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National Tax Association @natltax.bsky.social · Jun 12

What environmental taxation career opportunities are available?

Join us for an hour-long virtual discussion with four panelists whose career paths include substantial work on environmental tax issues.

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The Hamilton Project @hamiltonproject.org · May 12

Congress is facing a choice on the Child Tax Credit, @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social writes: Will they adopt lower-cost CTC changes that benefit children in low-income working families, or higher-cost changes that largely exclude them?

Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families? - The Hamilton Project

Lawmakers are considering a Child Tax Credit expansion that would primarily benefit higher-income families while continuing to exclude millions of children from the poorest working families.

www.hamiltonproject.org

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ArXiv Paperboy (Stat.ME+Econ.EM) @paperposterbot.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Monotone Ecological Inference (Elzayn, Goldin, Guage et al) We study monotone ecological inference, a partial identification approach to ecological inference. The approach exploits information about one or both of the following conditional associations: (1) outcome differences between gro

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · Apr 23

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It's 25% off (with code PREORDER25) if you're a B&N Rewards OR Premium Member - & you can sign up to be a Rewards Member FOR FREE! @barnesandnoble.com

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Lily Batchelder @lilybatch.bsky.social · Apr 16

In responses to attempted abuses in the Nixon admin, overwhelming bipartisan majorities enacted laws making it a crime for the President or any political appointee in the WH to directly or indirectly interfere in IRS audits or investigations of taxpayers. The President has done just this. 2/3

Understanding the Tax System’s Protections Against Political Interference in the Tax Code

By: The Tax Law Center

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · Apr 8

We’re pleased to announce this year’s slate of Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Awards. Ten awardees receive $7,500 apiece to carry out policy-relevant research on labor market issues. #Econsky #ECRA

Upjohn Institute announces 2025 Early Career Research Awards

www.upjohn.org

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Anisha Steephen @asteephen.bsky.social · Mar 22

This is terrifying. Tax data is strictly protected by law—using it for anything beyond tax administration is a dangerous breach of trust. This is just the tip of the iceberg of how IRS info can be weaponized against people in this country. 🚨 #IRS #DOGE www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/20...

IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants

The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. ...

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ben Lockwood @benlockwood.com · Mar 13

A bright spot in recent tax policy has been the success of the IRS's in-house Direct File program, which allows many taxpayers to file taxes for free online through a simple interface, even on their phones. Let me tell you why I think so, and why Direct File’s future is at a crossroads. #EconSky

A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway

The fate of the IRS Direct File program is unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their way through the federal bureaucracy. Republicans and commercial tax preparation...

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Chye-Ching Huang @dashching.bsky.social · Mar 4

1/ Firing some half of the IRS staff to “reduce fraud” would be like trying to catch more fish by ripping your net in half.

And it’d be lawless.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

Trump Administration Pushes to Slash I.R.S. Work Force in Half

Losing half of its employees would severely strap the I.R.S., meaning Americans may have to wait longer to receive tax refunds.

www.nytimes.com

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Chye-Ching Huang @dashching.bsky.social · Mar 3

1/ Treasury Secretary Bessent’s decision (home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...) to not enforce most of the Corporate Transparency Act on a permanent basis will encourage financial crimes using shell companies, including money laundering, terrorism, sanctions evasion, and tax evasion.

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Lily Batchelder @lilybatch.bsky.social · Feb 24

Former IRS Commissioners serving under every President going back to Reagan, including Trump: The mass, indiscriminate firings at the IRS will increase deficits, risk filing season disruptions, and shift tax burdens from tax cheats on to honest taxpayers. 1/4 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...

Opinion | Trump Just Fired 6,700 I.R.S. Workers in the Middle of Tax Season. That’s a Huge Mistake.

The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

www.nytimes.com

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Matt Unrath @mattunrath.bsky.social · Feb 3

What Census research is now unavailable?

All CES papers are down: www.census.gov/library/work...

All SEHSD, CED, ADEP, POP working papers published before 2024 appear to be down: www.census.gov/library/work...

Some 2024 and 2025 papers are still up.

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Alexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social · Feb 1

Thousands of people, mostly kids, will die for no reason because of this
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/...

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 28

yeah from the outside Australia seems lights years ahead on this stuff

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you're looking for a free tax filing software but don't qualify to use IRS Direct File, I've had good experiences the last few years with cash.app/taxes

Free Tax Filing - Cash App Taxes

Easy, accurate and completely free tax filing with Cash App Taxes, formerly Credit Karma Tax. Includes Max Refund Guarantee, free Audit Defense & more.

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 28

And at code for america, which played a key role:
codeforamerica.org/news/expandi...

Expanding the Reach of Free, Easy Tax E-Filing — Code for America

As Direct File opens for its first full tax filing season, we’re reflecting on the effort to expand the service

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 27

Congrats to the hardworking employees at IRS for making this possible

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 27

There’s still room to grow (DirectFile is in 25 states and is limited to taxpayers with relatively simple returns) but this is amazing progress for the program’s second year.

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 27

One of the worst part of doing your taxes is worrying you missed a form or typed something in wrong. This year the IRS Direct File program is starting to let you import some forms automatically.

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 27

Today is a big day for US tax policy - it’s the first time you can start your tax return using information the IRS already has about you: directfile.irs.gov This is government efficiency in action

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Peter Bergman @peterbergman.bsky.social · Jan 23

Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.

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Dylan.FM @dylan.thefm.club · Jan 19

Ok this is incredible. How can you listen to this and hate AI?

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Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited- FULL ALBUM - If it was made in Motown!

YouTube video by Dylanfied

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jan 12

This paper is a great example of solid evidence of systemic discrimination:
"Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers."
This reflects a series of choices built into the IRS audit algorithm: focus on the EITC, and overclaiming of credits.

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Jan 12

#QJE Feb 2025, #3, “Measuring and Mitigating Racial Disparities in Tax Audits,” by Elzayn, Smith, Hertz, Guage, Ramesh, Fisher, Ho, and Goldin (@jacobsgoldin.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Measuring and Mitigating Racial Disparities in Tax Audits*

Abstract. Tax authorities around the world rely on audits to detect underreported tax liabilities and to verify that taxpayers qualify for the benefits the

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Jacob Goldin @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social · Jan 12

Should’ve tagged #EconSky