I put together an interactive tool to explore the U.S. individual tax calculation.
Here is a screenshot of the most basic tax form. You can click through to https://b-k.github.io/1040.js and add components for kids, check the boxes to add components for a mortgage, student loans, rents and royalties, and so on.
Harper’s runs a feature every so often that the bureauphile will seek to emulate in the coming months. Until then, please enjoy the most recent installment from Harper’s chronicling President Reagan’s relationship with the FBI. Continue reading
A lot of people use the terms analyst, investigator, or auditor interchangeably, however, each job is different. Continue reading
Recent GAO report titles with my interpretation of what they could have called the reports.
HHS: Patient’s Health Information Remains Unprotected
HHS Has Issued Health Privacy and Security Regulations but Needs to Improve Guidance and Oversight, GAO-12-605, Jun 22, 2012
It Takes Less Time to Get A Security Clearance Now
Personnel Security Clearances: Continuing Leadership and Attention Can Enhance Momentum Gained from Reform Effort, GAO-12-815T, Jun 21, 2012
Photo: Geographers Division, a Planimeter, ca. June 1941. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Administrative Service Division. Library and Information Services Branch. US National Archives
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