For Americans in so-called ‘banking deserts,’ ending paper tax refund checks could be a costly move.
- Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
Most sellers already pay no tax, so the proposal’s benefits would flow to the richest.
The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most economically vulnerable Americans.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Trump’s first administration harmed many middle-class and low-income taxpayers. But Black people got it the worst, says an expert on race and taxation.
The IRS has yet to finish millions of returns from the 2021 tax season. That doesn’t bode well for 2022.
A tax expert explains why the US continues to use such a complex and costly income tax system.
Democrats briefly proposed a wealth tax to help pay for Biden’s economic agenda but withdrew it days later.
A taxation expert explains why South Dakota has become a favorite state for the ultra-rich when it comes to squirreling away their wealth.
The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens.
A new report found that America’s top billionaires paid very little income tax despite tremendous gains in their wealth.
Dozens of prosperous countries save billions of dollars and hours annually by not requiring residents to fill out tax returns, so what is the United States waiting for?
Economists estimate the tax on households worth over $50 million could bring in $3 trillion over 10 years, but it will run into constitutional challenges.
Democratic lawmakers have offered a number of ways to reverse decades of widening economic inequality. A tax expert gives them a closer look.
The Apportionment Clause forbids a direct tax on wealth. Expanding the 16th Amendment would not only allow such a tax but abolish slavery’s last remnant in the US Constitution as well.
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