Allan Sloan
Allan Sloan is an editor-at-large at ProPublica and a seven-time winner of the Loeb Award, business journalism's highest honor.
How Trump Could Have Benefited from Tax Loopholes in the U.S.
Donald Trump's supporters crowed when leaked pages of his 2005 return showed he paid a hefty amount of taxes. But the returns for the following years, which remain secret, likely include some hefty refunds of that payment.
The Pay Cap Is Even Less Effective Than We Thought
Companies are increasingly using pay-for-performance to get around a $1 million federal limit on tax deductions for executive compensation.
The Executive Pay Cap That Backfired
A while back, Congress voted to curb soaring compensation for corporate officers by limiting tax deductions. Here's how it went wrong.
A Pension Bond Reality Check
The stock market retreat highlights the risk for states that weighed borrowing to cover billions of dollars in pension obligations.