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Tax Policy
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Treasury Scrutinizes $90 Billion Tax Alpha Strategies
U.S. Treasury officials warn Wall Street of potential regulatory action against investment products that create artificial tax losses and avoid dividend income.
China Removes Tax Breaks as Local Debt Rises
Beijing is stripping away tax incentives and cracking down on their misuse as local government debt exceeds $18.9 trillion, fueling overcapacity across industries.
Tax Cuts Fuel Deficits Even as Economy Grows, Data Shows
Federal deficits persist during economic expansion because tax revenue has collapsed, shifting blame from spending to decades of tax policy across administrations.
Social Security's Solvency Gap Has a Targeted Fix — Tax High Earners More, Cap What They Collect
A CRFB proposal would cap couple benefits at $100,000 and require top earners to pay more payroll tax with no added benefit in return.
Corporate Lobbyists Shaped Trump's Tax Law. Most Americans Have No Idea
A Pew Research Center poll found 68 percent of Americans don't understand Trump's 2025 tax law, even as corporate lobbying groups spent millions to write it.
Trump IRS Settlement Draws Fire From CNBC's Kernen
CNBC host Joe Kernen said President Trump's recent IRS settlement "smells bad," raising questions about political influence over tax enforcement
Trump IRS Settlement Frees $42 Million, Shifts Political Funding
The president's agreement with the tax agency concludes a seven-year audit, releasing capital for his political operations and boosting legal firms
Judge Signals Trouble for Trump's $10 Billion IRS Suit, Bolstering Agency Power
A federal judge's adverse signal for President Trump's massive lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service reinforces the agency's enforcement authority, sending ripples of regulatory certainty through Washington and financial markets.