By: Robert Bryson A well-funded IRS discourages fraud, ensures companies compete under the same rules, and provides quality information and service to worried taxpayers. Since 2008, the IRS budget has declined 20% from approximately $14 billion to $11.135 billion.[1] In that time, personnel levels have dropped 20% while the IRS has contended with a 9% … Continue reading IRS Funding Cuts Encourages Tax Evasion, Fraud, and Poor-Quality Service
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12 Scams to Watch Out for this Tax Season
By: Robert Bryson Tis the season … to file your taxes! No, this isn’t an article about how and why you can avoid paying taxes. Instead, it is an article about the icing on the cake, fraud schemes that victimize thousands of people every year. Below I will go over the 12 most common schemes … Continue reading 12 Scams to Watch Out for this Tax Season
Curbing Fraud vs. Encouraging the Vote: What is more important?
By: Robert Bryson This post will be the fourth in a five-part series examining “voter fraud,” its impact on elections, steps taken to curb it, and it will end with an analysis of Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute which is the Supreme Court case scheduled for arguments January 10, 2018 that will determine if … Continue reading Curbing Fraud vs. Encouraging the Vote: What is more important?
How much fraud would it take to win?
By: Robert Bryson This post will be the third in a five-part series examining “voter fraud,” its impact on elections, steps taken to curb it, and it will end with an analysis of Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute which is the Supreme Court case scheduled for arguments January 10, 2018 that will determine if … Continue reading How much fraud would it take to win?
Voter Identification Laws: How is this still a thing?
By: Robert Bryson This post will be the first in a five-part series examining “voter fraud,” its impact on elections, steps taken to curb it, and it will end with an analysis of Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute which is the Supreme Court case scheduled for arguments January 10, 2018 that will determine if … Continue reading Voter Identification Laws: How is this still a thing?
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