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Richard Rubin

ARTICLES BY RICHARD RUBIN

Alan Cole, a ‘conventional Wall Street Journal-reading adult. Photographs by Greg Kahn for WSJ

The tax nerd who bet his life savings against DOGE

4 min read . 25 Feb 2026

Republicans are heavily promoting the tax refunds, turning tax season into a showcase for their biggest legislative achievement.

Trump’s high-stakes bid to dole out $100 billion more in tax refunds

9 min read . 27 Jan 2026

President Donald Trump called a potential millionaire’s tax “very disruptive”. (File Photo: AP)

Trump shoots down millionaire’s tax trial balloon

4 min read . 24 Apr 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was aiming to have a blueprint for a budget soon. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News

Here’s what stands in the way of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and border bill

6 min read . 30 Jan 2025

This year’s presidential campaign is bringing a whole new meaning to free-market economics. (Image: Reuters)

The best things in life—and presidential campaigns—are free

6 min read . 16 Oct 2024

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump. (Win McNamee / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump plans to personally recruit manufacturers to move to US

2 min read . 24 Sept 2024

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. (AFP)

Kamala Harris’s tax increases and cuts take shape

7 min read . 27 Aug 2024

US vice-president Kamala Harris visiting a construction site in Madison, Wis., in March. (AFP/Getty Images)

What would a Harris presidency mean for the economy?

6 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Older voters loom large in elections this year in the US, UK, and France. Not only do they turn out to vote more reliably than the young, but they also account for a growing share of the electorate. (Photo: AFP)

The other age issue: Old voters are gaining power around world

10 min read . 02 Jul 2024

EV tax credits were expanded in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES

EV makers get two-year reprieve on tax-credit restrictions

3 min read . 03 May 2024

Big Corporate Mergers Get Fresh Tax Scrutiny in Washington

Big Corporate Mergers Get Fresh Tax Scrutiny in Washington

3 min read . 21 Mar 2024

Biden’s 15% Corporate Minimum Tax Hits KKR, Blackstone, Whirlpool in First Year

Biden’s 15% Corporate Minimum Tax Hits KKR, Blackstone, Whirlpool in First Year

5 min read . 13 Mar 2024

The House is likely to reject a bill that would double the cap on the state and local tax deduction for some married couples.

Congress Ponders a Valentine for Some High-Income Married Couples

3 min read . 15 Feb 2024

Johnson & Johnson is projecting a roughly 1.5-percentage-point increase in its tax rate as a result of the global minimum tax.

A New Global Tax Is About to Raise Billions. The U.S. Is Missing Out.

3 min read . 01 Feb 2024

About 100 companies pursuing more than 1,000 clean-energy projects have indicated they plan to sell tax credits.

Companies Are Snapping Up New Clean-Energy Tax Credits

3 min read . 18 Jan 2024

The IRS has challenged investment funds over who qualifies for an exception that limited partners get from federal self-employment taxes.

IRS Court Win Paves Way for Higher Taxes on Hedge-Fund Managers

4 min read . 01 Dec 2023

Tax delays allow the Internal Revenue Service to deliver without congressional approval what are, in a sense, tax breaks.

IRS Delays Tax Deadlines Set by Congress. It Could Cost $8 Billion.

5 min read . 23 Nov 2023

An IRS memo is the latest sign of the agency’s tough line in audits of the employee retention credit, or ERC.

IRS Warns Employers About This One Tactic to Claim Pandemic Tax Credit

4 min read . 09 Nov 2023

The Internal Revenue Service has paid $230 billion in employee-retention credits.

IRS Fight Against Pandemic Tax-Credit Scams Won’t Be Simple or Fast

6 min read . 05 Oct 2023

Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay—And So Are Exploding Budget Deficits

Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay—And So Are Exploding Budget Deficits

9 min read . 13 Sept 2023