The VITA program, which the IRS administers, began after the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and provides free tax filing assistance to underserved communities.

The important takeaway is that the federal government is running a multi-hundred-billion welfare and social policy program through this "second bucket" of our tax code.

In an important shift in poverty policy, states are starting to provide lower-income families with something new: cash.

The IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program serves as a means for taxpayers to correct previous errors or omissions related to their income reporting and tax filings.