If You Owe the IRS Over $51,000, It Can Trap You in the United States
The IRS and State Department are not required under all circumstances to reverse their passport-snatching if you pay the debt down below the $51,000 threshold.
Taxes
Happy Valentine's Day! Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Married If You Earn About as Much as Your Partner!
Tax penalties for getting married hit low-income and high-income couples alike. And getting divorced is now more expensive too!
The Philadelphia Eagles Won the Super Bowl, but They'll Lose on Tax Day
The tax man always wins, and professional athletes take a bigger hit than most.
Woman Still Getting Civil-War Survivor Benefits Shows How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future
Abraham Lincoln couldn't have dreamed that 21st-century Americans would still be paying for pensions created under him.
The Puffy Coat Makers at Patagonia Want You to Subsidize Their Rich Customers
There are better ways to pay for hiking trails.
'Booze Equality' Bill Inches Forward for Virginia Craft Distilleries
Old Dominion distillers just want fair tax competition with wineries and breweries.
Using Tax Incentives and Giveaways To Lure Amazon's HQ2 Is Like Going To a Strip Club
Elected officials are like half-soused businessmen chasing a dream in the champagne room. But with your money.
Immigration Is the Only Thing Saving Connecticut From an Even Worse Budget Crisis
Residents are fleeing Connecticut at a rate of nearly 30,000 per year, but the state's ability to attract foreigners has cushioned the blow.
Supreme Court Takes Up Internet Sales Tax Conundrum
Why I hope the Court leaves its "physical presence" rule for sales tax collection intact, or How I Learned to Love the Dormant Commerce Clause.
Is Tax Reform Already Working?
Companies are paying bonuses, raising wages, and committing to major new investments. Is this a sign of the tax law's success-or just clever corporate PR?
Who Knew Letting People Keep More of Their Money Leads to Good Things?
Anyone who studies economics instead of partisan talking points, for one.
Legal Weed Could Create $50+ Billion in Federal Tax Revenue
Government shouldn't need a financial incentive to legalize, but if it helps get lawmakers onboard...
'Economists Say' a Lot of Things. Many of Them Are Wrong
Appeals to what 'economists say' is used to coat liberal policy positions with a veneer of scientific certitude.
California Is Taxing the Hell Out of Pot, but Washington Is Even Greedier
Alaska has the lowest taxes on recreational marijuana.
Prepaid Property Tax Perplexity Highlights the Tax Code's Confounding Complexity
Even the experts do not know what the law requires.
Another Winner From Tax Reform: State Governments
Taxpayers could end up sending hundreds of millions of dollars more to state treasuries as a result of slashing federal deductions and exemptions.
Tax Reform Was Easy, Spending Cuts Are Un-possible
President Trump and the GOP leadership has already reneged on promises to tackle entitlements.
Democrats Are Fooling Themselves About Tax Reform's Unpopularity
There will always be arguments about the efficacy of tax cuts for corporations and the rich, but at some point people find out that they get one, too.
You Won't Be Able to Pay Taxes on a Postcard, and That's Exactly How H&R Block Likes It
The Republican tax bill means most Americans will keep more of the money they earn. But the process will still be frustrating and terrible.
Trump's Phony Postcard Tax Return
The tax bill does not deliver the simplification that the president promised.
The GOP Tax Bill Isn't the End of the World. Far From It.
It's a conventional Republican tax plan with all the predictable problems - and benefits.
Holiday Cheer Means Reasonably Priced, Smuggled Booze
If government officials didn't want us to smuggle goods, they'd lower taxes to make the business less profitable.
What the GOP Tax Bill Means for Libertarians
"It's basically reassembling deck chairs on a really messy and horribly complex system": Q&A with Chris Edwards, CATO's Director of Tax Policy
Grover Norquist: GOP Tax Bill Is Good Enough For Now (He's Planning to 'Whine Later')
Q&A with the president of Americans for Tax Reform.
Kill the Mortgage Interest Deduction Now!
It's the worst sort of social engineering and special-interest payoff via the tax code.
Tax Bill Mixes Very Encouraging Developments With Very Disappointing Ones
The GOP would be on higher ground if it stood on principle for a tax code that treats everyone the same.
Tax Reform Is on Track to Add $1 Trillion to the National Debt, Even After Accounting for Economic Growth
The GOP tax plan looks like it could pass, but should it?
The GOP's Deficit Trigger is a Self-Deceiving Budget Gimmick
Republicans want to create the illusion of deficit control.
Stossel: How the Working Rich Improve Our Lives
Democrats complain GOP tax plan mostly helps rich people who already "take" wealth from others. Do they, really?
British Think Tank Report Says EU Food Policies Raise Food Prices
A TaxPayers' Alliance report says EU farm subsidies, tariffs, and overly strict regulations have made food in Britain seventeen percent costlier.
What Charles Manson Teaches Us About Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, and Tax Reform: Podcast
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Matt Welch discuss what's wrong with the GOP tax bill, Roy Moore, Al Franken, and Aquaman.
House Republicans Just Passed a Major Tax Reform Bill
The process of passing tax reform will only become more difficult from here.
Simpler Tax Simplification
A tax law so simple everyone understands it, and that will keep as much money as possible out of government's hands, is the best formula for a growing economy.
Americans Keep Setting New Records for Renouncing Citizenship, and Tax Reform Threatens to Make it Worse
The House bill fails to put an end to global income taxation and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, though the Treasury Dept. may provide some regulatory relief on the latter
The NFL Wants to Block Tax Reform Because It Would End a Common Stadium Subsidy
Cities have issued more than $13 billion in untaxed bonds for stadium projects since 2000, and the NFL wants to keep the cronyism flowing.
What's More Sinister than Russian Election Hackers? [Podcast]
This week's show covers Venezuela, the New York City terrorist attack, Russian hackers, the Republican tax agenda, and a preview of a debate on Capitalism.
Desperate Mayors Compete for Amazon HQ2 (Sketch)
Local politicians clash as they try to lure Amazon's new headquarters to their towns.
Five Important Details from the GOP Tax Plan
Fewer income tax brackets, a bigger standard deduction, a lower corporate rate, and a new cap on mortgage deductions. But what about the deficit?
The Trump Tax Plan Is Government as Usual
Despite big promises, it fails in its primary mission: paying for the actual cost of government
A Clash of Visions Over Taxes
Actual tax cuts simply don't stir the hearts of garden-variety liberals, new spending does.
Cities Try to Avert 'Transit Apocalypse' With Taxes on Uber, Lyft
Transportation innovation is seeing more people flee outdated public transit.
Ex-Presidents We Want to Drink With: Podcast
This week's show covers the John Kelly phone flap, former presidents against Trump, and why Republicans are only pretending to be worried about the budget.
California Tried to Seize Millions of This Inventor's Fortune. He Fought Back. And Won.
Gilbert Hyatt's 25-year legal battle is a story of greed, harassment, anti-semitism, and the abuse of power.
