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The New 1040 Will Fit On A (Big) Postcard, But It Won’t Make Tax Filing Any Simpler

When tax filing season begins in a few weeks, you’ll likely hear senior Trump Administration officials and some congressional Republicans boasting yet again about how...

January 15, 2019Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Seven Tax Policy Issues To Watch in 2019

Happy New Year. And welcome to 2019, a year when several important tax policy issues are likely to hit the news. Watch for these: Whether...

January 3, 2019Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Doctors Are Expanding Access To The Earned Income Tax Credit

Here is the problem: Families with children are not fully benefitting from tax-based government safety net programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)...

August 17, 2018Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Understanding The Appeal Of Claims That “47 Percent” Pay No Income Tax

It might be the best-known statistic in tax policy: 47 percent of federal tax filing households pay no net federal income tax. After the Tax...

May 8, 2018Vanessa Williamson

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The TCJA's Really, Really Big Postcard

The Trump Administration continues to tout the idea that, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Americans will be able to fill out...

January 29, 2018Howard Gleckman

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Wishes, Dreams, and Bittersweet Denials

Be careful what you wish for. Businesses have backed an overhaul of the US tax code for quite some time, but their tune changes when it comes to corporate tax reform in other countries. The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, or BEPS, is an effort by the Organization for Economic Cooperation

May 14, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

ACA Tax Filing Was Surprisingly Painless, But Not For All

It turns out that the first year of tax filing for people who have Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies was a lot easier than the first year of enrolling in the online exchanges. In contrast to the ACA’s maiden open enrollment season, the initial process of settling up incorrect subsidies

April 29, 2015Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Who’s Afraid of Income Taxes? New Interactive TPC Tools To Help You Understand the 1040

Need help understanding the 1040 as we enter the homestretch of this year’s tax filing season? The Tax Policy Center has created a new interactive tool to walk you through key parts of the federal income tax, ranging from the mundane to the arcane. In bite-sized pieces, Who’s Afraid of the Form

March 18, 2015Roberton C. Williams

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Charting a Course for Tax Reform: Might Feel Familiar, Won’t Be Easy

On the Hill: Taxpayer protection sought, tax reform input needed. The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing today on protecting taxpayers from scams during the current tax filing season. Yesterday, panel Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden announced their effort to solicit ideas on

March 12, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Better Ways to Link the Affordable Care Act with Tax Filing Season

The Obama Administration, finally acknowledging the seasonal mismatch between the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season and the ACA’s tax-based penalties for failing to have insurance, decided on Friday to create a new special enrollment season for this year only . The new window will allow

February 23, 2015Howard Gleckman