Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) proposed a supplemental budget for fiscal 2022 and 2023 that would increase the state’s earned income #tax credit and send one-time payments to eligible taxpayers. 📰 Read more for free from Ben Valdez: taxnotes.co/3rZkP2L

Florida Ron DeSantis (R) and Republican lawmakers proposed ending Disney's special #tax district during a special session on redistricting. 📰 Read more for free from Ben Valdez in Tax Notes: taxnotes.co/3vCS8cO

Coverage of my two new pro-worker bills in Tax Notes by Ben Valdez “From my perspective, we want to make sure that workers have access to collective bargaining and that those rights aren’t being impeded because our policies haven’t been up to date,” Pisciottano said. ICYMI 👇🏼

Excited to announce that I recently published my first enterprise piece with Tax Notes. The story explores how the rise of remote work is building resistance toward a contentious state tax policy. Many thanks to all who contributed!

Ben Valdez, who is new on Tax Notes' tax asmin beat, writes on U.S. GAO's recent audit of #IRS' costing for its DirectFile program. He includes some of my thoughts on the audit. Come for the reporting, stay for the quotes... taxnotes.com/featured-news/…

A full review of the direct file pilot, which lets some taxpayers file for free through the IRS, is coming soon. Check out my latest from Werfel's testimony to Senate Finance. taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

There's always a tax angle ⚾️- my colleague Nate Richman on how LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani may have to wait years to find out if he can deduct the $16 million his translator allegedly stole to fund a multimillion-dollar gambling habit: taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Audit rates on large corporations would nearly triple in tax year 2026 under the #IRS’s updated roadmap for spending Inflation Reduction Act funds, which would also expand digital services for taxpayers. Read more from Ben Valdez: taxnotes.co/4dpSKY1

The IRS announced it’s making direct file permanent, with plans to open the program to all 50 states and DC and extend it to more taxpayers. The pilot program allowed taxpayers in 12 states with simple returns to file for free directly through the agency.

House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo., reacts to the IRS announcement that it's making the Direct File pilot permanent:

From me in Tax Notes: the IRS is launching an effort to reduce processing times for identity theft cases after Taxpayer Advocate Service found victims wait nearly two years to see their case resolved. taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Great breakdown from Ben Valdez on IRS employees' uncertainty and anxiety over Project 2025, particularly its intent to reinstate a Trump-era Executive Order urging agencies to reclassify some employees and thus remove their civil service protections. taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

New from me: Observers say Trump may target the additional funding provided for the IRS in his bid to challenge a decades-old law, which he claims is unconstitutional, that bars presidents from withholding appropriated funds.