The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — And How We Can Fix It collecting race statistics to address tax code inequalities, feels seen but not heard as a member of the department's  for consideration, there has yet to be a response. March 4, 2024 in ..read more

Newly-Available Individual-Level U.S. Tax Data from 1969-1994 (with J. Trent Alexander (Michigan; ), David Bleckley (Michigan), Jonathan Fisher (Washington Center for Equitable Growth; ), Susan Hautaniemi Leonard (Michigan; ) & Aristotle Magganas (UCLA)) at Georgetown today as part of its Tax Law and Public Finance Workshop hosted by Satterthwaite and Dayanand Manoli:  March 5, 2024 in ..read more

February 26, 2024 in Inside the IRS Unit Taking on America’s Millionaires and Billionaires ..read more

There’s A Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S. February 9, 2024 in ..read more

November 22, 2023 in ” (Oct. 12, 2023)]. While the projection’s release received much attention and some hand-wringing from Democrats, it actually adds little to the previous estimate. Essentially, the new projection adjusts that estimate for recent receipts, not changes in compliance.  IR-2023-187, Updated Tax Gap Estimate Shows Big Jump From Prior Years ..read more

December 23, 2023 in General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in the 116th Congress (JCS-1-23) (Dec. 21, 2023) (560 pages ..read more

IRS Delays Tax Deadlines Set by Congress. It Could Cost $8 Billion. November 27, 2023 in ..read more

, who served as a key IRS watchdog for nearly two decades, most notably during the 2013 controversy over groups’ applications for tax-exempt status—died earlier this week after a lengthy illness. January 4, 2024 in finding that the IRS had subjected conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status to extra scrutiny and delays, triggering a political firestorm for the agency and the Obama administration. Democrats criticized George at the time for leaving out the fact that liberal groups also faced extra IRS scrutiny. George said he didn’t know about the scrutiny of progressive groups un ..read more

Why Cutting IRS Funding Is Not a Conservative Move during the Obama administration that fueled the latest round of GOP cuts. January 1, 2024 in ..read more

, the agency published details of its plan to test an in-house filing system, in which taxpayers submit their federal tax returns directly to the agency online at no cost. Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. January 8, 2024 in , particularly from commercial tax-preparation companies ..read more