Some people refuse to file tax returns or pay all of their income tax due to moral or ethical concerns. The IRS warns that they, like more selfish tax scofflaws, may face penalties.
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The agency hopes to make paying taxes less onerous for the majority of Americans who follow the rules.
The co-hosts of the ‘Taxes for the Masses’ podcast explain the upside and downside of all those credits and deductions.
Many of the tens of millions of taxpayers fined every year don’t seem to realize the IRS offers a few ways to reduce the penalties they owe.
As school choice advocates attempt to garner more widespread support for vouchers, a new kind of voucher system is growing: one that uses tax credits to subsidize private education.
The burden of filing our taxes appears to be growing, especially for those who tend to wait until the last minute to fill in their 1040s.
As tax day approaches, here’s a primer on how your dollars help fund the U.S. government, and how your share has probably increased.
Million of taxpayers receive notices from the IRS about unpaid tax debts. Believe it or not, the agency understands.
The vast majority of us will get a refund from the federal government, while the odds of an audit or worse are akin to getting struck by lightning.
As you wrestle with figuring out what you owe Uncle Sam, consider why the United States opted for an income tax back in 1913.
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Instructor of Accountancy, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Accountancy, Miami University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Education Policy & Law; Director of the National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
