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Quiz: Is Your Side Hustle Still “Just for Fun”?

You didn’t plan to start a business. You started doing something you were good at—often […]
Love & Taxes: We Finally Had ‘The Money Talk.’ Here’s What We Learned

Key takeaways When I told him I was ready to take “the next step” in our relationship, he […]
Love & Taxes: Here’s How We Decided Whether to File Together

Key takeaways My spouse and I sat down to do our taxes together for the first time. We’ve been […]
Why Simple Tax Filers are Leaving Money on the Table — and How to Fix It

Key takeaways Millions of simple tax filers may be leaving money on the table — not because their […]
Love & Taxes: To Merge or Not to Merge? The ‘Joint Account’ Debate

Key takeaways I was checking the transactions on my banking app when it hit me just how much we […]
Love & Taxes: We Have Totally Different Spending Habits. Here’s How We Handle Taxes.

Key takeaways My husband and I have totally different approaches to money: I’ve been saving […]
Love & Taxes: I Thought We Agreed on Money—Then We Filed Together

Key takeaways I thought filing taxes together would feel official, like we’d unlocked a new […]
Love & Taxes: Confession — I Hid Debt from My Partner. Here’s How Taxes Outed Me.

Filing taxes together can unearth financial secrets, but it can also get you and your partner back […]
Is My Hobby Really a Business?

The questions the IRS uses to decide whether your side job unlocks deductions — or doesn’t. Key […]
Quiz: What Your Filing Personality Says About the Kind of Tax Help You Need

Find the kind of expert support that fits how you file. Key takeaways Everyone has their way of […]
I Adjusted My Withholding, and It Changed Everything

Take control of your paycheck with this one small change. Key takeaways I didn’t realize how much […]
Just Got My First 1099-NEC. I’m Officially Freaking Out

Key takeaways I opened my email to “Important Tax Document” and my heart did a weird flop. I […]
I’m Still on My Parents’ Health Insurance. Does That Affect My Taxes?

Key takeaways I depend on my parents for health insurance; does that mean I’m a dependent? Not […]
My 1099-K Showed My Revenue. Here’s the Checklist I’m Using to Find Every Expense

Key takeaways Two thoughts appeared when I first opened my 1099-K form. My first thought? That’s […]
Confession: I’ve Been Tracking My Tips on Napkins. Here’s a Better Way

Key takeaways The 2025 tax year might be the first time I’ve ever felt excited about tips showing […]
Wait, I Have to Pay Taxes Four Times a Year? (A Freelancer’s Guide)

Key takeaways The first time someone asked me how I was handling quarterly taxes, I realized I had […]

Testimony: Assessment Limits and Property Taxes in Nebraska

Assessment limits are not sound tax policy. While well-intended, with hopes of preventing owners […]
Here’s Why Corporate Taxes May Appear Lower After the OBBBA

Near-term corporate tax payments may fall, and financial statement data may appear unusual, but […]
Three Global Tax Policy Ideas in Need of a Reality Check

Formulary apportionment, global tax harmonization, and broad tax increases on services all face […]
State Tax Trends to Watch in 2026

State lawmakers around the country have begun their legislative sessions, and many are considering […]
Trump Tariffs Threaten to Offset Much of the “Big Beautiful Bill” Tax Cuts

The tariffs now in effect threaten to offset much of the GDP growth from the tax cuts, while […]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tax Policies: Details and Analysis

Our analysis of the major tax provisions included in the OBBBA finds it will increase long-run GDP […]
Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe, 2026

Denmark (55.9 percent), France (55.4 percent), and Austria (55 percent) levy the highest top […]
New York Should Be Cautious About Governor’s Near-Sighted Budget

Although New York's 2027 budget proposal avoids tax increases on income, sales, and property taxes, […]
Trump Tariffs: Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Trade War

The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993 and amount to an […]
Evaluating Washington’s Proposed Millionaires’ Tax

Washington lawmakers are holding their first hearing on long-anticipated legislation that would […]
The State Income Tax Divergence

Lawmakers in many states continue to pursue additional income tax relief, while their counterparts […]
The Federal Payroll Tax: A Primer

With changes to payroll taxes likely to be part of a toolkit for reform, both policymakers and the […]
When Taxing AI, Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

AI technology has a wide range of potential economic outcomes. It would be a mistake to tailor tax […]
Two Virginia Income Tax Proposals Would Make the State Less Affordable

Should both HB 979 and HB 378 pass, Virginia would have the nation’s highest top marginal rate on […]
Even After Exemptions, More than Half of Food Products Continue to Face Trump Tariffs

The Trump tariffs will likely raise the cost of food for Americans, particularly for liqueurs and […]
Nonresident Income Tax Filing and Withholding Laws by State, 2026

One area of the tax code in which extreme complexity and low compliance go hand-in-hand—and where […]