Making taxes less taxing

Support for the death penalty has dropped dramatically in the US, but in some places there's still a "death penalty assembly line" as this episode of The Gray Area explores. This episode was produced by Thor Neureiter and Beth Morrissey, with help from Miranda Kennedy and Amina A ...  Show more

Our emotional relationships with our pets have only grown since the pandemic — and so has the financial price we pay. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Jonquilyn ...  Show more

The IRS has created a new tax-filing site. But how does it stack up to popular tax filing options like TurboTax? Wall Street Journal reporter Richard Rubin tested it out and joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what eligible filers can expect from the free online service. Hosted b ...  Show more

An IRS program is supposed to allow tens of millions of Americans to get free professional help filing their income taxes. Guess who tried to hide it? We'll tell you how to find it! Hat tip to ProPublica for its investigation. Investigative Producer David Bernknopf joins me for t ...  Show more

As a HMRC boss says there are “no penalties for innocent errors”, Adam and Chris talk through the latest with Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs.They’re joined by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, who sets out Labour’s view on the UK’s relationship with Europe.And Dame Arlene Foster ...  Show more

Ah, Tax Day — a time when our relationship with the United States government can get a little strained, in part because the U.S. system for filing taxes can feel pretty antiquated. But now the Internal Revenue Service has a plan to improve that, thanks to an additional $80 billio ...  Show more