Opinion | The I.R.S. Can Register Voters as Well as the D.M.V., and Maybe Better

You should be able to join the voter rolls when you file your taxes.

How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government

Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.

How House Democrats Plan to Raise $2.9 Trillion for a Safety Net

Details of the legislation show higher taxes for companies and the wealthy, but key elements differ from the Senate and White House proposals.

Hedge Fund’s Insiders Agree to Pay as Much as $7 Billion to I.R.S.

The agreement ends a longstanding tax dispute involving a decade’s worth of transactions at Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s biggest and best-connected hedge funds.

Lawmakers Grapple With Nagging Infrastructure Detail: How to Pay for It

Democratic leaders want a Senate vote on a major infrastructure bill as soon as next week, but Republicans are struggling to deliver the 10 votes needed to beat a filibuster.

Why Billionaires Pay So Little Tax

Leaked documents have reignited a long-simmering debate: Why are the ultrawealthy taxed so differently from those who earn far less?

Opinion | Inside the I.R.S. Files of the Ultra-Wealthy

The journalist Jesse Eisinger breaks down the ProPublica investigation into how little the uber-rich pay in taxes, and what that means for the rest of us.

Private Inequity: How a Powerful Industry Conquered the Tax System

The I.R.S. almost never audits private equity firms, even as whistle-blowers have filed claims alleging illegal tax avoidance.

An Exposé Has Congress Rethinking How to Tax the Superrich

A report showing that the richest Americans, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett, pay almost no taxes has refocused attention on the tax code.

Opinion | If Only There Were a Viral Video of Our Jim Crow Education System

The George Floyd case may represent a milestone of progress in criminal justice. But can we expand this recognition of unfairness and inequity to other spheres?