Taxes August 5, 2026
Paxton Pitches Family Tax Cuts While Hammering Talarico in Texas Senate Race
The GOP candidate promotes tax breaks on health care, homes and children as the Democrat's campaign calls the affordability push "laughable."
Taxes July 30, 2026
California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax Exposes Rifts Among Labor Unions
SEIU California, which is taking a neutral stance on the tax, is a parent organization of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the union that crafted the measure and moved to put it on the November ballot.
Taxes July 30, 2026
Silicon Valley Donors Poured $194M Into California Politics. Now Comes the Billionaire Tax Fight
Their candidates produced mixed results in June, but November’s billionaire tax fight could reveal how much influence their money can buy.
Taxes July 30, 2026
Will Trump Accounts Make a Significant Difference in Lives of Young People?
The children who would benefit most from these accounts are least likely to be signed up early, one economist says.
Taxes July 29, 2026
Mamdani Defends Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout as 17,000 Homeowners Notified They Could Get Hit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday the city is working to ensure that only those whose legal residence is outside of the Big Apple are taxed.
Taxes July 29, 2026
IRS to Observe National Whistleblower Day on July 30
July 30 is National Whistleblower Day, and the IRS said it plans to recognize the role whistleblowers play in exposing tax fraud, reducing the tax gap, and improving tax compliance.
Taxes July 29, 2026
7 Million Trump Accounts Have Been Opened, Administration Says
According to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, 86% of Trump Account participants come from families earning less than $200,000 annually.
Taxes July 29, 2026
Washington ‘Millionaires Tax’ Repeal Faces Legal Fight Over 21 Words
The stakes over those 21 words are high for the November vote on Initiative 645, which would repeal the recently enacted 9.9% tax on households earning more than $1 million a year.
IRS July 29, 2026
Senators Put Blanche on Deadline
GOP holdouts want reassurance from Todd Blanche on weaponization fund, created as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS.
CAS July 29, 2026
Non-Deductible IRAs: A Sound Way to Save Even More for Retirement
You may want to rely on a nondeductible IRA to supplement contributions to an employer-provided plan.
Taxes July 27, 2026
Chattanooga Church Pushes Republican Candidates, Possibly Violating Tax Law
Despite longstanding tax law that prohibits political activity at the pulpit, a Chattanooga megachurch has continued to wield political influence in state and local politics this midterm election.
Taxes July 27, 2026
Mamdani Sparks Backlash, Debate with Social Media Post Celebrating Luxury 2nd-Home Tax
The post on X from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani garnered nearly 14 million views by Friday and prompted a wave of opposition from critics who say the tax could accelerate the departure of wealthy residents from the city.
Taxes July 27, 2026
New Washington ‘Millionaires Tax’ Lawsuit Challenges Ballot Language
A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the public investment impact statement that will appear on the November ballot alongside an initiative to repeal the state’s “millionaires tax.”