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Tax Policy Center

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Why Repealing the State And Local Tax Deduction Is So Hard

If you want to know how hard it will be for the Trump Administration and the House GOP leadership to pass a tax bill that...
May 30, 2017Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump's Can Opener Budget

You know the old joke: An economist and a seaman are stranded on a desert island with only canned food to eat. But they have...
May 23, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Who Would Benefit From A Tax Cut on Partnerships And Other Pass-Throughs?

Cutting tax rates on pass-through businesses to 15 percent appears to be a core element of President Trump’s tax agenda. However, new estimates from...
May 15, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Trump Didn’t Disclose His Preferred Tax Brackets. Here’s Why It Matters

When President Trump announced his latest tax plan outline, he called for new individual tax rates of 10-25-35 percent. But he left out a critical...
May 9, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump's Familiar Tax Plan Would Add Trillions to the Debt

As usual, President Trump did a masterful job creating sense of drama in the buildup to his announcement today of his current tax agenda. But...
April 26, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC’s New Podcast, Taxology, Explains Tax Policy, Starting with the Border Adjusted Tax

Baffled by the BAT? Confounded by the cash flow tax? Mystified by the mortgage deduction? To help sort it all out, the Tax Policy Center...
April 24, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Public Does Not Seem to be Clamoring for a Tax Cut

Just as politicians and pundits are talking more about a tax cut and less about tax reform, the public seems happier with...
April 18, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Is the Public Ready to Get on Board with Tax Reform? Not So Much

So far, the early debate over a 2017 tax bill has been an inside-the-Beltway game. Just consider the flap over the Border Adjustable Tax (BAT),...
April 10, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Does Learning About Taxes Change People’s Views About Fairness?

What makes people think the tax system is fair? In a fascinating new study , my Tax Policy Center colleague Vanessa Williamson found that people’s...
March 29, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The AHCA’s Tax Changes And Transfers Would Benefit the Wealthy, Hurt the Lowest Income Households

The AHCA’s Tax Changes And Transfers Would Benefit The Wealthy, Hurt The Lowest Income Households The House Republican health plan—the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—would...
March 22, 2017Howard Gleckman