How did tariffs make the income tax?
Watch Robert Goulder and @joethorndike.bsky.social explain how America’s first tariffs shaped the nation’s fiscal policy and set the stage for today’s federal income tax. 👇
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A bicameral pair of progressive lawmakers introduced legislation that would establish an annual wealth tax on billionaires and direct the revenue to policies benefiting low- and middle-income Americans.
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Could tariffs really replace the income tax?
In the first episode of “History Is Taxing,” Robert Goulder and @joethorndike.bsky.social explore how America’s first tariffs shaped the nation’s fiscal policy and set the stage for today’s federal income tax.
🎧 Listen now: https://taxnotes.co/47jDGty
"After enduring decades of futility in transfer pricing litigation, the IRS’s fortunes appeared to shift in recent years. But will its string of successes hold up?"
Read Ryan Finley's latest perspective piece. 👇
"The world is moving fast. IRS is now trying to catch up to everyone," Rozeta Atlas said. "So my advice is that they need to be able to be on parity with them. Data is key, and being able to manage data really well is going to be super important."
A foreign hedge fund is doubling down on its argument that the Tax Court wrongly held that it was engaged in a U.S. trade or business because of its U.S. fund manager’s activities.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4l2mjU2
President Trump lauded Republicans’ tax law and announced a plan to provide an account vehicle for a $1,000 annual retirement savings match for Americans without an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
President Trump has vowed that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down his signature tariffs is not the last word, even as Democrats dig in on an anti-tariff stance.
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IRS statistics from the first two weeks of the filing season indicate that taxpayers are seeing bigger refunds on average versus a year ago, but observers caution the trend could shift as more returns are processed.
The IRS has awarded millions of dollars’ worth of contracts to Palantir Technologies, a company embroiled in controversy over reports that it is helping the Trump administration build a searchable database of tax data and other information about U.S. citizens.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4roK8Ye
The time to tax AI is now! Before it’s too late.
Full transcript of my podcast with @polcz.bsky.social and @taxnotes.com below.
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"Wage inequality is rising. According to Investopedia, the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in 2025 was 348-to-1."
Perspective: Carrie Brandon Elliot reviews government measures to curtail growth in executive compensation and the debate surrounding their effectiveness.
A group of Democratic lawmakers is asking Treasury and the IRS to detail their plans to expand the use of Free File following the end of Direct File program, as the 2026 filing season heats up.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4anpfXE
Show logo for new podcast, "History Is Taxing"
Excited to share a new podcast I’m launching with my @taxnotes.com colleague Robert Goulder: “History Is Taxing!”
In each episode, we'll you give you the backstory on a major tax issue—from tariffs to taxpayer privacy to IRS reform.
Follow the show at taxnotes.co/historypodcast
Tax poetry is our favorite way to celebrate Valentine's Day! The entries to our #TaxValentines contest get more creative every year. 💗
Check out some of the fan favorites published in our magazines: https://taxnotes.co/4tHS7S3
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) will soon be proposing legislation to reform the city’s property tax system.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4bU3YG2
Concerned about AI? I am, too. And I think tax policy can help counteract its worst effects.
Our new podcast taping with @taxnotes.com just dropped. We summarize our article from Columbia Journal of Tax Law, "Sharing the Algorithm." (No paywall)
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The IRS shared confidential taxpayer information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an exchange that may have conflicted with legal safeguards, according to new Justice Department filings.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4twpPcP
We believe tax administration works better in the open.
🔎 FOIA Findings brings you:
• The documents we obtain via FOIA
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• Why they matter for tax professionals and the public
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An effort to overturn Trump administration guidance that Democrats say undermines the corporate alternative minimum tax when applied to partnerships failed to advance in the Senate.
Citizens for Equality in Tax Enforcement has urged
@ronwyden.bsky.social to investigate why the IRS has failed to finalize proposed regulations that would designate Malta pension plans as a listed transaction.
Read the story in @taxnotes.com bit.ly/4a9F2ZR
When the IRS moved to curb abuse of Malta pension plan arrangements, advisers turned to a powerful Washington tax lobbyist for help.
@laurenloricchio.bsky.social & @chandrawallace.bsky.social explain how Kenneth Kies was engaged by a company offering Malta pension plans: https://taxnotes.co/4aEAN8O
"Americans are broadly (if not uniquely) hostile to taxes," @joethorndike.bsky.social writes. "Which is puzzling, since Americans also tell pollsters that they prefer progressive taxes. What explains the disconnect?"
Read the full #TaxHistory perspective. 👇
⏰ Last chance: Today’s the deadline!
Applications for the 2026 Tax Analysts Award of Distinction in U.S. Federal Taxation close today (February 6).
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So excited to be part of this new Tax Notes podcast. Coming soon!
We're thrilled to introduce a new Tax Notes podcast, "History Is Taxing!”
Join Robert Goulder and @joethorndike.bsky.social on March 3 as they unpack the origins of today's biggest tax topics, from tariffs to taxpayer privacy.
🎧 Follow wherever you get your podcasts: taxnotes.co/historypodcast
Ex-minister Peter Mandelson resigned from the U.K. House of Lords after the government confirmed that it has referred files to the police following reports Mandelson leaked market-sensitive government tax plans to Jeffrey Epstein in 2009.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4c9J0TC
In the wake of President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against Treasury and the IRS, a House Democratic taxwriter plans to introduce legislation to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from lawsuits against the U.S. government.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/3M9q9h1
A group of mostly Democratic senators is demanding answers about the 2025 taxpayer data sharing agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/4rtS2iN
