Inappropriate IRS reviews while the real audit challenges get bigger
Released May 16, 2013The gap between federal taxes owed and taxes paid stood at $400 billion in 2012. About 15 percent of taxpayers failed to pay.
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Stiffing Uncle Sam at tax time
Released April 18, 2013More than 16 million individuals and businesses owed the IRS $373 billion in unpaid federal taxes in 2011.
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Billions and billions of hours burned – on taxes
Released April 15, 2013Americans and the tax experts they hire spend 6.1 billion hours a year trying to pay what’s owed. Compliance is a 3 million-worker industry.
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Complex U.S. tax code spawns an industry
Released March 23, 2013More than a million tax preparers now make their living navigating a complex U.S. tax code.
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States see jackpot in legalized gambling
Released Feb. 26, 2013State governments made $17.7 billion from official lotteries in 2010. Casinos and race tracks brought in billions more.
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A reward for giving generously – now at risk?
Released Dec. 26, 2012Charities take in billions of dollars each year from Americans who claim tax deductions for their contributions. Will Congress eliminate this practice?
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U.S. tax code full of holes
Released Dec. 13, 2012Tax breaks and loopholes cost the U.S. $1.1 trillion in fiscal 2012. Budget cutters are under pressure to get that figure down.
Read More »Facts about Taxes in the U.S. Primer
How much taxation is fair, and who should pay what? Have you considered how all your taxes add up? Discover the different kinds of taxes.
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Post-Election SpreecastPolling expert G. Evans Witt reveals what drove voters' decisions on Election Day.
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DebateWhat is government's role in getting people back to work? A FTF unemployment debate
