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taxes

A mildly cubist rendering of a hand with a coin, a hand with a heart and an artwork on an easel

Why Some Collectors Sell Their Artworks Through Trusts

A charitable remainder unitrust provides art collectors looking to sell with a stream of income and a smaller tax burden than they would face if they sold a work outright.
By Daniel Grant

Tax Time and the Art World: Here’s What Artists and Collectors Can Deduct

Plenty of artists have gone to Tax Court with claims that they are not just hobbyists and won.
By Daniel Grant
Two men wearing suits and ties

Jamie Dimon Urges for Adoption of the ‘Buffett Rule’ to Tax the Wealthy

Jamie Dimon is resurfacing a decade-old tax rule proposed by Warren Buffett.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man walks into the stone IRS building in Washington next to a sign reading "Internal Revenue Service"

The IRS Wants to Tax NFTs as Physical Collectibles, Not Financial Assets

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Side profile of Patrick Drahi

The Art Collection and Tax Affairs of Sotheby’s Billionaire Owner Patrick Drahi Are Detailed in Leaked Documents

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Behind Biden’s Policies Is a Sea Change in How Economists Think

By Michael Tomasky
Bill gates ans Mike Bloomberg share a stage in NYC in 2008

Here Are the Top 15 Highest Paid Americans, Released for the First Time

By ProPublica
Tax Time Index Card

Everything You Need to Know About Your Taxes Fits on an Index Card

By Harold Pollack

FTC Sues Intuit to Stop “Deceptive” TurboTax “Free” Ad Campaign

By ProPublica
Once one store is forced to pay taxes on its countless rebates offered to consumers, the floodgates will open for the government to put the screws on other businesses.

New York Taxman Is Trying to Grinch Customers Out of Holiday Discounts

By Ross Marchand
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

Bernie Sanders Says He Would Raise Taxes on the Middle Class During Democratic Debate

By Davis Richardson

Elizabeth Warren Calls Her 2020 Platform a Fantasy, Says She’s Moving the Overton Window

By Davis Richardson
At least the proposal is not a per-text tax; last year, Americans sent 1.77 trillion SMS text messages.

What Does California’s Proposed Texting Tax Mean for Apps Like WhatsApp & FB Messenger?

By Tyler Woods
Sheila Oliver.

NJ Politics Digest: Here’s Why Municipal Taxes Will Likely Rise Under Murphy’s Budget

By Steve Cronin

Here’s an Inside Look at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2017 Tax Return

By Madina Toure
Federal Income Taxes

Blame the 16th Amendment for Federal Income Taxes

By Donald Scarinci
Guns cannot be carried in New Jersey.

NJ Politics Digest: Gov. Phil Murphy Takes Aim at Increasing Gun Tax

By Steve Cronin
The New Jersey state house.

NJ Politics Digest: From Utilities to Sales Tax, Prepare to Pay More

By Steve Cronin
Phil Murphy

NJ Politics Digest: Why Municipal Taxes Are Likely To Rise Because of Murphy’s Budget

By Steve Cronin
Phil Murphy (left) and Chris Christie.

NJ Politics Digest: Murphy Learned One Budget Gimmick From Christie

By Steve Cronin
Gov. Phil Murphy.

NJ Politics Digest: Murphy Turns to Tough Task of Selling Tax Hikes

By Steve Cronin
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

NJ Politics Digest: Lawmakers Stake Out Sides as Murphy’s 1st Budget Looms

By Steve Cronin
By shifting your thinking and the ways in which you conduct yourself, you’ll be setting yourself up so that you can make money.

NJ Politics Digest: A Call to Raise, Expand State’s Sales Tax

By Steve Cronin
New Jersey lawmakers proceeded with legislation that could help local property tax owners keep their tax breaks.

How New Jerseyans Can Keep Their Property Tax Breaks Amid New Trump Law

By Madina Toure
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