Tag: TAXPAYERS

13 NOV

Senate GOP tax bill would increase taxes for 16 million taxpayers in 2019, according to new analysis

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated 9.1% of taxpayers would receive an increase to their tax bill in 2019 under the Senate’s tax bill. Based on the JCT’s number of taxpayers for 2019, that would mean 16 million taxpayers would see a tax increase that year. At the same time, just under 60% of […]

23 SEP

Tom Price’s reasons for taking private jets at taxpayers’ expense don’t add up, report says

Tom Price’s rationale for using private air travel to conduct government business — to stay “connected with real American people” — doesn’t quite add up, Politico reported on Friday. The news outlet pointed to one event Price was scheduled to attend in April: a gathering of health-industry executives and investors at the Ritz Carlton hotel […]

08 AUG

Could the Biggest Win for Taxpayers Be Artificial Intelligence?

Does the future belong to artificial intelligence? Join OZY at Stanford University on August 30 to explore The Future of Work. Imagine government bots designed to slash red tape in patent applications and veterans’ benefits claims. They can save lawyers’ time by sifting through mountains of case law in search of relevant precedent or investigators’ […]

17 JUN

Martin Lewis warns taxpayers to ignore THIS Twitter message from ‘HM Revenue & Customs’

The 44-year-old money saving expert retweeted a post by HM Revenue & Customs warning customers of a direct message offering tax refunds.  The tweet read: “Scam alert: We’re aware of customers receiving DMs offering tax refunds. These are not from genuine HMRC accounts and should be reported.”  According to the government department, HMRC will never […]

11 MAR

Caught on the job: Bill to stop feds watching porn on taxpayers’ dime approved

A House committee on oversight has approved prohibiting federal employees from using government computers and devices to watch pornography on the job. On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee unanimously approved House Resolution 680, entitled the “Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act.” The legislation, sponsored by Congressman Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina), would require the Director of the […]