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COVID-19

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Are Dependents Over Age 16 Still Ineligible for Economic Impact Payments?

Over 20 million people—dependents who are college students, adults with disabilities, or elderly parents cared for by their adult children—were missed when calculating economic impact payments not once, but twice. Why?
January 6, 2021Renu Zaretsky
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Would Stimulus Payments Have Been Bigger If Trump And Democrats Called Them Tax Relief?

One of the very oddest things about the bizarre debate over whether to increase the latest round of direct government payments from $600 per person...
January 5, 2021Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress Should Include More Unemployment Benefits And Another Stimulus Payment In A New Relief Bill

Should a new relief bill reprise last March’s $1,200 payments or create a new round of extended unemployment benefits?
December 16, 2020Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Congress Needs to Understand State Tax Revenue Declines When Drafting COVID-19 Legislation

Aid for state and local governments remains a sticking point in Congressional deliberations over additional relief to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic...
December 10, 2020Lucy DadayanKim S. Rueben
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Will COVID-19 Relief Talks End Differently This Time?

By embracing a $908 billion bipartisan pandemic relief plan , congressional Democratic leaders may have jump-started long-dormant talks over short-term economic aid. A nudge by...
December 3, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

COVID-19 Is Changing The Labor Market. Tax Policy Must Change Along With It.

The coronavirus recession has dealt a devastating blow to millions of US workers with consequences that could persist for years.
October 13, 2020Nikhita Airi
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress Could Provide Much Needed Assistance By Approving A New Round Of Cash Stimulus Payments

Congress continues to struggle to reach agreement on a new round of economic relief for millions of people suffering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 9, 2020Elaine Maag
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump The Disrupter Takes Dead Aim At Social Security

Throughout the 3 ½ years of his presidency, Donald Trump has disrupted nearly every major institution of government, save one.
August 10, 2020Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Lights Flashing, Sirens Blaring: State and Local Governments Need Federal Aid

Congress is nowhere near an agreement on how much additional federal aid to send to state and local governments. It’s been a worrying situation for months. Now, we should be alarmed.
August 5, 2020Renu Zaretsky
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How Would A Second Round Of COVID-19 Rebates Affect Households?

It may be months before a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus is available to everyone. But it may be just a month or so before...
July 30, 2020Janet Holtzblatt