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Government Watchdog Drops Inquiries Into Mass Firings of Probationary Workers
Experts in federal employment law said the Trump administration’s justifications to end the investigations were baffling at ...
IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups’ tax-exempt status roil agency
The incursion into the IRS’ typically apolitical stance threatens to further erode trust in federal institutions.
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Interior solicits employees' resumes in preparation for widespread layoffs
A reorganization and consolidation effort is expected to begin within two weeks and employees are already heading for the ...
State rep’s solar firm is bankrupt, will liquidate the last of its assets
Years after it installed panels for the final time, a Denver politician’s solar firm is bankrupt. EcoMark Solar, which is ...
Oakland gym exec pleads guilty in embezzlement case that involved $50,000 Steph Curry donation
The former executive director of an East Oakland boxing gym admitted Wednesday embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars, ...
Trump says tariff revenue could replace income taxes. Why economists disagree.
President Donald Trump says "there's a real chance" tariff revenue can replace the income tax. Economists say a full ...
Trump revises his claims about tariff revenue, but he’s still wrong
How do we know that the president’s claims about tariff revenue are false? Because of the evidence provided by his own ...
With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump ...
Tariff revenue falls far short of Trump’s wildly inflated claims
Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was collecting $2 billion per day from tariffs. His own administration’s data ...
Is credit card interest tax-deductible?
Interest paid on outstanding student loan debt, mortgage and home equity loan debt, business expenses, and interest on money ...
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Former Treasury head Summers says Trump ‘attack’ on IRS risks $1 trillion revenue hit
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that the Trump administration’s moves to downsize the Internal Revenue Service, along with other changes, are likely to incentivize reduced tax-payment ...