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What’s Your Tax Rate? It’s Complicated.
What’s your tax rate? Learn the difference between marginal and effective tax rates, how federal income tax brackets work, and why the distinction matters.
Tax News & Analysis
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You Be The Tax Judge: When The IRS Has Your Return But Says You Never Filed
The IRS received Seaview’s tax return but said it was never filed. The Ninth Circuit agreed. Here’s why—and what it means for taxpayers.
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13 Uses For Leftover Halloween Candy – And The Tax Consequences
13 ways to use leftover Halloween candy—and the surprising tax consequences. From charitable donations to office treats, here’s what the IRS says for 2026.
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The Ghosts Of Tax Laws Past: Five Rules That Refuse To Stay Dead
Five tax provisions that came back from the dead, changed form, or refused to disappear. Explore the strange afterlives of federal tax laws.
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Open Enrollment: Don’t Forget To Check Your Beneficiary Designations
Open enrollment is a good time to review beneficiary designations. Learn how they affect probate, taxes, retirement accounts, and estate planning.
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Getting To Know You Tuesday: Benjamin Alarie
Meet Ben Alarie, co-founder and CEO of Blue J, who talks AI in tax practice, the future of legal research, and why human judgment still matters.
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You Be the Tax Judge: The IRS Received the Tax Return. But Was It Filed?
An IRS agent requested a missing tax return, and the taxpayer complied. Years later, the IRS argued it was never properly filed. Who was right?
