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IRS--Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
This is the Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service site.  The site is called The Digital Daily.  The best way to find out what is on this site is to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on site tree or search.

Tax Foundation
http://www.taxfoundation.org/index.html
Tax Foundation is a nonpartisan educational organization, that tries to "provide Americans with a better understanding of their tax system and the effects of tax policy", and that does not represent any particular economic sector's point of view.  Tax Foundation analyzes data from all levels of government, explores the effect of tax policy on businesses and individuals alike, and channels this information to the general public.

TRAC: IRS Site
http://trac.syr.edu/tracirs/index.html
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University. The purpose of the TRAC is to provide comprehensive information about federal enforcement and regulatory agencies.  This site provides independent and nonpartisan information about IRS.

Tax Resources on the Internet
http://www.best.com/~ftmexpat/html/taxsites/formstat.html
This site by Frank McNeil, contains comprehensive information on taxes in the United States. Most of the links are complete with annotations on contents and most of the pages have introductory paragraphs for each topic covered. This is an excellent site.

World Tax
http://www.best.com/~ftmexpat/html/taxsites/foreign.html
Tax Resource's World Tax page has links to free tax resources on over 190 countries. Also included are various rates and forms for different countries and global tax information.

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
http://www.taxsites.com/
If know what you want, or are looking for International Tax information, try the Tax and Accounting Sites Directory International Tax section http://www.taxsites.com/international.html.

Taxes at UIC
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/documents/resources/tax/index.shtml
The University of Illinois at Chicago presents this helpful guide to Internet tax information. In addition to the "tax basics" of tax terminology and federal and state electronic forms, Taxes at UIC also offers sources for tax law research, tax history, revenue statistics, and "tax trivia" -- a list of unusual taxable goods.

Taxes--Essential Links to Taxes
http://www.el.com/elinks/taxes/
This site has links to IRS and Tax Resources, Yahoo, H&R Block plus resources for tax information, State taxes, international taxes, tax code, tax laws, tax tips and more.

TaxWeb
http://www.irs.com/index.htm?DAID=10001
TaxWeb is a "consumer-oriented" directory for federal, state and local tax-related information. This site includes tax FAQs, federal and state tax legislation, tax news, links to the tax code, and manuals and bulletins from the IRS..

State Tax Rates and Structure
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/tax_stru.html
This Web site, from the Federation of Tax Administrators, provides tables comparing the tax rates and structure for all fifty U.S. states. State income, sales, and excise taxes are covered. It also compares other related items, such as check off and tax amnesty programs. State and local tax burdens presentations include percentage of personal income, per capita, by source, and as a percentage of total revenues. Some tables are also available in PDF format.

Tax News & Views
http://www.dtonline.com/
Deloitte & Touche, a tax consultant firm, maintain this site.  The site provides weekly news about tax legislation from Washington DC (archived from 1996). In addition, there are special reports on the 1997 and 1996 federal tax changes, and an article on the proposed restructuring of the IRS.

K-12 Education Site   

FRBSF: Economics Education
http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/links.html
This is the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's FedWise Gateway to Economics Education.  At the bottom of the page is a search link that allows one to search the whole site for information on our tax system.

Magazine Articles Online  

MagPortal.com
http://www.magportal.com/
This is a new type of site that helps you find individual magazine articles on the web.  Click on Finance & Investment and then taxes.  The site is only in the beginning stage but it may be helpful.

Advocacy Organizations   

The Electronic Policy Network
http://epn.org/
The Electronic Policy Network progressive advocacy organization.  This site is a front door to progressive policy on the Web.  The organization provides information and ideas about the policies and politics that shape our world.  For example under the Economic Policy is an article:
High Income Tax States Have Strong Economies (http://www.ctj.org/itep/tncatopr.htm)

The Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/
Heritage Foundation is a conservative group that researches and writes about public policy.  This group has recently released a nine-part monograph presenting the view that government deficits can be lowered while tax rates are dropped and the tax system reformed (the flat tax is championed). The monograph is called: Why America Needs a Tax Cut (http://www.heritage.org/taxcut/ ).

Twentieth Century Fund
http://www.tcf.org/
Twentieth Century Fund is a nonpartisan foundation that researches and writes about progressive public policy.  This group has recently released a five state (California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon) studies under the general title of What Would a Balanced Budget Mean for...?.  State budget experts in those states prepared each part of the study and the study concludes that a balanced federal budget would hinder states' abilities to "keep up with demands for services, especially in the important areas of education and criminal justice."

The Flat Tax Home Page
http://flattax.house.gov
This is House Majority Leader Dick Armey's site on the Flat Tax.  This site also has links to Armey's Freedom Works with more information on his views about our tax system.

Articles 

High Income Tax States Have Strong Economies
http://www.ctj.org/itep/tncatopr.htm

Congressman William Tauzin--National Retail Sales Tax Act
http://www.house.gov/tauzin/cvr.htm

EconomicsMinute: Jesse "The Body" Wants to Give Away Money!"
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM33

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