Tax evasion costs government over 400 billion dollars a year. We suggest enforcement efforts can be strengthened by redesigning the tax return to take advantage of social psychology research, and industry experience with data-driven systems. To illustrate the potential of this approach, in this...

"Illustrates how investment strategies for tax-exempt accounts don't work for individuals subject to taxes. Offers techniques for comparing tax-efficiency of mutual funds, hedge funds, and investment managers, and presents more-sophisticated strategies for offsetting gains against losses in...