Taxes
Tax Cuts 2.0 May Be A Factor In 2020 Election
Trump may unveil new tax cuts before the 2020 presidential election.
Excessive Cable Franchise Fees to be Scaled Back
In August 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will take a strong step to modernize rules relating to how local franchise authorities will be permitted to regulate cable operators.
Legal Sports Betting Scores Big With Taxpayers
The year 2019 has been a landmark year for sports betting, with one in four Americans living in a state where the practice is legal.
Taxpayers' Independence Day
The American people received an early Independence Day present on July 1 when President Trump signed into law H.R. 3151, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019.
Hang Onto Your Wallets ... And Your Freedom
Listening to the Democratic presidential debates these past two days has been alarming. Pandering to specific groups, the candidates are prepared to have the federal government cover the costs for a myriad of programs.
Seattle's Soda Tax Fails to Live Up to Its Promises
In Seattle, free college, youth education programs, and job training are the latest “soda tax” battle cries. Unfortunately for consumers, these are promises that are made to be broken.
California's Budget Projects a $22 Billion Surplus, Yet Wants Billions More in New Taxes
After 32 consecutive victories on the TV game show “Jeopardy,” James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada, saw his incredible winning streak come to an end. Finishing with $2,462,216 in total prize money, James
The Golden “Nanny” State Wants $6.2 Billion in New Taxes
California state legislators have a solution to fulfill Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bloated $209 billion budget: tax anything and everything under the sun.
IM 25: Bad for South Dakota
On Tuesday, November 6, South Dakota voters will decide whether to approve Initiated Measure 25 (IM 25). This measure would increase taxes on cigarettes by $1 per pack and increase the wholesale tax on tobacco products from 35 to 55 percent. The...
How Tax Reform 2.0 Could Impact Savings
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax bill passed in Congress last year, represents the most substantial change to the nation’s tax code in a generation. This change has greatly benefited the U.S.
Local Governments in Puerto Rico Punish Charitable Activity
When Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and other places in the fall of 2017, Americans of all types raced to help. Utility companies were among the first to provide aid, as restoring the island’s power grid was a monumental task.
Citizens Against Government Waste Lists Taxpayer Tricks and Treats For Halloween 2018
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 18th annual compilation of scary, surreal, and spine-tingling taxpayer tricks and treats.