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You should be thankful on Tax Day

Eric M. Zolt (UCLA): Politics and Taxation: An Introduction. Andy Grewal (Iowa): The Un-Precedented Tax Court. Alex H. Levy (NYU): Believing in Life After Loving: IRS Regulation of Tax Preparers. Philip T. Hackney (LSU): Should the IRS Never “Target” Taxpayers? An Examination of the IRS Tea Party Affair. Samuel D. Brunson (Loyola): Dear I.R.S., It Is Time to Enforce the Campaigning Prohibition — Even Against Churches. J. T. Manhire (Treasury): Tax Compliance as a Wicked System. Livia Gershon on why everyone thinks they're a victim of tax policy. Leaked documents reveal HSBC was helping a lot of people cheat on their taxes: A culture that doesn't think tax evasion is wrong. Zachary Mider on how ten percent of S&P 500 companies avoid paying U.S. taxes. Think the poor don’t pay taxes? This chart proves you very wrong. Agitprop for dummies: It’s that time of year again — when a tiny cell of activists encamped in a nondescript DC office building start sending out press releases for their annual publicity stunt, Tax Freedom Day. Paul Waldman on why you should be thankful on Tax Day. If this doesn't galvanize public support for the IRS, we're not sure what will. Dear politicians, stop calling people “taxpayers”. Death and taxes: Adam Chodorow on what it would mean for the IRS if scientists defeat mortality.