House Ways and Means Committee

What Will The Mid-Term Election Mean For Tax Policy?

With Democrats retaining narrow control of the Senate and Republicans on the cusp of winning the barest of majorities in the House, it will be...

November 16, 2022Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Neal’s Tax Bill Is Big And Bold, With Hits and Misses

The most important thing to know about the tax bill proposed by House Ways & Means Committee Richard Neal (D-MA) is that it’s big. The...

September 14, 2021Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Ways & Means Committee Takes Its Demand For Trump’s Tax Returns To Court

The House Ways and Means Committee today filed suit in federal court demanding President Trump’s 2013-2019 tax returns. The Committee says it is seeking Trump’s...

July 2, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Temporary Tax Policy in the U.S.

Last week, I testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on the topic of temporary tax policy. The panel called...

March 19, 2019Mark J. Mazur

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House Democrats May Soon Ask For Trump’s Tax Returns But What Should They Request?

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) reportedly is about to make a formal request for 10 years of President Trump’s tax returns...

March 7, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

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Congress Should Request The President’s Tax Returns

I testified before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight yesterday on whether presidents, vice presidents, and candidates for these offices should disclose their tax...

February 8, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What The New Congress Will Mean For Tax And Budget Policy

The 116 th Congress is going to look very different from the 115 th . But don’t expect tax and budget policy to change much...

November 7, 2018Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Ways & Means Bill Would Cut Middle-Income Taxes Modestly in 2018, Even Less in 2027

Despite President Trump’s repeated promise that an upcoming tax cut would be the biggest in US history, the proposal now being considered by the House...

November 8, 2017Howard Gleckman