Opinion: Can Congress demand President Trump’s tax returns? Congressional-committee disclosure was never so politicized before, writes Jay Starkman
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has demanded that the Treasury turn over six years of President Trump’s tax returns by April 23. Citing concerns over “an abuse of authority,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will not comply. Who is right?
The 1924 Revenue Act required the Internal Revenue Service to make public the amount of tax paid by every individual and corporation. Lacking modern methods for determining who was subject to the income tax, publicizing such information was considered a useful...
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