Treasury Department Archive

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares A former bank teller has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison on serious fraud charges. Karen Farrell Tigler, of Marrero, Louisiana, will face 27 months imprisonment followed by two years of probation. United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance also ordered Tigler to Tigler to pay a $200.00 mandatory special assessment fee,

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Prohibit bearer shares, discretionary trusts and nominees, discourage complex ownership chains, cover state-owned companies as well as listed companies and investment funds by applying even lower thresholds, and interconnect beneficial ownership registries with each other and with asset registries. Why? Loopholes, such as bearer shares, nominees and exemptions for listed companies, create secrecy

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Welcome to the 62nd edition of our Arabic podcast/radio show Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة contributing to tax justice public debate around the world. It’s produced and presented by Walid Ben Rhouma and is available on most podcast apps. Any radio station is welcome to broadcast it for free and websites are also welcome to share it. You can follow

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares For a debt limit deal, what might the House GOP in exchange? The Washington Post outlines several ideas currently in the mix among House Republicans: cutting spending, reforming Social Security and Medicare, repealing the $80 billion funding boost for the IRS, clawing back aid for Covid-19 relief programs, and adding new work requirements

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares According to a new release from the IRS, a hairstylist and an actress have been indicted on 12 counts in connection with a wild multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving a dying physician. Prior to his death, hairstylist Anthony David Flores, a.k.a. “Anton David”, of Fresno, and Anna Rene Moore, an actress and former yoga studio,

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The past two years were a great time to make state tax policy. Booming revenue collections combined with hundreds of billions of dollars from Congress in pandemic-related aid took tough budget decisions off the agenda in most states. In fact, 29 states passed major tax cuts in 2021 and 35 states did so

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Note: The following is Tax Foundation testimony submitted to the Nebraska Revenue Committee ahead of the hearing on LB754 on February 2, 2023. Chair Linehan and Members of the Revenue Committee: As you consider providing tax relief to Nebraska residents, I appreciate the opportunity to share how reducing top marginal individual and corporate