Patty Murray

Is There Any Chance Congress Will Pass Business Tax Reform Next Year?

In the run-up to next week’s congressional elections, Republicans are saying that if they win control of the Senate, they will try to pass business tax reform as part of an ambitious “we can get things done" agenda. Is there any possibility that a GOP-controlled Congress could rewrite the business

October 28, 2014Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Budget Deal: A Needed Time Out From Washington’s Fiscal Tantrums

House and Senate budget negotiators have reached what can only be called a temporary fiscal truce—if they can convince their congressional colleagues to accept it...

December 11, 2013Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why the Tax Cuts in the Senate Budget Don’t Add up

The Senate Democrats’ budget, like the House version, rips unfair and inefficient tax preferences that litter the revenue code. But the tax provisions of the...

March 21, 2013Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Five Ways the Chasm Between Democratic and Republican Budget Plans is Growing

If their leaders’ public statements are to be believed, the fiscal chasm between the political parties is widening. And it is hard to see how...

January 24, 2013Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Washington Can Turn a Tax Increase into a Tax Cut by Leaping Off the Fiscal Cliff

In the strange alchemy of Washington, Congress can magically turn a tax increase into a tax cut. And to make it happen, all it has...

July 17, 2012Howard Gleckman