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There’s been a wave of state-level tax cuts spurred by budget surpluses, and more may be coming, policy experts say. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.

There’s been a wave of state-level tax cuts spurred by budget surpluses, and more may be coming, policy experts say. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.

Last year’s attempt to raise taxes on wealthy has stoked tax planning discussions between advisers and clients about strategies this season.

The tax season that’s due to open when the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting tax returns next Monday is promising to bring a host of challenges.

Uncertainty in Washington doesn't mean tax professionals can't offer clients guidance.

'Planning has been put on hold, because no one knows what the rules of the game are,' says one accounting firm partner.

With President Joe Biden’s signature tax-and-spending bill punted until next year, tax advisors are at a loss for how to guide their rich clients.

'Planning has been put on hold, because no one knows what the rules of the game are,' says one accounting firm partner.

Illustration by Benedetto Cristofani At a time when Americans are deeply polarized on many issues, the need to crack down on tax scofflaws is one topic that probably won’t trigger a Thanksgiving dinner squabble. Lawmakers like the idea, too, because narrowing the tax gap—the difference between the total taxes owed and the amount that goes unpaid—could fund billions of dollars in government spending on infrastructure, child care and other initiatives. Estimates of the size of the tax gap v...