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  • Deficit Rose to $2 Trillion for 2026 Fiscal Year: CBO

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    The federal budget deficit came to $2.0 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday. The CBO’s final...

  • Tax Fraud Could Cost the US Over $300 Billion a Year: GAO

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    Fraud may be costing the federal government more than $300 billion a year in lost tax revenues, according to a new estimate from the Government...

  • Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Proposes New Tax Incentives for Film and TV

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    A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would create a federal tax break to keep movie and television...

  • Corporate Tax Payments Plunge 25% Even as Profits Boom

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    Corporate profits may be soaring to new highs, but corporate tax payments are plunging thanks in large part to the breaks Republicans included in...

  • Trump Admin Proposes Rule That Could Revoke Tax Exemption for 18,000 Schools

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    The Trump administration proposed a new rule Thursday that would revoke the tax exempt status of any private school that the Internal Revenue Service...

  • IRS Audit Revenue Drops 35% Following Trump’s Staffing Cuts

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    The IRS saw a significant decrease in revenues generated by audits in fiscal year 2025, according to a report released last week by the Treasury...

  • US National Debt Tops $40 Trillion

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    The U.S. gross national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The number serves as a milestone on a path of...

  • Trump Says Mamdani’s New York Pied-a-Terre Tax ‘Must Be Stopped’

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    President Trump made it clear Tuesday that he opposes Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new tax on second homes in New York City, saying on his social media...

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