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So you receive a 1099-K tax form this year. Here's what to know.

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 13, 2025
A 1099-K form is sent to self-employed people who use third-party payment apps. Its threshold has been lowered from $20,000 to $5,000.
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Republicans press for change in how CBO tallies cost of legislation

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 6, 2025
Spurred by tax cut policy, backers of "dynamic scoring" want the math to include wider economic benefits, not just implementation costs.
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Why are CFOs gloomy about the future?

by Caleigh Wells
Sep 23, 2024
Every quarter, Deloitte asks financial leaders how they’re feeling about the economy. Its latest report says the CFOs are feeling pretty pessimistic.
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A tax deduction business owners love is set to expire at end of 2025

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 20, 2024
Policy experts say the benefits of the "pass-through" deduction, part of the 2017 tax law, mostly help wealthy business owners.
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Inflation is "not yet where it needs to be," Treasury Secretary Yellen says

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 9, 2024
Janet Yellen addresses the state of the U.S. economy and underscores the country's rivalry and collaboration with China in an interview.
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"We've got a lot more progress to go" on fixing racial disparities caused by the tax system

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jan 18, 2024
Dorothy Brown of Georgetown University has spent her career researching race and the tax code. Now, she advises the Treasury Department.
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Is the tax code racist?

by Dorothy Brown
Mar 23, 2021
Professor Dorothy Brown of Emory University became a "detective," searching for data on how the tax code impacts Black Americans.
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Could the success of ballot measures to legalize marijuana add pressure for federal legalization?

by Lukas Southard
Nov 16, 2020
Legalization advocates say there is a tax, and business case, to be made for federal legalization.
Marijuana for sale at the Perennial Holistic Wellness Center which is a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California.
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What the Beatles taught us about tax policy

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 20, 2020
The Fab Four were saying something about British public policy with the lyrics, "There's one for you / Nineteen for me."
The Beatles pose at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour in 1966.
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Ever heard of modern monetary theory?

by Kai Ryssdal , Maria Hollenhorst and Rose Conlon
Jan 24, 2019
It's a way of thinking about the economy. Picture a bathroom sink ...
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that Modern Monetary Theory should “be a larger part of our conversation."
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