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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Chodorow: Trump, Musk, Senate Republicans, And Your Taxes

Slate:  Why Withholding Your Taxes in Protest Could Actually Help Trump and Musk, by Adam Chodorow (Arizona State; Google Scholar):

Slate (2022)It’s tax season, and if you’re upset about how things are going in government right now, you might be tempted to protest by withholding your taxes. After all, conservatives had their Tea Party moment. Why shouldn’t those opposed to the efforts of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to dismantle the government, alienate our allies, and degrade America’s standing in the world have their own? ...

The question is: When are protests warranted? We have a democratic government, where the majority gets to set policy and decide what to spend money on and how much. When does disagreement with government policy rise to the level that it justifies a refusal to pay taxes? We could all identify something that might inspire us to protest, whether from the left or the right: war, abortion, guns, the death penalty, NPR. The list goes on. The problem is: We are either committed to our democratic process or we are not. It would be ironic for those outraged about the attack on the rule of law to protest by … ignoring the law. ...

Civil protest can be a powerful tool, bringing attention to injustice and bad government policy. But no matter how just the cause, it does not permit folks to break the law with impunity. Failure to file and pay taxes can lead to two different penalties and interest charges that can outstrip the amount owed if enough time passes. It can even lead to criminal charges and prison. Just ask Hunter Biden. ...

No one enjoys paying taxes under the best of circumstances. And refusing to pay to advance one’s cause can make it all seem noble. But it is not that simple. Nothing ever is. So, feel free to fantasize about standing up to the man and refusing to pay your taxes. You can even imagine yourself wearing a tricorne hat. However, to paraphrase Michelle Obama, if you’re worried or upset about what’s going on today, do something … else.

Slate:  Republicans Are Trying to Use Accounting Magic to Conceal the Cost of Tax Cuts, by Adam Chodorow (Arizona State; Google Scholar):

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April 5, 2025 in IRS News, Tax, Tax Daily, Tax News, Tax Policy in the Trump Administration | Permalink

Friday, April 4, 2025

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Trump Nominates Ken Kies To Be Assistant Treasury Secretary For Tax Policy

Bloomberg, Trump Picks Ken Kies for Key Tax Policy Job at Treasury Ahead of Cuts Push:

KiesPresident-elect Donald Trump has announced members of his senior leadership team at the Treasury Department, who’ll work alongside Scott Bessent, his pick for secretary.

Ken Kies will be assistant secretary for tax policy, placing him as a point person at the Treasury working on tax cuts Trump has touted as a signature policy issue for 2025. Kies is a longtime Republican tax lobbyist, whose client list has included Microsoft Corp., insurers and financial services groups. [He is Managing Director of The Federal Policy Group.]

Samantha Schwab, granddaughter of billionaire Charles Schwab, will be deputy chief of staff and work under Daniel Katz of the Manhattan Institute, who will be chief of staff. Katz was a senior adviser at the Treasury during Trump’s first term, the president-elect said in a post on his Truth Social platform Thursday night. Schwab worked for the first Trump administration in the office of legislative affairs. Charles Schwab contributed $1 million to Trump’s 2017 inaugural fundraising committee.

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January 6, 2025 in Tax, Tax Daily, Tax News, Tax Policy in the Trump Administration | Permalink

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Musk & Ramaswamy DOGE Commission Eyes Tax Filing App

Washington Post, Musk’s ‘DOGE’ Commission Eyes New App for Americans to File Taxes:

Doge LogoThe leaders of President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” have discussed trying to create a mobile app for Americans to file their taxes free with the Internal Revenue Service, according to two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.

Trump last week tapped billionaire Elon Musk and former pharmaceutical executive Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the “DOGE” panel and gave them two principal mandates: cut government spending and reduce federal regulations. The leaders of the group have also discussed overhauling the tax system to let Americans file their taxes through a mobile app, viewing it as an opportunity to improve how millions of taxpayers interact with the federal government, the people said. This idea is not viewed as central to the commission’s work but could still emerge as a goal, although what form its recommendations take still remains unclear. ...

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November 20, 2024 in IRS News, Tax, Tax Daily, Tax News, Tax Policy in the Trump Administration | Permalink

Monday, July 15, 2024

Tax Policy In Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project

Martin Sullivan (Tax Analysts), Your Guide to Tax Policy in Project 2025, 184 Tax Notes Fed. 161 (July 8, 2024):

Project 2025 Cover PageThe title page reads, “Mandate for Leadership, the Conservative Promise — Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project.” What follows is 920 pages of sweeping changes for the “next conservative president” to put into effect or, if not sufficiently empowered, to recommend to Congress. From abortion to veterans affairs, the anthology of 30 chapters, each by a different author, is a prepackaged game plan for the next administration to hit the ground running with a conservative wish list.

Tax reform would take place in two stages. Stage 1 “intermediate” reform would retain the basic structure of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act but dramatically adjust its moving parts. Stage 2 “fundamental reform” would abolish individual and corporate income taxes and replace them with a consumption tax. The plan calls for the IRS budget to be cut, and as with other executive agencies, more of its top personnel would be appointed by the president.

Led by the Heritage Foundation, more than 50 conservative organizations collaborated on the Project 2025 volume. After President Biden’s poor performance in the June 25 debate and the close ties between former President Trump and the Heritage Foundation, the bulky tome — originally published in April 2023 — can no longer be ignored by those seeking to prepare for the future. The tax policy and tax administration changes are found mostly in Chapter 22, “Department of Treasury.”

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