Open Phones: Fudging Your Taxes
Yesterday on the show we talked about GE's use of creative accounting to avoid paying income tax. How about you? If you weren't completely honest about your taxes, let us know why. Post a comment here,...
View ArticleThe Tax Man Cometh 2 Days Later
Last-minute tax filers have two more days to procrastinate.The Internal Revenue Service has postponed Tax Day to Tuesday, April 17. That’s because the traditional filing deadline of April 15 falls on a...
View ArticleExplainer: Why Don't Non-Profits Lose Their Tax-Exempt Status for Lobbying?
Non-profits can lose their tax-exempt status if they engage in lobbying, but the rules are vague enough that most political activities go unpunished.Consider the case of the non-profit American...
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Unlike Previous Disasters, Few Tax Breaks After Sandy
It’s tax season and many residents of New York and New Jersey lost homes, property and paperwork, making this season particularly difficult, but after Sandy, residents aren’t getting the kind of tax...
View ArticleLocal Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act, Historic Elections in...
Local Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act | Historic Election Marks Transition in Pakistan | Affordable Care Act: Listeners Respond |The Death of American Liberalism? | Department Audit Reveals...
View ArticleDepartment Audit Reveals I.R.S. Targeted Tea Party Groups
We now know the I.R.S.'s special scrutiny of small-government groups applying for tax-exempt status went far beyond keyword hunts for organizations with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names. It also...
View ArticleThe IRS Scandal, In Context
The FBI has launched an investigation into IRS agents targeting certain conservative 501(c)(4) groups that had words like "tea party" and "patriot" in their name. Some see a politically-motivated...
View ArticleObama Administration Juggling Multiple Scandals
This week, three major scandals have picked up steam in Washington: the I.R.S. unfairly targetomg conservative groups, the Department of Justice's subpoena of journalists' phone numbers and last year's...
View ArticleWith IRS Scandal, Conservative Bloggers Feel Vindicated
This week saw the resignation of two prominent IRS officials after it was confirmed that the agency targeted conservative nonprofit political groups during the 2012 election. The departures were at...
View ArticleConservative Bloggers Vindicated, Advice for Leakers, and More
Some vindication for conservative bloggers in the IRS scandal, advice for sources after the AP call-record seizure, the Bloomberg Terminal scandal, and what the people thought the newspaper industry...
View ArticleSlate: The Barack Obama is Richard Nixon Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's second-term scandal trifecta, including the DOJ's snooping on reporters. Plus, the murder...
View ArticleThe IRS Scandal: Who Gets Tax-Exempt Status?
The IRS scandal continues to plague the Obama Administration. At a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday, President Obama expressed his own outrage. "It’s inexcusable...
View ArticleCongress Holds Hearing on I.R.S. Targeting of Conservative Groups
Congress holds the first hearing today into the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for unwarranted scrutiny. Over a series of hearings, the House Ways and Means Committee will...
View ArticleGabfest Radio: The Second-Term Scandal Trifecta Edition
On this week’s episode of Gabfest Radio from Slate and WNYC, Political Gabfest panelists Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Obama’s season of scandals and his prospects...
View ArticleThe IRS Scandal: The Criminal Investigation
The I.R.S. scandal continues to dominate headlines in Washington. Last week, Congress held the first hearing into the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for unwarranted scrutiny....
View ArticleWhat's Next in IRS Inquiry?
In Washington, the attention of lawmakers remains focused on a scandal stemming from the I.R.S. and the scrutiny it applied to Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status.Earlier this week, Lois Lerner,...
View ArticleWas the I.R.S. Correct to Flag Certain Organizations for Additional Review?
Was the I.R.S. correct to flag certain organizations applying for tax-exempt status for additional review?New analysis from The New York Times finds that in many cases groups singled out by the IRS...
View ArticleDid You File Your Taxes?
It's Tax Day. Have you filed yet? How honest were you? Caitlin Kenney, reporter and producer at NPR's Planet Money, talks about how tax collectors in the Philippines, Italy and the UK encourage people...
View ArticleThe IRS: Losing Records
The IRS recently announced it lost a few years' worth of an employee's emails - someone who was involved with the extra scrutiny given to some right-leaning groups seeking tax exempt status. Todd...
View ArticleThe Artist vs. The IRS
By most measures, Susan Crile is a successful painter. She has had solo shows at New York galleries, sold hundreds of pieces over the last 40 years, and has work in museums such as the Guggenheim and...
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