The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "taxes" ...
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Economic Development Subsidies: $70 Billion Worth of Stories
LeRoy's Powerpoint is a great resource for all things related to economic development claims. He includes the harm that job subsidies can cause and lots of story ideas.
Tags: job subsidies; TIFs; tax loophole
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Tipsheet for Reporting on Economic Development Subsidies & Recipient Companies
LeRoy offers lots of helpful tips and websites for reporting on subsidy programs in your state.
Tags: subsidies; TIFs; EMMA; tax-exempt
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Forming and Operating a Tax-Exempt Journalism Organization
Hermes extensively lays out what it means to be a tax-exempt journalism organization and the history behind it and provides legal resources for anyone interested in starting their own nonprofit center.
Tags: nonprofits; tax-exempt; 990; 501(c)(3)
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Covering the big disaster (and quick-hit story ideas)
Dowdell offers step by step instruction on how to cover big disasters and quick-hit stories. She also includes many helpful database links such as OSHA, EPA, and FAA.
Tags: natural disasters; OSHA; EPA; FAA; IRE; lotteries; taxes
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COVERING THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
Johnston links to a number of sites to help you cover the economy and businesses. He includes the Joint (House and Senate) Committee on Taxation, the SEC, and the Congressional Budget Office, just to name a few.
Tags: economy; business; taxes; SEC; government; jobs; unemployment
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Tipsheet for Reporting on Economic Development Subsidies & Recipient Companies
"States and cities spend about $70 billion a year in the name of economic development, using dozens of programs and tax breaks." Do some muckraking with help from these tips, and you'll be finding out if your tax dollars are being spent accordingly.
Tags: subsidies; economic development; job creation; taxes
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Digging culture: The fine art of investigating the business of museums and collectors
Get tips on how to search museum's 990 forms, and 5 red flags to look for
Tags: 990 tax form; 501c3; museums; collectors; insider dealing; GUIDESTAR
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Looking into tax liens
Follow the money with the help of The Center for Public Integrity's, Schulte, and along the way get great sources and contacts. These tips include online tax sales in Baltimore and several big Florida counties.
Tags: taxes; tax liens; online tax sales
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How to find nonprofit leaders lining their own pockets
Find out who is really profiting from nonprofits. With the possibility of dozens in a community, learn how to wade through 990's and what to look for.
Tags: nonprofits; 990 tax forms
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Covering Nonprofits and Private Companies
Find out who is working for the underdog, and who's not. Gary Cohn shares his years of experience, including digging into the new Form 990.
Tags: nonprofits; private companies; 990 tax form,