News | Economy & Labor CEO Pay Has Risen to Unprecedented Levels During the Pandemic, Report Finds A majority of the companies surveyed widened their CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio last year as CEO pay skyrocketed. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Bill Would Turn Trump Admin Guidance on “Dark Money” IRS Filings Into Law The Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act would prevent the IRS from mandating 501(c)(4) nonprofits to identify their top donors. By Alyce McFadden , CenterforResponsivePolitics May 31, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren Proposes Drastic IRS Budget Increase to Crack Down on Wealthy Tax Cheats Warren’s plan is larger than Biden’s recent IRS proposal and is more specific in its aims to go after the wealthy. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Wants to Hire 87,000 Additional IRS Agents to Go After Wealthy Tax Dodgers Beefing up IRS audits for the wealthy could increase federal revenues by $700 billion over next 10 years. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor With Tax Dodgers Costing Us $7 Trillion, Ro Khanna Says “Audit the Ultra-Rich” The richest 1 percent of U.S. households account for roughly 36 percent of all unpaid federal income tax. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Tax Dodgers Owe US Over $7 Trillion, Says Janet Yellen Tax dodging by the top 1 percent of earners could be responsible for nearly $5 trillion of lost tax revenue. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Seeks Funds for IRS Crackdown on Corporate Tax Evaders The crackdown is expected to raise at least $780 billion over the next decade, officials estimate. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says Depending on children's ages, families can expect between $250 to $300 per month in payments for each child. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 15, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor 1 Percent Owes Billions in Unpaid Taxes. IRS Must Reclaim It for Infrastructure. Want to cause a real ruckus, President Biden? Draft a bill to overhaul the IRS and tax trillions stashed by the rich. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout March 23, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The Stimulus Payments’ Big Delivery Snafus Need to Be Addressed — Now The poorest households, which need the money the most, had significant problems getting their $1,200 and $600 payments. By Barbara G. Ellis , Truthout March 13, 2021 Truthout