The Treasury secretary makes the argument that strong economic expansion is the antidote to climbing out of the deep debt hole.

Duke University alumni have played high-profile roles in the Trump administration. A 2000s culture clash helps explain why.

A country-by-country EU reporting requirement forces companies to offer additional public tax details.

In a tax fight over foreign profits, the multinational giant and the U.S. head to court this week.

On June 16, The Hamilton Project, the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center will host an event on business tax reform.

Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.

Ruling in Liberty Global case bolsters the government’s attack on tax-motivated transactions.

The battered Internal Revenue Service shed thousands of enforcement employees—and more taxpayers appear eager to cheat.

The Trump administration had sought looser rules for religious groups.

Companies reveal refunds as well as maneuvers in Ireland and Malta in newly required filings.

YouTube video by Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

Plans from Sens. Cory Booker and Chris Van Hollen are spurring debate within their party.

Until Elon Musk came roaring into the nation’s capital, Alan Cole was largely a plain-vanilla investor.

Cumulative statistics comparing February 2025 and February 2026.

The budget deficit will widen over the next decade as interest costs consume an increasing share of spending, the CBO said in a forecast that highlighted the country’s long-run fiscal challenges.

Breaks for investment and research lowered the company’s payments to the U.S. government.

Incoming money, expected in the billions, is prompting a lobbying battle over how much control states will have

President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.

The president, his two eldest sons and business are named as plaintiffs in a civil complaint that seeks at least $10 billion in damages.

The new global minimum corporate tax took a bite out of GE Aerospace's bottom line last year and prompted the company to pay more taxes in Singapore. Key pieces of the agreement among 140 countries to...

Netflix and Intel are some of the first to comply with a new accounting rule that requires more details about corporate tax payments.

The Republican strategy puts pressure on a shrunken IRS to get cash out quickly—and bets on taxpayers to return the favor in midterm elections this fall.

The U.S. has collected $113 billion in individual income tax revenue outside of paycheck withholding so far this year, a 52% jump over last year even though Congress cut taxes. The Treasury Department...

Trump administration issued threats but stayed inside global talks—and bent them its way

U.S. government seeks $16 billion as it alters approach in long-running court fight

U.S. corporate tax collections for December declined sharply, following the enactment of Republicans’ “one big, beautiful bill,” according to data released Tuesday by the Treasury Department. Corporat...

Firms that rely on pricey equipment are benefitting from a tax incentive known as “bonus depreciation.” The Wall Street Journal’s Richard Rubin takes us to the Gulf Coast to learn why.

The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.

The U.S. is—still —a low-tax country. In 2024, the U.S. collected 25.6% of gross domestic product in revenue, holding flat from 2023, a new tally from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Dev...

The sudden move means continued turmoil at the top ranks of the tax agency, which has seen a revolving door in its most senior jobs all year.

Production of one-cent coins comes to an official end after 232 years.

Democrats’ older alternative minimum tax claws back billions of dollars in savings from the newer GOP law.

Newly disclosed documents provide new details on the back-and-forth over providing sensitive taxpayer information to immigration officials.

Taxpayers can act now to make the most of an increase in state and local tax deductions when they file 2025 taxes in the spring.

The books have closed on the U.S. government’s fiscal 2025. Here’s what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t.

Bills try to tap into economic populism and expand breaks for tipped employees, overtime and seniors.

It’s easier for some middle-income Americans to eliminate their tax bills without arcane strategies.

Nearly 40% of taxes at the very top come through the corporate income levy, study says.

Employers and workers start grappling with limited scope of new tax deduction

Nonprofits, already under strain, face “mixed bag” from the law’s changes to giving incentives.

Restructured deduction is driving down tax rates for capital-intensive manufacturers of aircraft and other products.

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New tax-and-spending law expands benefits for investments in sparsely populated regions.