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The Hidden Tax on Moving Slow: Why the Cost of Hesitation Is Higher Than You Think

Everyone talks about the risk of moving too fast. Not enough people talk about the cost of moving […]
The Businesses That Will Win the Next Decade Already Look Different. Here’s How

I spend my days inside companies helping them get on the right side of history. I see lots of […]
You Can’t Scale a Business You Don’t Understand. Start with the Numbers

A lot of business owners are great at vision. Product. Growth strategy. The story of what the […]
For New Grads, the Real Student Loan Question Isn’t RAP vs. Tiered, It’s $111 a Month

Starting July 1, 2026, federal student loan plans like PAYE and SAVE are going away. They’re […]
As Grocery Bills Increase, Gen Z Claps Back

For Gen Zers dealing with higher grocery bills, no-spend and low-buy challenges are becoming a […]
Here’s Exactly How a Fed Rate Change Hits Your Wallet

Whether you’re building an emergency fund, saving for a home, paying down debt, or investing for […]
Splitting Your 2026 Festival Tix into Payments? Here’s How To Do It Right

Key takeaways Splitting a music festival ticket into payments with buy-now-pay-latter apps isn’t […]
Beyond the Airfare Hacks, the Two Hidden Travel Savings You Don’t Want To Miss

Key takeaways The budget-minded hacks to travel smarter this summer Some travelers think they […]
Summer 2026 Doesn’t Have To Wreck Your Budget. Here’s a Simple Plan.

Summer’s often an expensive time of year. And, according to a recent Credit Karma survey, nearly […]
Best Financial Advice for Stay-At-Home Moms

As a stay-at-home mom, you’re also the CFO of your family. Here’s how to hold down the fort on […]
I Started Paying Attention To AI Stocks and Nobody Was Talking About Taxes

Key takeaways I’ve been investing long enough to know what gets left out of excited market […]
Watching the World Cup, I Started Wondering What the Staff Actually Owes in Taxes

Key takeaways The hidden tax of a dream job in professional sports I was watching a World Cup […]
COVID-Era Tax Refunds: File Form 843 by July 10

Paid IRS penalties or interest on your 2019–2022 taxes? A recent court ruling means a COVID tax […]
Quiz: What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?

Entrepreneurs come from all different walks of life… and business management styles. There’s no […]
Here’s When I Realized My Side Hustle Had Become a Real Business

Key takeaways I remember the exact moment. Orders started coming in from all over the world, and […]
Your Business Is Profitable. Are You Paying Yourself Like It Is?

Key takeaways Let me ask you something that I ask almost every client at some point: “How much […]

Windfall Profits Taxes in Europe, 2026

As energy prices have declined, European countries have switched the focus of their windfall […]
Getting Crypto Tax Reform Right Means Prioritizing Neutrality

Investment in digital assets, long thought of as a niche interest reserved for enthusiasts, has […]
Capital Is Not Taking Half of America’s Income, and Other Myths About the “Labor Share”

Economists and journalists have been pointing to a labor share of income series from the Bureau of […]
Going Bold: Paul Ryan & Kevin Brady on Tax Reform

Ten years ago, then-Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released the "Better […]
What Five Revenue Raisers in the Options Guide Tell Us About Sound Tax Reform

Tax Foundation’s new resource, Options for Reforming America’s Tax Code 3.0, demonstrates that […]
Exporters Bore Higher Share of the 2025 Tariffs than Previously Estimated, New Research Finds

A new paper finds that foreign exporters absorbed 47 percent of the tariff burden, passing on a […]
What The Washington Post Misses About Social Security’s Progressivity

When properly measured, consistent with how we assess progressivity in tax policy, Social Security […]
Siim Kallas Proved the Hard Work of Sound Tax Reform Pays Off

If America’s leaders today want to learn how to build a lasting system on the foundation of […]
Testimony: Legislative Proposal to Adapt the Income Tax Code to the Digital Economy Repeats the Economic and Legal Mistakes of Digital Services Taxes

The Belgian proposal departs significantly from sound tax policy principles and risks generating […]
Four Ways US Bond Markets Affect Tax Revenue

Federal government debt is over $32 trillion, around the size of the nation’s annual economic […]
Gas Taxes by State, 2026

California levies the highest tax on gasoline at 73.6 cents per gallon (cpg), followed by Illinois […]
Will Trump Accounts Make Saving Easier?

How we support savings in the US is too complex, and Trump Accounts worsen the problem. If […]
New Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Should Reform the Center for Tobacco Products

In 2025, the CTP reduced the backlog of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) by about 70 […]
Estate, Inheritance, and Gift Taxes in Europe, 2026

Twenty-four out of the 35 European countries covered in this map currently levy estate, […]
Diving into the Differences Between Tax Transparency Regimes

The new public country-by-country reporting regimes adopted by the EU and Australia, and changes […]
How Poland’s Restrictive Tax Treatment of Losses Penalizes Risk-Taking and Business Expansion

Poland has one of the most restrictive approaches to the tax treatment of losses in the OECD. Loss […]