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2017 tax bill

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Evolved

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed on Dec. 22 was quite different from the tax cuts proposed by the Trump Administration last...
December 28, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC Creates Some Examples Of How Families Would Fare Under The House And Senate Tax Bills

The House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would change the tax bills of households in very different ways. To show...
December 13, 2017Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

The Senate’s Tax Bill Would Cut Taxes Three Times More For Business Owners Than Workers

The Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) could reduce taxes by nearly three times as much for business owners in 2019 as for people...
December 13, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Without Guiding Principles, The TCJA Is Becoming A Magnet For Special Deals

Tax reform is hard enough when it is based on a set of principles around which Congress can write a new law. But when lawmakers...
December 7, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Seven Take-Aways From The Senate’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act

Seven Take-Aways From The Senate’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act The Senate’s version of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) is a big,...
December 5, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC Finds The Senate Finance Panel’s Tax Cut Would Generate Little Economic Growth

The Senate Finance Committee version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would increase Gross Domestic Product modestly until 2025, and by even less after...
December 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What Will Lawmakers Do If They Can’t Add New Itemized Deductions?

Despite all their rhetoric about closing special interest loopholes, politicians love nothing more than delivering federal largesse to favored constituents. But with new spending programs...
November 28, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Senate Finance Panel Tax Bill Would Trim Taxes At First But Raise Them For Half Of Households By 2027

The Senate Finance Committee’s version of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act would cut taxes by an average of $1,300 in 2019, according to a...
November 20, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Chairman Hatch’s Newest Tax Bill: Let’s Call (Almost) The Whole Thing Off

Late last night, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) revealed his revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the panel will...
November 15, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The House’s Tax Bill Would Cut Taxes Mostly For The Highest-Income Households

The latest version of the House Ways & Means Committee’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), now due to be voted on by the full...
November 13, 2017Howard Gleckman