• KRISPY KREME® Giving Guests a Sweet Tax Break on Tax Day, April 15

    On Monday, purchase an Original Glazed ® or Assorted dozen in shop and pay only the sales tax for a second Original Glazed ® dozen Krispy Kreme ® is giving taxpayers an additional “deduction” on Tax Day next Monday, April 15: purchase an Original Glazed® or Assorted dozen in shop and receive a second Original Glazed® dozen for just the price of sales tax in their state. On Monday, April 15, purchase an Original Glazed® or Assorted dozen in shop and pay only the sales tax for a second Original...

  • Subsidies, tax breaks detrimental to production, says IMF

    The International Monetary Fund has said that most industrial policies rely heavily on costly subsidies or tax breaks, which could be detrimental to productivity and welfare if not effectively targeted. The multilateral lender stated this in a new report titled ‘Industrial Policy Is Not a Magic Cure for Slow Growth’. According to the global lender, Read More

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • Tax breaks to hire local journalists approved in New York, a national first

    Tax breaks to hire local journalists approved in NY, a national first (Third column, 5th story, link) Related stories:California wants Big Tech to pay for news. GOOGLE fighting back

  • Brazil game industry seeks tax breaks, game dev survey and cultural recognition

    Brazil's growing game industry is seeking official recognition from the government in a vote coming soon in the legislature.

  • Private schools, public subsidies: with $50k fees per child per year, how can tax breaks be justified?

    Private schools are competing in an 'arms race' of vanity projects, even winning architecture prizes, so how can tax breaks on building funds be justified when public schools are struggling? Analysis of the taxing issue of private school funding by The Australia Institute's Alexia Adhikari and Morgan Harrington.

  • Kari Lake Looks to Arizona Legislature to Create Abortion Exceptions, Endorses 'Baby Bonus' Tax Breaks for Families

    U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake on Thursday released a video detailing her full position on abortion in the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court decision to enact a 19th century law that imposes a near-total abortion ban in the state. Lake announced she opposes the ruling on Tuesday and was joined in her opposition by former President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Both Trump and Lake have suggested Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona State Legislature should immediately approve legislation to...

  • Tax education shouldn’t end with Tax Day

    April means Tax Day, a yearly reminder that most people don’t like our tax code. As a recent Tax Foundation poll found, people don’t understand it either. With a looming tax battle on Capitol Hill, the need for tax policy education has never been higher. We shouldn’t let tax education end with Tax Day. ​ The public […]

  • Happy Tax Day! Thoughts on Taxes, What We Do Wrong, and What We Could Do Better

    It's that day again: Federal income taxes are due! I'm sure it's a happy day for everyone reading this, knowing that we can trust the federal government to be wise stewards of the contributions we make from our hard-earned incomes, to be used to support and improve life for everyone here in these United States.

  • Tax expert gives advice for late tax filers

    MEDFORD, Ore. – The tax deadline is on Monday. If you’re having a late start, NBC5 News spoke to a local tax expert who has some advice. Patrick Hurley with Hurley’s Tax Inc. has been a tax professional for over 40 years. He said that he has over 500 clients but only around 200 of them […]

  • The 2017 GOP tax scam is paying for itself—by taxing scammed seniors

    It’s no secret that the proliferation of scams targeting elderly Americans has increased dramatically with the expansive spread of information technology. Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to such scams, a disturbing reality that was made clear to me shortly before my father passed away. My parents, both in their 80s, were being inundated by scam phone calls and mailings, including the infamous grandparent scam, literally on a daily basis. Because they, like many older Americans, grew...