Paul Kiel,Russ

Paul Kiel is a reporter who covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica. He has focused on the U.S. tax system in recent years, revealing key ways the ultrawealthy avoid taxes through investigations like The Secret IRS Files. Before that, he worked on The TurboTax Trap and Gutting the IRS investigations. His other areas of focus include the foreclosure crisis, high-cost lending, consumer debts lawsuits, and consumer bankruptcy system. Kiel has won numerous awards for his work, including the Selden Ring Award, a Gerald Loeb Award, a Barlett & Steele Award, Scripps Howard Awards twice, a Hillman Prize and a Philip Meyer Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post and The New York Times among others. He has also produced stories for National Public Radio, American Public Media's Marketplace, as well as appeared on This American Life.

Biography:  https://www.propublica.org/people/paul-kiel/

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This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Recent Articles

IRS Audit Threatens Former President Trump with Over $100 Million Tax Bill on Chicago Tower

IRS Audit Threatens Former President Trump with Over $100 Million Tax Bill on Chicago Tower

Broke On: Saturday, 11 May 2024 The IRS is auditing former President Trump over potential double dipping of tax losses worth over $100 million from his Chicago tower, which opened during the Great Recession and faced financial struggles. Trump claimed losses in 2008 and later shifted ownership, but the IRS argues this constituted double counting.