Tax Policy Center

DC Tax Revision Commission

State and Local Issues: TaxVox
This year residents of the District of Columbia are getting the last tranche of a phased-in tax cut that was enacted in 2014. But because...
June 25, 2018Richard C. Auxier
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
This week, the District of Columbia City Council approved a major tax reform bill. And, as it happens, some important—but unspoken-- issues of race and class are underlying key changes to the revenue code. Earlier this year, the DC Tax Revision Commission proposed a broad rewrite of the city’s tax
June 26, 2014Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox
DC residents will likely see tax cuts—the largest in 15 years. The DC Council voted yesterday to support $165 million in tax cuts , a plan based in part on recommendations made by the DC Tax Revision Commission . Tax burdens for low- and middle-income residents would decrease in January. For four
May 29, 2014Renu Zaretsky
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
An advisory commission has recommended some interesting changes to the District of Columbia’s tax system. The commission’s proposals may provide some useful lessons for other...
February 18, 2014Howard Gleckman