Taxes

A lawsuit filed last month by four states attacks the legislation as it resulted in much higher federal taxes for many residents of high-tax states.

• By Richard Tofel

New research predicts the new tax law will reduce charitable giving by 4 percent.

• By Dwyer Gunn

A little-known tax incentive could provide important investment to areas that haven't yet recovered from the Great Recession, but the incentives don't come without risks.

• By Kriston Capps

A familiar image that reminds us of our identity as a citizen can inspire us to pay our taxes.

• By Tom Jacobs

Regardless of whether states embrace or resist the new tax law, they could lose an opportunity to help thousands of children attend college.

• By Justin King & Margaret Clancy

What is intended as a safety net for people struggling financially is often unattainable for those who are the worst off.

• By Paul Kiel

In states like North Carolina, splitting up county-wide school systems often results in unequal access to resources separated down racial lines.

• By Barry Yeoman

The tax reform legislation will simply place more burden on an already overtaxed agency.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Poorly built schools have detrimental effects on the students who attend them, but no easy solution is in sight.

• By Mimi Kirk

Phase One: Blow up the deficit. Phase Two: Use austerity to justify shredding the safety net.

• By David M. Perry

Republicans (and President Donald Trump) say they want to fix the tax code. But their proposals won't do anything like that. Here are a few ways they can do better.

• By Mike Konczal

The vote is a victory for the GOP, but full passage of the legislation is still far from certain.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin has failed to fulfill a promise to release the department's analysis of the Republican tax plan.

• By Kate Wheeling

The GOP tax plan won't just shift wealth upward—it'll also remove the educational tools that make it possible for people to shift their own class status.

• By David M. Perry

Democrats have attacked the bill as a giveaway to corporations and the wealthiest Americans.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Economist Gary Hufbauer explains what Congress' proposed tax reform legislation would mean for American businesses.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Paying for an education is already a difficult, if not impossible, task for many students. The republican tax bill won't provide any relief.

• By Dan Samorodnitsky

It's unclear how the GOP will bridge the gap between the two chambers' plans.

• By Dwyer Gunn

President Trump promised that he would end the carried interest loophole, but the most recent Republican tax reform bill leaves it intact.

• By Alec MacGillis

It tells us a lot—none of it particularly good—about how she approaches her job as press secretary.

• By Seth Masket

A recent California Supreme Court decision could be a major blow to the state's 1978 tax revolt.

• By Anthony York

Trump's tax plan includes cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

• By Kate Wheeling

With crowdfunding, even though lots of people can make a big difference, it still tends to be people with money to give who will be the ones giving it.

• By Virginia Pelley

On Wednesday, the president introduced his push for tax reform. It was heavy on promises, but light on specifics.

• By Dwyer Gunn