Stop letting chaos-enabling Columbia and NYU off the hook for property taxes

Questions arise as police in riot gear clash with anti-Israel student demonstrators who are causing mayhem and destroying property on campuses across the city. Do Columbia University and New York University deserve a property tax exemption? Thanks to a centuries-old law that exempts universities and other nonprofit organizations from paying property taxes, the universities collectively […]
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Allegedly Evaded Nearly $50 Million In Taxes, Feds Say

Roger Ver, known by his moniker “Bitcoin Jesus,” was arrested in Spain after allegedly engaging in tax evasion, mail fraud, and filing false tax returns, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. Ver allegedly cheated the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of at least $48 million by undervaluing his companies and falsely stating that he did […]
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver cheated US out of $48M in taxes

An American-born cryptocurrency investor known as “Bitcoin Jesus” has been indicted on charges of defrauding Uncle Sam of $48 million in taxes, the Justice Department announced. Roger Ver, a billionaire Bitcoin investor from California who renounced his US citizenship in 2014 and became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, was arrested in Spain over […]
Advice | Ask Amy: Boyfriend's CPA dad did my taxes wrong for years – The Washington Post

Dear Amy: My boyfriend’s father is a certified public accountant with decades of experience. A few years ago, he offered me to pay his taxes due to sudden complications due to inheritance. I was using cheap software for very basic filing. Since taking over my annual filing duties, he has consistently made mistakes that have […]
Former Moody’s executive admits he didn’t file taxes on $54M in income – NJ.com

A Morris County resident and former Moody’s senior vice president and in-house general counsel pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to file personal income taxes for four years, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selinger announced Friday. John Goggins, 63, of Chatham, pleaded guilty to failing to file personal tax returns from 2018 to 2021. During this period, […]
Billionaire Mark Cuban dodges question asking if he pays his ‘fair share” of taxes: ‘I pay what I owe’

Billionaire Mark Cuban said he was “proud” of paying hundreds of millions in taxes to the IRS in a mocking X post ahead of Tax Day. The Dallas Mavericks owner made the statement Sunday amid a back-and-forth discussion with Outkick writer Ian Miller after Cuban criticized former President Trump’s tax cuts. . “Mark, I’m not […]
Here are the tax brackets to file your 2023 taxes

Americans’ taxes will shift upward for the 2023 tax year after a series of rule adjustments to account for inflation. The IRS announced adjustments to the rules in 2022 for more than 60 tax provisions for the 2023 tax year, including changes to the standard tax deduction and tax bracket designations. Inflation was at 8.2% […]
TERENCE P. JEFFREY: Feds Collected Nearly $35,000 Per Household In Taxes In 2023

The federal government collected approximately $34,400 in taxes per American household in calendar year 2023, according to data published by the Treasury Department and the Census Bureau. From January through December 2023, according to the Monthly Treasury Statements, the federal government collected a total of $4,521,306,000,000 in taxes. The Census Bureau estimated there were approximately 131,434,000 households in […]
Mark Cuban Takes Dig at Trump as He Reveals How Much He's Paying in Taxes – Newsweek

Ahead of Tax Day, billionaire Mark Cuban appeared to take aim at former President Donald Trump on Sunday for revealing how much he pays in taxes. The deadline to file federal income tax returns and extensions with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in most areas of the country is Monday, April 15th. For many people, […]
Tax Day: Everything to know about taxes ahead of Monday’s deadline

Tax Day is rapidly approaching on Monday, and it could have costly consequences if filers fail to file the necessary documents in time. Most taxpayers must turn in their paperwork by 11:59 p.m. on April 15, but people in Maine and Massachusetts have until April 17 because of observed holidays. People in disaster zones will […]