September 13, 2012
Who pays the corporate income tax? It is one of the most vexing questions tax experts face. Now, to keep pace with the latest research,...
September 6, 2012
Is there a way for low- and moderate-income households who do not have bank accounts to receive tax refunds electronically? A new Urban Institute study...
September 7, 2012
We now know more about Joe and Jill Biden’s dating history than we do about what Biden and Barack Obama would do in a second...
September 4, 2012
Most policymakers and economists agree that Americans don’t save enough. But which government policy does a better job encouraging saving and investment: tax subsidies such...
August 31, 2012
Yes, political conventions are costly anachronisms. But, with patience and time, one can learn quite a lot about a political party by watching, or reading,...
August 30, 2012
In a recent paper , we showed that any revenue-neutral tax reform that included Governor Romney’s specific tax cuts and that met his stated goal...
August 28, 2012
As politicians and their allies look for ways to finance tax rate cuts, a surprising option is getting a great deal of attention among conservatives:...
August 23, 2012
The Congressional Budget Office’s summer budget update charts two undesirable paths for the nation’s economic and fiscal health next year. Call them Gloom and Doom...
August 21, 2012
The federal income tax is not neutral when it comes to marriage. Get married and you and your spouse may pay less to Uncle Sam...
August 16, 2012
Tax Policy Center’s analysis of Governor Romney’s tax plan has elicited much comment and misinterpretation. In a new paper , Sam Brown, Bill Gale, and...