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Tax Notes
Trump administration efforts to use the IRS in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants are giving rise to worry that the government could improperly use tax data to help with deportations.
Fortune
Tax season started in late January, but the IRS’s latest statistics show that many Americans are still waiting to file their taxes. As of February 7, 7.7% fewer tax returns have been received by the agency compared to a similar time frame last year, according to its latest data release.


Trump’s tariff plan would raise prices and ‘reduce the living standard of Americans,’ economists say
The Nevadan
Trump’s plan would effectively be a sales tax that disproportionately harms working-class families and could cause a trade war that hurts US companies, economists say.
Kiplinger
Is the accounting pipeline broken? What was once a coveted profession now faces a trifecta of complications that appear to be worsening with time: a graying workforce, fewer graduates, and those abandoning the industry.

GoBankingRates
While former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris disagree on many key issues, one commonality is that they both have proposed eliminating taxes on tips. However, the two candidates seem to differ in how they want this policy to move forward, though the details are still light at this point.