IRS Plans To Raid Workers' Tip Jars
A coming crackdown on $1.6 billion in unreported tips will continue the IRS' long and ugly history of targeting low-income Americans.
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The IRS Serves Its 'Customers' by Terrifying Them
A $2.1 million penalty for failing to file a form on time reveals the agency’s true nature.
Supreme Court Declines Case Challenging Excessive IRS Penalties
Should an elderly grandmother be forced to hand over millions of dollars to the government for failing to file a particular form?
Whatever the Fate of the Fair Tax Act, Congress Should Still Abolish the IRS
Getting rid of the much-despised tax agency would be a good idea. It’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Finally Approved as House Speaker, McCarthy Aims To Cut IRS Funding
Plus: More documents showcase government pressure on social platforms, appeals court to reconsider ban on nonviolent felon gun ownership, and more...
In 2022, the IRS Went After the Very Poorest Taxpayers
Despite $80 billion in new funding, the agency is living up to its reputation of hassling low-income taxpayers over rich people.
Democrats May Regret Compromising Taxpayer Privacy To Get Trump
The release of the former president’s tax returns sets a dangerous precedent.
Elon Musk Kicks Tech Journalists, Mastodon Off Twitter
Plus: Sen. Mike Lee wants to remove First Amendment protections for porn, IRS doxxes taxpayers, and more...
A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit
The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.
Netflix Teams Up With the Obamas To Produce Big Government Propaganda
The G Word, a new documentary, only occasionally covers serious issues. But it opts not to do honest reporting.
Maintaining the Student Loan Forgiveness Application Will Cost an Estimated $100 Million
This latest expense is yet more evidence that sweeping student loan forgiveness will end up doing considerable economic harm.
Throwing Money at the IRS Won't Fix Its Problems
Can the government turn $80 billion into $204 billion? Probably not.
IRS Sent $1.1 Billion in Child Welfare Payments to the Wrong People
Possibly the federal government's most efficient pandemic spending effort.
Artificial Intelligence Helps French Tax Authorities Find Thousands of Untaxed Swimming Pools
When taxing authorities get more resources and power, they will find ways to make everyone pay more.
This Grandmother Didn't Submit the Proper Banking Form. Now the IRS Wants $2.1 Million From Her.
She’s asking the Supreme Court to consider whether this seizure is an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment.
Fact-Checking Industry Continues Providing Cover for White House's Unbelievable IRS Claims
"Most" new IRS hires, claims a gullible FactCheck.org, "will provide customer services."
Something Upon Which Americans Can Agree: The FBI and the IRS Suck
Tax collectors and federal cops have always been rotten to the core.
Congress Just Passed the Inflation Reduction Act. It Will Hike Taxes on Some Middle-class Households.
It also spends billions on new green energy programs, and it lets the IRS hire 87,000 new agents.
Matt Welch Talks Taxes on The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman
The latest episode of The Reason Rundown features The Reason Roundtable host and Editor at Large Matt Welch.
Don't Believe the White House's Promises About Who the New IRS Will Audit
Media "fact-checkers" are taking administration promises at face value and using them to bludgeon Republicans.
Matt Welch: Dems Want To Spend Your Money To Take More of Your Money
Editor at Large Matt Welch gives a reality check on the new IRS measures inside the Inflation Reduction Act.
IRS Controversially Claims Hiring 87,000 New Agents Won't Mean Higher Audit Rate for the Middle Class
So why do Democrats keep equivocating on the point that households making under $400,000 may be targeted for more audits by an expanded IRS?
There's Nothing Legacy-Defining About the Inflation Reduction Act
Plus: The editors consider the state of freedom in the U.S. compared with other developed nations.
Senate Passes $740 Billion 'Inflation Reduction Act' That Will Probably Make Inflation Worse
Plus: Inside Trump's family separation policy, a Grammarly for government, and more...
Supersizing the IRS Will Hurt the Working Rich, Not Fat-Cat Tax Evaders
And it also won't help us recover from the recession we're definitely not in.
The War on Weed Continues in California, Which Supposedly Legalized Marijuana Six Years Ago
Federal and state agencies are busting unlicensed marijuana merchants, who face decades in prison.
One Year Later, No One Has Been Punished for the IRS Leak of Billionaires' Tax Data
The IRS isn’t just a powerful federal agency, it’s a weapon against the public.
IRS Stole Money and Hid the Details for Years
As law enforcement agencies patrol for profit, the secrecy surrounding cash seizures must stop.
Marco Rubio Wants To Fight Abortion and Trans Battles in the Tax Code
Tax loopholes for corporations end up making it easier for politicians like Rubio to meddle in private decision making.
Pro-Choice Activists Protest Outside Homes of John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh
Plus: Elon Musk's plans for Twitter, officials want to tax NFTs, and more...
Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights?
Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more.
Americans Will Spend 6.5 Billion Hours on Income Taxes This Year
The IRS takes not only your money, but a lot of your time.
Biden Is Trying To Pass a Wealth Tax—Again. It Could Be Unconstitutional.
The president's new budget plan calls on Congress to tax wealthy Americans' unrealized capital gains.
Lowest-Income Taxpayers Are the Most Likely To Be Audited
Plus: North Carolina rescinds FART license plate, permit-free concealed carry gets OK in Ohio, COVID case counts rising again, and more...
Smile! The IRS Wants You To Send Selfies to a Facial Recognition Company
Plus: What the U.S. should do about Ukraine, America’s geriatric music market, and more…
Legislators Hid a Sneaky Crypto Reporting Provision in the Infrastructure Bill
It's even worse than the widely-skewered broker provision.
Biden Wants To Empower the IRS Despite Its Track Record of Trampling Rights and Undermining Privacy
The IRS' track record suggests that beefed up enforcement will also mean more trampling of Americans' due process rights.
Manchin on Biden's Plan To Let IRS Snoop on Bank Transactions: 'It's Screwed Up'
Plus: RIP to political humorist Mort Sahl, a look at which households pay the largest share of sin taxes, and more....
Dems Try To Pass Off $10,000 IRS Reporting Threshold as Merely Going After the 1 Percent
Proposed IRS surveillance now limited to non-wage net annual transactions of $10,000 and above. Which is still ridiculously low and intrusive.
Dems Want to Soak the Rich by Snooping on the Poor
Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, and co. insist that the IRS needs to know about $600 bank accounts.
Governments Want To Control Crypto So They Can Control Us
The push for central bank digital currencies is an assault on privacy and freedom.
House Democrats' Tax Bill Lavishes Subsidies on Local News
The Democrats' new tax plan would give local newspapers up to $25,000 in refundable tax credits for each journalist they employ.
Biden's Total Financial Surveillance
What if every one of your noncash financial transactions was automatically reported to a beefed-up, audit-hungry IRS?
Elizabeth Warren Wants the IRS To Create Its Own TurboTax. What Could Go Wrong?
A simplified tax code is the answer, not giving the IRS more funding.