income tax
1095-C tax forms now available for download
Mar. 17, 2017—The 1095-C form is now available to download on your My VU Benefits account.
1095-C tax forms for 2016 mailed, available soon in My VU Benefits
Mar. 2, 2017—1095-C tax forms have been mailed to people who worked at Vanderbilt University during 2016, including former employees who now work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Report 2016 contributions to outside retirement plans by April 1
Jan. 13, 2017—If you contribute to a non-Vanderbilt University retirement plan through an outside business in which you are at least a 50 percent owner, you need to report your 2016 contributions to Human Resources by April 1.
Protect yourself from phishing scams during tax season
Jan. 29, 2016—In recent years cyber criminals have used stolen Social Security numbers to file tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Phishers obtain SSNs through a corporate or government breach or by sending emails to lure unsuspecting users into providing sensitive personal information.
Economist Arthur Laffer proposes taxing pollution instead of income
Feb. 20, 2012—Laffer sees a fundamentally backwards system in the United States that imposes taxes on things people want more of, income and jobs. At the same time, the U.S. allows something we want less of—carbon dioxide pollution—to be emitted without penalty.