Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/04/15/the-truth-behind-tax-day/
April 15, 2014 - Millions of Americans file their federal income tax returns on April 15 each year with no idea what the government actually does with all that money.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-day-2014/notes-sources/
March 14, 2014 - ...IRS. Our receipts are generated using information for tax year 2011, the latest available, state-level information at the time of publication: http://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats---Historic-Tabl...
Blog - /blog/2013/04/15/updated-data-federal-tax-collection/
April 15, 2013 - ...IRS data.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/04/14/writing-a-check-to-irs-should-inspire-pride/
April 14, 2013 - ...IRS should inspire pride, not loathing Mattea Kramer LEON NEYFAKH wrote an important piece about the taxes we pay and what we get in return (“Taxes, a love story,” Ideas, April 7). America...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/taxday-2013/
March 25, 2013 - Find out where your 2012 income taxes went.
Blog - /blog/2013/02/19/worried-about-spending-dont-forget-revenue/
Feb. 20, 2013 - As tax season and Fiscal Cliff II get into full swing, we're highlighting our Federal Tax Collections data in the Federal Priorities Database.
Blog - /blog/2012/08/17/you-ask-we-answer-are-tax-breaks-government-spending/
Aug. 20, 2012 - Federal income tax credits, deductions, and exclusions are a form of government spending that cost more per year than the amount of the U.S. budget deficit.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/untold-story-deficits-washington/
July 19, 2012 - In 2000, the federal government had a balanced budget and projected surpluses for years to come. Fast forward a decade, and Washington runs steep budget deficits while news media report that federal s...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/16/federal-income-tax-receipt-2012/
April 16, 2012 - The National Priorities Project has provided a report on our federal tax dollars at work.
Blog - /blog/2012/04/11/top-five-fun-facts-about-irs/
April 13, 2012 - ...IRS, I think of fun.”That’s pretty much the sentiment of most Americans when it comes to paying taxes, which is a subject of a lot of jokes. ...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/09/you-ask-we-answer-why-this-tax-receipt-different-white-houses/
April 9, 2012 - Tax day is a week away, and this year National Priorities Project writes you a receipt for how much you paid in federal income taxes-- so you can see exactly how much of your own 2011 income taxes wen...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/taxday-2012/your-tax-receipt/
March 22, 2012 - ...IRS any time soon, National Priorities Project went ahead and wrote one up. This receipt shows where $2,654 in income taxes was spent by the government in fiscal 2011. That’s an estimate of the ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/taxday-2012/taxes-and-your-paycheck/
March 21, 2012 - ...IRS. If you work and get a paycheck, you’ve been paying taxes all year long, and April 17 is the day when you and the IRS compare how much you already paid with how much you actually owed. You c...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/taxday-2012/
March 21, 2012 - ...IRS. Where did the federal government spend your income taxes during fiscal year 2011?
Blog - /blog/2012/01/11/data-story-tax-collections-simplified/
Jan. 11, 2012 - ...IRS and made it even better.
Blog - /blog/2012/01/05/role-of-federal-money-in-your-state/
Jan. 6, 2012 - NPP recently examined the role of federal money in Iowa and New Hampshire. Key data in this report came from our Federal Priorities Database and are available to anyone interested in researching other...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/25/debt-ceiling-recap-july-24-30/
July 25, 2011 - We left off last week with a Boehner-Obama breakup that would've made the writers of Dawson's Creek green with envy. On Friday, it was rumored the two were close to striking a deal on the debt-ceiling...
Blog - /blog/2011/06/28/consumer-protection-who-needs-its-house-appropriations-committee/
June 28, 2011 - If you're like most humans, when you see “Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Bill” your eyes probably wander to see if there's any grass growing or pa...
Blog - /blog/2011/04/08/blossoms-no-budget/
April 8, 2011 - It’s Cherry Blossom season in Washington, D.C. Each year at this time hundreds of thousands of people from across the country and around the world flock to our nation’s Capitol to stroll along the ban...
Blog - /blog/2011/03/28/updated-data-federal-tax-collection/
March 28, 2011 - ...IRS released the 2011 edition of its Data Book. Thank you and congratulations to the IRS on being so quick to release 2011 numbers. As a result, NPP has updated the following Federal Priorities datase...
