Taxes

Economist Thomas Piketty's new book has stunned both the economic profession and most political observers. But the economic mainstream is not truly dealing with its most serious implications.

Does paying taxes violate the law against providing aid and support to a terrorist organization?

The National Priorities Project has done the work for you: Using a customized tax receipt calculator, you can find out exactly how the federal government spent each penny of …

Pundits and political scientists are always searching for that simple theory that'll explain just what makes our politics tick. Where should they be looking? How about in the eyes …

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what's known as return-free filing.

We need a whole new approach to labor law in the United States that provides workers more freedom and democracy in the workplace.

Budgets are moral documents and are supposed to represent the people's priorities.

In a party-line vote, a GOP-led House committee will seek criminal charges against an IRS official accused of unfairly targeting the applications of conservative groups and misleading the Treasury …

Four simple tax changes could raise lots of money by taking away subsidies for rich people.

Caterpillar channeled 85 percent of its international parts profits into what amounts to a tax shelter.