Tag: IRS
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The IRS is bloated and ineffective, and progressives have it backwards
Progressives push for a bigger IRS, but the agency’s real problems are structural and self-inflicted. Here’s why more funding hasn’t fixed enforcement gaps.
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Quarterly estimated taxes are designed to confuse you into penalties
Estimated taxes have weird quarters, a moving safe harbor, and unforgiving penalties. The system isn’t an accident — it’s how the IRS funds its float.
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The IRS isn’t your enemy — your tax preparer is
Most tax horror stories trace back to a bad preparer, not the IRS. Understanding the actual incentives can save you money and audits.
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Free File is sabotaged on purpose and nobody goes to jail
The IRS Free File program exists. Most eligible taxpayers never see it because the major tax prep companies have spent two decades hiding it on purpose.
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The battle over tax-exempt status: how Scientology won IRS recognition in 1993
Scientology’s 1993 IRS tax exemption ended a decades-long legal war through tactics that still shape religious tax law and government settlement strategy today.