Accounting students offer free tax filing assistance to Pitt community

By Katie Hovan, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, led by Pitt Business accounting students, offers free tax assistance to Pittsburgh residents and students, especially those with lower incomes. Through this program, students get an exchange of real-world experience in tax preparation and helping the community.

Editorial | Pitt needs to start paying taxes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 2, 2022

The University should pay taxes for the number of resources Pitt uses from the city, despite its tax-exempt status.

Opinion | Don’t fall for billionaire propaganda — strengthening the IRS is a good thing

By Jack Troy, Opinions Editor • June 16, 2021

America’s highest earners are terrified of a robust IRS and they’re hoping to manipulate the public into bailing them out.

‘Once in a generation investment’: Biden proposes new infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh

By Millicent Watt, Senior Staff Writer • April 2, 2021

President Joe Biden laid out his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan in Collier on Wednesday afternoon. He said this plan will help rebuild infrastructure and provide job opportunities, in hopes of stimulating America’s economy and decreasing federal debt.

Editorial: PA ballot question doesn’t solve property tax problem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 9, 2017

If you voted Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s election, you were presented with an interesting ballot question — should the state legislature allow local taxing authorities to exempt 100 percent of any family’s...

Editorial: Republican candidates’ tax proposals out-of-touch

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 20, 2015

If you haven’t heard Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., complain about how little the “billionaire class” pays in taxes by now, you might as well have never heard him speak at all. “Let...

Editorial: Gambling an inefficient way to solve Pennsylvania budget crisis

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 13, 2015

One hundred seven days into the fiscal year without a budget, it’s safe to say that Gov. Tom Wolf is having a difficult time working with Republicans in Harrisburg. The main talking point over this...