This study examines how a carbon tax, combined with alternative uses of the revenues–such as reducing budget deficits, decreasing existing marginal tax rates, or offsetting the costs that a carbon tax would impose on certain people—might affect the economy and the environment.  From the Congressional Budget Office.

Report prepared for congressional hearing on how individual and corporate taxpayers such as Apple are shifting billions of dollars offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.   From the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

Collection of information from the tax returns of more than 600,000 tax-exempt organizations including revenue, expenses, executive compensation and more.  From Internal Revenue Service filings posted by ProPublica

Report on 5/14/2013 that concluded that the Internal Revenue Service used inappropriate criteria, including terms like “tea party” and “patriot” to identify conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status.  From the Office of the Inspector General of the Treasury Department

Presents baseline budget projections for federal government revenues and outlays  and changes to the projections since February 2013.  Predicts the federal budget deficit will shrink this year to $642 billion or 4% of GDP.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Discusses discussion drafts, policy papers, and legislation introduced in Congress to create a simpler and fairer tax system.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Site launched by two members of Congress to solicit citizen suggestions about how to make the tax code more simple and fair.    From the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee

Data and trends on foreign investments by U.S. taxpayers.  From the Internal Revenue Service

Describes federal tax collection programs designed to capture tax owed by Americans with offshore accounts by means of reduced penalties and risk of criminal prosecution if voluntarily disclosed.  Also assesses Internal Revenue Service efforts to detect noncompliance with tax laws.  From the Government Accountability Office

Covers tax collections for the 50 state governments including property, sales, license, income, and other taxes.  Overall state government tax collections were up 4.5% in 2012 compared to 2011.  From the Census Bureau

Tax fraud through the use of identity theft tops the list.  The stolen identity is used to collect tax refunds.  From the Internal Revenue Service

Discusses the current place of coal in the U.S. and world energy picture, the declining role for coal in the U.S. energy market, and issues relating to the sale of coal licenses on federal lands.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provides information on returns filed  and taxes collected, enforcement, taxpayer assistance and more.  From the Internal Revenue Service

This report is intended to identify who claims itemized deductions, for how much, and for which provisions.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

The surge in gun sales following the Newtown school massacre and renewed legislative efforts at gun control have resulted in increases in funds for wildlife conservation from the excise tax on guns and ammunition sales. This report examines these taxes, their allocation, and their use.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes what the transportation legislation passed by the 2013 session of the General Assembly will mean to Hampton Roads with a statistical table showing projected revenues for the 2014-2018 fiscal years.  From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

Finds that proposed changes to treatment of investment and business income will have the greatest potential effect on farm households.  From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Examines the rise in the rate of federal spending, now 1 out of every 6 dollars spent, on means-tested programs for the low income such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, tax credits, and others over the past 40 years.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Examines policy options for raising Social Security revenue and reducing the regressivity of the tax at higher income levels.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Covers major differences for this tax season including the late start due to legislative changes, the forms most affected by the changes, and special provisions for disaster survivors.  From USA.gov and the Internal Revenue Service

Compares Virginia with other states on taxes, budgets, income, employment, spending and other indicators.  From the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

This report uses data on the operations of U.S. multinational companies to examine whether they are moving profits from high-tax to low-tax countries, a practice known as profit-shifting.  The approach compares profits reported to business activity engaged in for particular countries.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provides a summary of the major tax changes in ATRA including permanent extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for most Americans and the permanent extension of the alternative minimum tax  patch.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes where the tax havens are, the methods of  tax avoidance used by individuals and corporations, estimates of the revenue lost from tax evasion, and policy options for controlling such tax evasion.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Discusses the concept of refundable tax credits, how and why they have grown dramatically since 1975, and how the nature of refundable tax credits has changed over the years.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Describes the problem of illegal cigarette trafficking within and beyond the state, the profit that results from tax avoidance, and the potential for increased criminal activity that results.  From the State Crime Commission

Identifies 20 of the most serious problems facing taxpayers and offers recommendations to fix them.  From the Internal Revenue Service

Examines the benefits and challenges of mileage fees initiatives in the U.S. and other nations (as alternatives to traditional fuel taxes), mileage fee rates necessary to replace and supplement current Highway Trust Fund revenues and the effect these fees would have on users’ costs, and state DOT’s views on future revenue demands and mileage fees.  Covers trial programs in the U.S., Germany, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.  From the Government Accountability Office

This study examines policy options that could move the U.S. closer to the worldwide versus the territorial approaches to levying taxes on multinational corporations.  It also discusses particular concerns  such as profit shifting about the current system of corporate taxation.  From the Congressional Budget Office

Fact sheet on the governor’s proposal to provide additional funding for highways and mass transit by eliminating the gas tax, increasing the sales tax, and adding fee increases for vehicle registration and an Alternative Fuel Vehicle fee.  From the Office of the Governor