Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service unveiled an $80 billion plan to transform itself into a “digital first” tax collector focused on customer service and cracking down on wealthy tax evaders.
Today, on the day that taxes are due in the United States, Alan Rappeport, who covers economic policy for The Times, explains how the plan could result in ... Show More
Yesterday
The Israeli Film Directors Pushing for a Reckoning in Their Home Country
The documentary film “NAZA,” which investigates the methods the Israeli military has used in the war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last month. Just a few days later, Prime Minister Benj ... Show More
32m 11s
Oct 11
Celine Dion’s Triumphant Return to the Stage
A dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again.In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms and affects roughly one in a mi ... Show More
38m 57s
Apr 2023
Filing taxes online shouldn’t be this hard
Ah, Tax Day — a time when our relationship with the United States government can get a little strained, in part because the U.S. system for filing taxes can feel pretty antiquated. But now the Internal Revenue Service has a plan to improve that, thanks to an additional $80 billio ... Show More
6m 50s
Aug 2022
What the IRS’s Plan to Hire 87,000 Workers Means for Taxpayers
Now that the Inflation Reduction Act has become law, the IRS will get $80 billion in additional funding over the next decade. WSJ tax reporter Laura Saunders joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss what the IRS is expected to do with its new funding, and what it means for taxpayer ... Show More
6m 11s
Oct 2021
Taxing Thought - October 1, Hour 3
Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, has a new book, Beyond Biden, out November 2nd, available to preorder wherever books are sold” is here to discuss the onslaught of government into everyday citizen’s lives. Every movement, transaction, and thought Americans will hav ... Show More
30m 13s
Apr 2014
31: People and Their Taxes
It’s April and that means two things: spring and tax time! The US tax system is really, really complicated. Every time you do your taxes, you’re answering to multiple jurisdictions –– and all their laws about what you owe for what, and why. We’re taking a look at how our tax syst ... Show More
28m 56s