Survey: Spent tax refunds will upgrade groceries
“Of those who will be spending their tax refunds, improving food purchases is top of mind,” says Jayson Lusk.
IRS sends Black taxpayers at least 2.9X more audit notices
Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.
IRS sends Black taxpayers at least 2.9X more audit notices
Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.
Taxing legal weed could pay for mental health care
New research details how spending a portion of tax money generated by sales of legalized marijuana could pay for mental health care services.
Promoting free tax prep gets people to claim tax credits
If more people knew about free income tax return preparation services, more might use the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, researchers say.
8 tips for another difficult tax season
It’s likely to be another tough tax season, particularly with an uptick in audits of refundable credits, but an expert has tips to get you through.
Expanded Child Tax Credit didn’t cut labor force
“The research indicates that providing parents with financial support for their children is not leading them to forgo employment income altogether.”
Can high taxes push companies to cut their emissions?
Would manufacturing firms respond to a tax on emissions? “That’s where our paper comes in, and it looks like the answer is yes,” says James Brown.
Expert: ARPA could better fight racial wealth inequality
The American Rescue Plan Act could do more to tackle racial wealth inequality, argues professor Goldburn P. Maynard Jr.