Julie Zauzmer Weil

New York

Tax reporter

Education: Harvard University

Julie Z. Weil reports on taxes. She has worked at The Post since 2013, including four years covering religion in America and two covering local government in D.C.
Latest from Julie Zauzmer Weil

U.S. hostages still owe taxes. Congress might not help.

Lawmakers agree that a fix for IRS penalties is needed, but the House and Senate disagree over a separate provision involving nonprofit groups.

September 14, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greet Paul Whelan at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 1, after he was freed from Russian captivity.

Trump proposes ending taxes on overtime pay. Economists are skeptical.

Donald Trump said the federal government should do away with taxes on overtime pay, though he provided no details about the cost or implementation.

September 13, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks Thursday at a campaign rally in Tucson, where he debuted his idea of exempting overtime pay from taxes.

Biden administration releases plans for new minimum tax on large companies

The new minimum tax on large companies by the Biden administration aims to raise $250 billion over the next decade.

September 12, 2024
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House.

Former congressman George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

Former congressman George Santos appeared in federal court on Long Island on Monday afternoon.

August 19, 2024
Former congressman George Santos arrives at federal court in Central Islip, N.Y., on Aug. 19.

IRS can take more than a decade to pay whistleblowers who report tax cheats

The program, which has seen a dramatic drop in collections in recent years, has been beset by complaints about its opaque and lumbering process.

August 18, 2024

Why Trump’s and Harris’s ‘no tax on tips’ plans may not help tipped workers

Exempting tips from taxes could cost the federal government billions, but the plans championed by Trump and Harris wouldn’t go far for most low-income workers.

August 13, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to speak at a rally in Las Vega on Saturday.

Americans tapped $8 billion in tax credits on home energy upgrades

Far more taxpayers than projected claimed the Inflation Reduction Act incentives on solar panels, heat pumps and other climate-friendly projects, data shows.

August 7, 2024
Brian Hoeppner, right, and Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, install a solar panel on a Frankfort, Ky., home in July 2023.

The IRS has opened its free tax filing for all states. Which ones will join?

States are running out of time to join the Direct File program in time for the 2025 tax season.

August 5, 2024

See how Social Security retirement benefits stack up globally

A look at how the U.S. public pension system stacks up to more than 100 others, in five charts.

July 21, 2024

IRS reports collecting $1 billion from rich households’ back taxes

For years, the tax agency simply didn’t try collecting sizable debts owed by 1,600 filers with annual incomes of at least $1 million.

July 11, 2024
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel in Washington in February.