Millions of Americans who file their own returns have long learned about tax math mistakes only after the Internal Revenue ...

The Senate unanimously passed legislation requiring the IRS to simplify error notices for taxpayers, providing clearer explanations and a 60-day appeal window for corrections ...

Having unveiled a string of ambitious spending proposals, the Biden administration needs to come up with a way to generate an additional $4 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years. But while it has ...

Seeing as Tuesday night is the deadline for filing tax returns, and seeing as data is FiveThirtyEight’s raison d’être, I was excited to find a set of statistics ...

In a punishing tax season plagued by technical glitches and constantly changing regulations, millions of Americans are still facing unresolved delays as they wait for their much-needed refund checks.

President Obama recently announced a “deficit reduction plan” that includes both a massive tax increase and a massive increase in federal spending. Insisting that the only way to close the deficit gap ...

Nothing gets lawmakers and pundits more outraged than government’s proverbial waste, fraud, and abuse. Nearly always, these stories involve spending. But taxes are hardly immune. One case of pure ...

While often referred to as the “non-partisan” Government Accountability Office (GAO), its results are often skewed and used to forward partisan goals. In a report released last summer, the GAO claimed ...

There's something breathtaking about any Paul Ryan budget. There are the savage cuts to healthcare and safety-net spending for the young and poor. The deep cuts to education, research, and ...