Topic: Tax Day

For seven decades, the IRS has struggled to answer questions about the increasingly byzantine tax code. Sometimes it has succeeded; just as often, it has failed.

April 15 is looked upon with dread by Americans because that’s the day most of them - if they’re defined by law as a “United States Person” and earn more than a specified amount - are legally required to file their federal tax return, no matter where they might be living in the world.