Taxes

CA Legislature and Gov. Newsom Should Reject Raising Taxes to Subsidize Strikers
SB 799 would extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike, delay the state's debt repayment, and raise payroll tax rates.

Congress Should Permanently Maintain Higher 1099-K Reporting Requirements
A higher 1099-K threshold would protect taxpayers from higher taxes, more audits, and complicated paperwork.

Increased PFC Fees Would Harm Consumers
Raising the PFC fee is unnecessary and will lead to higher ticket prices for consumers.

Taxpayers Do Not Get Everything They Want But They Get What They Need
The Fiscal Responsibility Act is what taxpayers need and will lead to more of what they want to reduce wasteful spending.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen April 2023 Porker of the Month
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared that President Biden’s “budget will deliver deficit reduction.”

New York Should Reject a Tobacco Tax Increase
New York's proposed tobacco tax increases would do more harm than good.

Citizens Against Government Waste Releases Issue Brief on the Scandal of Taxpayer Funded Stadiums
This important report details how taxpayer funded stadiums have become a scourge on the nation.

CAGW Names Senator Ron Wyden January 2023 Porker of the Month
Sen. Wyden thinks it is a bad idea to cut off $80 billion to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after taxpayers.

A Not So Merry Present from Congress
Just in time for the holidays, Congress passes a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY 2023.

GAO Report Highlights Need for Uniform Remote Sales Tax
Congress must work with the states to create a uniform system for sales taxation.

IRS Needs to Fix Its Information Technology Issues
It is abundantly clear that the IRS is rife with mismanagement and needs to fix its ongoing IT issues.

House GOP Unveil Plan to Cut Spending, Tame Inflation, and Hold Washington Accountable
The Commitment to America is a commonsense plan that would provide much-needed economic relief to Americans