# federal tax (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover federal tax. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Trump Administration Slashed Taxes for H&R Block and Raised Costs for Tax Filers](https://itep.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-slashed) _2026-08-21 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ H&R Block paid zero federal income tax on $527 million in U.S profits last year. ## [The case for college-for-all](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/the-case-for-college-for-all) _2026-08-21 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, reformers vs WorkKeys, CBAs vs HQIM, and relinquishment vs IPEC ## [Six Companies Reaped $83 Billion in Federal Tax Breaks in 2025](https://itep.substack.com/p/six-companies-reaped-83-billion-in) _2026-08-14 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Microsoft received a record high at $18.7 billion. ## [Has the pendulum swung too far away from college for all?](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/has-the-pendulum-swung-too-far-away) _2026-08-11 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Also, state assessments, Plyler, Head Start, and federal tax credit dollars for public schools ## [Why NYC's Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Is Not Worth a Meltdown](https://itep.substack.com/p/why-nycs-pied-a-terre-tax-rollout) _2026-08-10 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ New Yorkers, please pay your city income taxes. ## [Missouri Voters Reject a Damaging Tax Shift onto Working Families](https://itep.substack.com/p/missouri-voters-reject-a-damaging) _2026-08-05 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Only 17% of voters said yes. ## [Scrap world language requirements? Mon Dieu!](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/scrap-world-language-requirements) _2026-08-04 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, the Classic Learning Test comes under fire, James Traub lauds Texas’s reading list, and the discipline debate returns. ## [Microsoft Reports a 2.44 Percent Federal Tax Rate on a Record $101 Billion in Profits](https://itep.substack.com/p/microsoft-reports-a-244-percent-federal) _2026-07-30 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Microsoft’s latest annual financial report shows the company achieved record profitability while it avoided federal income tax on almost all of its U.S. ## [Flying Under the Tax Radar: How Profitable Airlines Avoided Federal Income Taxes in 2025](https://itep.substack.com/p/flying-under-the-tax-radar-how-profitable) _2026-07-29 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Are you paying more for flights than airlines are paying in taxes? ## [U.S. high schools should stop pretending to teach foreign languages](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/us-high-schools-should-stop-pretending) _2026-07-28 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, new debates on accountability, career pathways, school start times, and more. ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/L5VmfnQpUj46) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Should later school start times be an ed reform priority?](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/should-later-school-start-times-be) _2026-07-21 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, John McWhorter and Kelsey Piper defend standardized testing and gifted education, and Michelle Rhee returns to defend D.C.’s IMPACT system. ## [Trump Administration Says Shining Light on Corporate Tax Avoidance is ‘Very Dangerous’](https://itep.substack.com/p/trump-administration-says-shining) _2026-07-14 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ They're worried the public will learn too much about offshore tax havens. ## [Are Chromebook carts the answer?](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/are-chromebook-carts-the-answer) _2026-07-14 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, a debate about through-year assessments, and praise for Virginia and Texas. ## [Let’s debate LA’s screen time policy](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/lets-debate-las-screen-time-policy) _2026-07-07 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Also, the conversation Ross Wiener kicked off concludes, including with a response from Ross himself. ## [States Move to Tax the Rich and Corporations](https://itep.substack.com/p/states-move-to-tax-the-rich-and-corporations) _2026-07-02 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ New taxes on incomes exceeding $1 million, luxury second homes, and more. ## [New EU Disclosure Requirements Are Helping Identify Corporate Tax Avoiders](https://itep.substack.com/p/new-eu-disclosure-requirements-are) _2026-07-01 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Microsoft’s recent disclosure raises some eyebrows, to say the least. ## [The one where Ross gets rebuked by reformers](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/the-one-where-ross-gets-rebuked-by) _2026-06-30 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Also, a deep dive on who should go to college and some blue-state love for the Senate’s READ act ## [A Year Later, Many States Have Decided Not to Double Down on Trump’s Tax Cuts](https://itep.substack.com/p/a-year-later-many-states-have-decided) _2026-06-29 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Some have had contentious debates, and some are yet undecided. ## [Why Corporations Must Pay More](https://itep.substack.com/p/why-corporations-must-pay-more) _2026-06-23 · ITEP · Just Taxes_ Want a resilient way to tax the very rich? We explain how here. ## [Is the Senate’s READ Act a Reading First redux?](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/is-the-senates-read-act-a-reading) _2026-06-23 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Also, Ross Wiener’s delusional take on NCLB, Maya Martin Cadogan tells us to relax about Janeese Lewis George, and Indiana’s waiver is worse than I thought. ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FfoC9QNq10cd) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [7 thoughts about Indiana’s waiver](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/7-thoughts-about-indianas-waiver) _2026-06-19 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Also, ED’s dismembering continues, reformers are attacked from left and right, and more on the OMB regulations. ## [The NAEP news is better than you think](https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/the-naep-news-is-better-than-you) _2026-06-16 · Michael J. Petrilli · SCHOOLED_ Plus, reading the Treasury Department tea leaves on the Education Freedom Tax Credit