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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

House Republicans Rethink Tax Increases, At Least For A Minute

House Republicans have, at least temporarily, redefined what they mean by a tax increase. By doing so, they have turned their backs on their decades-old...
May 2, 2023Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

The Perpetual, Immortal, Eternal, Never-Ending Tax Extenders

The magic number for today is 16. That is, remarkably, the number of times Congress has extended the allegedly temporary research and experimentation tax credit since it was first enacted in 1981. The question for philosophy class (this is far beyond economics) is this: Can something that has been
May 28, 2015Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

No Hitting the Brakes for Tax Breaks…

Some House GOPers want to help millionaires save for college. Yesterday the House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to expand the Sec. 529 college savings plan and rejected a Democratic amendment to limit the plans for people earning more than $3 million a year. Bloomberg reports that the
February 13, 2015Renu Zaretsky