Matthew Cook

Enjoy discussions of all things tax and budget. Alum of @ValpoU @Georgetown @JETProgram. Dilettante. Opinions mine.

[Giuseppe Cavaliere @CavaliereGiu]

Hi #EconTwitter!

Interested in reading about 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 methods, explained by non-economists?

Check out the 2023 version of this amazing book by @Harvard biostatisticians and epidemiologists @_MiguelHernan and James Robin.

Highly recommended!

[John Sullivan @JohnSullivanAU]

Nearly seven years after The Post showed the FBIs failure to track fatal police shootings…the agency is actually getting worse at it. https://t.co/AAtlAImHhI

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

The top 1% are responsible for 28% of all unpaid taxes. The under-resourcing of the IRS is not just unfair and inefficient, it's also inequitable—a back door tax cut for the rich who already have many legal ways to minimize their taxes. via @NatashaRSarin https://t.co/L5QSePy6a1

[Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter]

Policies to support retirement benefits have made racial inequities worse, with white, wealthier households receiving most of the benefits. Read more: https://t.co/GDDDQ3b3sI

[Ana Lorena Fabrega @anafabrega11]

We’ve all been told that perseverance is the key to success.

But knowing when to quit is just as important.

Let’s talk about why:

[Leslie Book @book_leslie]

With Keith Fogg and Nina Olson I have posted on SSRN an article looking at how individual taxpayers face administrative burdens throughout tax system- from from filing returns, accessing refunds, and facing tax collection. We propose a framework to identify and reduce burdens.

[Business Forward @BusinessForward]

Read the @politico op-ed by former IRS Commissioners @CharlesRossotti, Fred Forman, and Fred Goldberg Jr. on why IRS funding is a good policy that Republicans should support: https://t.co/lBD5uB0PkN

[Business Forward @BusinessForward]

Read our latest report on the $554 million "tax gap" — the difference between what is paid and what is owed in federal taxes each year — and reforms that could close the gap and improve taxpayer services. https://t.co/PssHkL75Yl #taxgap

[Matthew Cook @mattwillcook]

Why is @peacockTV so terrible? They had an extra year. I can’t watch the sports I want, nor does it give me access to all of the sports when they’re live. Do not recommend.

[Matthew Cook @mattwillcook]

This is great.

[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

Together, we are all... https://t.co/R5FnT4kv1I

[Penn Wharton Budget Model @BudgetModel]

#PWBM estimates that households in the top 5% of the income distribution receive inheritances between 4 to 12 times larger than households in the bottom 80%.

Read more: https://t.co/8INWzEGiGy

[Business Forward @BusinessForward]

Listen to our podcast with former IRS Commissioners @CharlesRossotti and Fred Goldberg Jr. They discuss much-needed funding for IRS modernization and what it will take to shrink the tax gap. https://t.co/XBD1vUv8Pf

[IRSnews @IRSnews]

#IRS will make advance payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit regularly from July through Dec. to eligible taxpayers. Learn more at https://t.co/535gR8FJvp

[Matthew Cook @mattwillcook]

Michael Jackson songs and taxes?! "Dangerous." @TaxPolicyCenter @howard_gleckman

https://t.co/6hrverfynt

[Business Forward @BusinessForward]

Join us Wednesday, July 14 for a briefing with former IRS Commissioners @CharlesRossotti and Fred Goldberg Jr. on IRS modernization and shrinking the tax gap. Register and submit a question here: https://t.co/pfiJYqPcEC @shrinkthetaxgap #taxgap #IRS #taxcompliance

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Thread. Have you ever heard of "civil asset forfeiture"? You're never going to think about the police the same way again. (1)

[Matthew Cook @mattwillcook]

California’s progressive tax system proved its worth during the pandemic | CalMatters https://t.co/MK9lFgNChn

[Next City @NextCityOrg]

Survey shows Bostonians prefer streateries over streets, parklets over parking. But what does that mean for their post-pandemic future?

https://t.co/50x6gcF9aC

[Penn Wharton Budget Model @BudgetModel]

#PWBM projects that the AFP would spend $2.3 trillion over the 10 year budget window from 2022-2031. Looking at just the spending provisions, GDP is set to decrease by 0.6%, and capital stock will decrease by 2.36% by 2050.

Read more: https://t.co/0dJbHqX0ZR

[Chuck Marr @ChuckCBPP]

From the former IRS commissioners letter: “Some believe the revenue potential is substantially larger — two of us have conservatively estimated the possibility of raising twice as much: $1.4 trillion through investments such as those Biden has proposed.”