Our readers make decisions with real money. These are the rules every After TAX story follows.
1. Every story starts from a verifiable source
We cite primary documents wherever they exist — statutes, IRS and Treasury releases, court opinions, state revenue departments, company filings. The date on a story is the date the development first became public, and the outlet that first reported it is credited at the top of the source list.
2. Numbers are checked against the source
Dollar thresholds, rates and effective dates are verified against the official publication before release. Where official figures are not yet published, we say so.
3. Information, not advice
We explain how rules work and who they affect. We do not tell individual readers what to buy, sell or file, and we do not promise outcomes. Examples use round, illustrative numbers.
4. Plain language
If a term needs a tax professional to understand, we explain it in the story.
5. Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix it and note the correction at the end of the story. Write to the desk.
6. Video
Videos embedded with our stories are produced by third parties — institutions, advisors and newsrooms — and are selected because they explain the topic well. Their inclusion is not an endorsement.