White House to Combat Tax Evasion
by Jessica Schieder
Jun 18, 2013
The White House released a four-step National Action Plan this morning, June 18, outlining an initiative to tackle tax evasion and money laundering. The plan reflects an international initiative agreed upon by the U.S. and seven foreign governments at a G8 Summit being held in Northern Ireland.
Jun 18, 2013
State Budgets Are Improving, But Still Not Fully Recovered From Recession
by Patrick Lester
Jun 18, 2013
House May Pass Partisan Tax Reform Plan
by Patrick Lester
Jun 17, 2013
GOP 30-year Budget Projections Target Social Security and Medicare
by Patrick Lester
Jun 17, 2013
Wildfires to Cost U.S. Forest Service More Under Sequestration
by Jessica Schieder
Sequestering Meals on Wheels Could Cost the Nation $489 Million per Year
Sequestering Meals on Wheels funds could cost taxpayers far more than it saves. While across-the-board spending cuts that began March 1, called sequestration, are expected to ...
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Charitable Deduction Should Be Preserved
Congress is currently considering tax changes that could substantially reduce charitable giving in the United States. One threat is a proposal from President Obama to cap the deductibility of itemized deductions by high-income taxpayers at 28 ...
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Americans' Views on Spending Versus Federal Budget Plans
President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request is at odds with the majority of Americans’ views on Social Security, according to recent Pew Research Center polling of some 1,500 Americans. Obama has ...
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Freedom of Information Act Performance, 2012: Agencies Are Processing More Requests but Redacting More Often
A building block of American democracy is the idea that citizens have a right to information about ...
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