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?
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Instead of wage subsidy and business loan schemes, allowing households, workers and employers to borrow against future income could be more efficient and equitable in the long run.
Once paid, tax becomes the property of the government. Pretending otherwise undermines the basic principles of the social contract.
Congress tends to use the tax code to implement policy, which increases complexity and creates loopholes wealthy taxpayers like Trump can exploit.
Because the rich often have complicated deductions that dabble in the gray areas of tax law, it's simply easier to audit the straightforward taxes of the working poor.
Which candies count as candy in the eyes of the tax law? The answer often depends on one ingredient.
The South African government is going ahead with the National Health Insurance scheme but has yet to detail how it is to be funded. What seems certain is that taxpayers will foot the bill.
The latest Murray-Darling Basin scandal calls into question whether the government is using public money wisely.
Charter school operators have been capitalizing on lax laws that let them lease building space to themselves at above-market rates. A simple ban could end the practice, two education scholars argue.
A Four Corners/Fairfax investigation shows the need for an advisory board to make sure that tax officers are accountable as part of the Taxpayers' charter.
There needs to be a more honest debate around the topic of foreign aid – there isn't much evidence in the claim that it's a pressing concern for much of the public.
Achievement is largely locked in by the age of 25, so those who do not have a Year 12 qualification by then are unlikely ever to have one.
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.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said backpackers would be better off working in Australia with a 19% tax than in New Zealand, England and Canada. Is that true? And what would a 15% or 10.5% tax mean?
After Australia announced a refugee deal with the US, Labor's Kate Ellis told Q&A that millions of dollars were spent on an earlier deal with Cambodia, yet very few lives were changed. Is that right?
The video which shows South African President Jacob Zuma sleeping in parliament during the 2016 mid term budget is symptomatic of a much larger problem of lack of respect for the public.
A 1995 tax return shows a net operating loss so large that it raises concerns about whether it was reported properly – and if Trump has been honest about his taxes.
There is mounting evidence to show scientists and researchers why public engagement is worth their while.
The costs to South Africa of maintaining the ownership of a national airline are proving to be unbearably expensive. It's time to let the struggling carrier go.
Academia is being asked to do less for more, and universities are at financial breaking point. This has implications for all South Africans.
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Professor, University of Witwatersrand Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Professor of Taxation Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia
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Research Chair in Education and Director of the Centre for International Research on Education Systems, Victoria University
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Research Director, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer in Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW
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Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Professor of International Affairs and the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), Carleton University
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
