When California took its first breath of statehood in 1850, the fledgling state had to quickly find a way to support itself, ...

Though animus toward tax increases was a key reason for the American Revolution, historians have not shown much interest in the topic in other contexts. One reason may be that the history of tax ...

In Episode 3 of the Fox Nation special "The Unauthorized History of Taxes", host Bret Baier is joined by prominent guests to examine how the Revenue Act of 1913 fundamentally changed the relationship ...

President Donald Trump has bragged that the tax cuts Congress wants to pass this month would be the biggest in history. But arguably, President Obama passed a larger tax cut -- by making most of ...

At the end of 2025, the federal estate and gift tax exemption will dramatically decrease unless Congress affirmatively passes a law saying otherwise. This event is the “sunsetting” of a 2018 federal ...

Losing a lot of money is one way to avoid paying taxes. The tax code rewards losses, which become gifts that keep on giving for years. NPR explores the history of this practice and how it evolved. The ...

Many have described Washington’s tax structure as one of the most regressive in the nation. But how did we arrive at that place? The simple answer is that once people get accustomed to living without ...

"Mr. Taxpayer versus Mr. Tax Spender": Taxpayers' Associations, Pocketbook Politics, and the Law During the Great Depression, by Linda Upham-Bornstein, Temple University Press, 220 pages, $32.95 ...