Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams It took U.S. House lawmakers more than three-and-a-half years to get their hands on former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, but with Republicans assuming control of the chamber next month, Democrats are quickly running out of time to examine and publish the highly sought-after records. …
Read More »House Democrats Finally Get Trump Tax Returns
On Wednesday, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House Ways and Means Committee received six years of former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, ending a three-year battle in which the 2024 Republican presidential candidate fought fiercely against sharing documents that every one of his predecessors since Richard Nixon have disclosed. “Donald Trump …
Read More »Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Keep Tax Returns From House Committee
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams In a blow to Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the former president to prevent a congressional committee from obtaining his federal income tax returns. The high court’s brief unsigned order—which contained no noted dissents—came less than a month after …
Read More »Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Release of Trump Tax Records to Congress
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily stopped the Internal Revenue Service from handing over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee. Chief Justice John Roberts issued an interim stay of a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit following …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Says House Committee Can Get Trump’s Tax Returns
On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled that the House Committee on Ways and Means can review Donald Trump’s tax returns for 2015 to 2020. The chair of the committee, Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), initially requested that the …
Read More »Intuit Will Pay Millions to Customers Tricked Into Paying for TurboTax
by Justin Elliott, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Millions of Americans will receive money from Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, as part of a $141 million settlement between the Silicon Valley company and all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The company will send up to …
Read More »What If The Government Filled Out Your Tax Form For You?
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner April 15, 2022 As midnight approaches on Monday, countless Americans will be ready to finally hit the send button on their computers to get their federal and state tax forms on their way to Uncle Sam. They’ll do that after having spent days pulling together …
Read More »Tax Season To Begin Early But IRS Warns Of Refund Delays
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned on Monday that staffing shortages would likely delay tax refunds and other services this year as the agency prepares for the 2022 tax filing season. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig told reporters that this year’s window for filing tax returns for the year 2021 would run …
Read More »Former President Trump Wants Tax Returns Blocked From Congress
Former President Donald Trump does not want the House Ways and Means Committee to have access to his 2019 tax returns. The former President’s attorneys are asking a federal judge to block the release of the documents because it will expose “private tax information” for “political gain.” For two years, …
Read More »Justice Department Directs IRS To Turn Over Trump’s Tax Returns
The Department of Justice on Friday directed the United States Department of the Treasury to turn over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Way and Means Committee. “The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President’s tax information,” …
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