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The war on ESG doesn’t make sense. Least of all for taxpayers

June 18, 2024 The war on ESG doesn’t make sense. Least of all for taxpayers Johannes Lenhard and Hannah Leach explain how the continued backlash against environmental, social, and governance integration in investing is frustrating because there’s a clear business case and it’s in taxpayer interests. BY Johannes Lenhard and Hannah Leach “I am really frustrated. … Continue reading The war on ESG doesn’t make sense. Least of all for taxpayers

Anti ‘woke’ ESG policies are already costing taxpayers millions

  By Talib Visram December 28, 2022 In May, Mike Pence wrote a scathing op-ed against the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement in the Wall Street Journal. He railed against asset managers prioritizing investments in socially and environmentally responsible companies, saying the practice interferes with the free market and actively hurts fossil fuel companies. … Continue reading Anti ‘woke’ ESG policies are already costing taxpayers millions

The IRS says it accidentally exposed confidential information involving 120,000 taxpayers

The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity without using facial recognition But the alternative is having a live, virtual interview that may not be ideal either. M. Moon @mariella_moon   Khosrork via Getty Images Taxpayers in the US don’t have to use facial recognition or any kind of biometric data to access their accounts … Continue reading The IRS says it accidentally exposed confidential information involving 120,000 taxpayers

IRS refuses to fix controversial ‘math error’ notices that have baffled millions of taxpayers

By Christopher Zara July 15, 2022     The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has declined to add critical information to its so-called math error notices that would make them easier to understand, despite the letters being called out by the Taxpayer Advocate Service as “vague and confusing,” a new report has revealed. At the end … Continue reading IRS refuses to fix controversial ‘math error’ notices that have baffled millions of taxpayers