avoid a fortune in capital gains taxes. And while such renouncements are rare, a small but growing number of Americans also are trading in their citizenship for -- at least in part -- financial gain. (Illustration by Chris Henderson/Examiner)

More U.S. citizens turning in their passports

Sean Lengell · May 30, 2014 2:00 pm