John Buhl

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Taxes impact everyday life in ways most people don’t realize. The Tax Policy Center helps policymakers and the public understand those interactions. Broadening the reach of its nonpartisan research to as large an audience as possible can empower lawmakers to enact better policies and educate the media and public on why those decisions are important.

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Fast Company

How H&R Block and Intuit are banking on your mistrust of the IRS to keep you as a customer

Sam Becker

November 9, 2023

WWL-AM

Radio Interview

February 3, 2023

CNBC

The Fair Tax Act, explained: What to know about the Republican plan for a national sales tax, decentralized IRS

Kate Dore

January 27, 2023

KCBS

Californians receiving inflation relief payments, but confusion arises about cards and issuing bank

December 5, 2022

Politifact

Marco Rubio lobs misleading attack on Val Demings and taxes

Yacob Reyes

October 25, 2022

Insider

Student loan borrowers won't face a surprise federal tax bill after debt forgiveness, but 13 states could tax it like income

Juliana Kaplan

August 31, 2022

WLOX

Mississippi confirms it will tax forgiven student loan debt

WLOX Staff

August 31, 2022

AFP Fact Check

Posts mislead on tax burden of US student loan forgiveness

Rob Lever

August 30, 2022

Politifact

Fact-checking statistics about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

Jeff Cercone, Jon Greenberg, Sara Swann

August 26, 2022

Bloomberg Tax

Student Debt Forgiveness Taxable in More Than a Dozen States

Michael J. Bologna, Erin Slowey

August 25, 2022

Bloomberg Law

Crypto Bill’s Tax Measures Answer Many of Industry’s Demands

Erin Slowey, Aysha Bagchi

June 9, 2022

Decrypt

Kathy Hochul Will Decide Fate of Bitcoin Mining in New York

Stacy Elliott

June 3, 2022

Barron's

Trading Crypto? Here’s What You Need to Know at Tax Time.

Karen Hube

March 2, 2022

Law360

Calif. Tax Plan Would Fund Single-Payer Health Care

Maria Koklanaris, Lauren Berg

January 6, 2022

Bloomberg Tax

Tax Professionals to Follow on Social Media in 2022

Kelly Phillips Erb

December 31, 2021

MarketWatch

Should New York pay Plug Power hundreds of millions to create 68 jobs?

Andrea Riquier

December 7, 2021

From TaxVox

Individual Taxes
SALT Cap Relief For Married Couples Still Favors Wealthier Households
February 8, 2024 –
More than 90 percent of the benefits of a House proposal to temporarily amend the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions would...
Individual Taxes
The New Child Tax Credit Proposal Versus Old Concerns About Work Incentives
January 24, 2024 –
Momentum behind a tax plan drafted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) has...
Business Taxes
Bipartisan Tax Framework: Low-Income, Wealthy Households Benefit Most
January 19, 2024 –
Legislation to temporarily enhance certain business tax deductions and the child tax credit (CTC) would boost after-tax incomes for households by an average of $160...
Individual Taxes
Bipartisan CTC Framework Would Help Lowest Income Quintiles
January 18, 2024 –
Under a plan to temporarily expand the child tax credit (CTC), unveiled yesterday by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and...
State and Local Issues
Small Move for NBA, NHL Teams Could Be Monumental Loss for Washington Region
December 16, 2023 –
Monumental Sports CEO Ted Leonsis, owner of the Capitals and Wizards, recently joined Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to unveil their economic development plan for...
State and Local Issues
Halloween Candy Raises Spooky Tax Questions
October 30, 2023 –
What scares come to mind when purchasing Halloween candy: ghosts, witches, or taxes? Yes, taxes should be on the list because Halloween reminds us how...
Individual Taxes
Treasury Takes Big-Picture View With Newest Crypto Proposal
September 19, 2023 –
After a bit of a delay, Treasury has proposed regulations outlining who in the cryptocurrency industry is a “broker” and hence obligated to provide the...
Government Shutdown Watch
August 14, 2023 –
House GOP looks for government funding compromise with September 30 deadline creeping closer. Per Politico , Republican House leaders will meet this week to come...
IRS Going Paperless, Canada Going Digital
August 7, 2023 –
The IRS is launching a Paperless Processing Initiative to save time for taxpayers and revenue officials. After all the news stories about the IRS struggling...
Individual Taxes
House GOP Tax Plan Would Temporarily Cut Taxes For All Income Groups
June 20, 2023 –
House Republican plans to temporarily raise the standard deduction and restore more generous business tax deductions would result in modest tax cuts for most households...
Federal Budget and Economy
House GOP Plan To Repeal IRA Incentives Would Hike Taxes For Households, Tilted Toward High-Income Earners
May 3, 2023 –
House Republicans on April 26 passed legislation on a party-line vote a bill that would rescind many Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy tax incentives in exchange...
Treasury Puts Out EV Rules; Exploring Biden’s Latest International Tax Proposals
April 3, 2023 –
The Treasury Department unveiled guidelines for how new electric vehicles can qualify for the tax credits established by the Inflation Reduction Act. In a press...
Speaker McCarthy: Progress On GOP Spending Cuts Plan
March 31, 2023 –
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that the House GOP is nearing an agreement on a spending cuts plan. McCarthy’s comments follow a recent...
The Fiscal State Of The Nation Is...Not Great
March 30, 2023 –
House Budget Committee holds a hearing on the “fiscal state of the union.” The House Budget Committee heard thoughts from leading public finance experts yesterday...
The Fed Goes To Lunch; IRS Records Access Methods Face SCOTUS Scrutiny
March 29, 2023 –
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell will brief the House Republican Study Committee on the debt ceiling. Per Roll Call , Powell will meet with the...
Are Tax Cuts, Not Spending, Causing Our Debt Problems?
March 28, 2023 –
A new study blames tax cuts, not spending increases, for the federal government’s fiscal trajectory. First reported by Semafor , research from the Center for...
Some Details on IRS Budget Plans Emerge
March 27, 2023 –
Early plans for the IRS funding infusion. We’re still waiting on a detailed plan for how the IRS intends to use its $80 billion funding...
Understanding Revenue Implications For State Pass-Through-Entity Taxes
January 19, 2023 –
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction managed to survive attempts to reform or scrap...
Federal Budget and Economy
Here Comes The FairTax … Again
January 12, 2023 –
The idea of replacing all major federal taxes with a national sales tax – and using the opportunity to “abolish” the IRS – has been...
Individual Taxes
The FTX Debacle Could Alter the Crypto Policy Landscape
November 21, 2022 –
The multi-billion-dollar collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raised important questions about the framework government is relying on to collect taxes from crypto investors ...
Federal Budget and Economy
The Tax Debate Is Just Beginning
October 6, 2022 –
The ink on the Inflation Reduction Act is barely dry, but already there are reasons to think Congress may take up more tax issues once...
Individual Taxes
Why Student Debt Forgiveness Won’t Include Higher Tax Bills
August 26, 2022 –
President Biden announced plans to forgive $10,000 in student debt for all borrowers with below $125,000 in annual income ($250,000 for couples), while Pell Grant...
Federal Budget and Economy
The Inflation Reduction Act Primarily Impacts Top 1 Percent of Taxpayers
August 11, 2022 –
In a new analysis , the Tax Policy Center finds the tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are highly progressive. Taxes would rise...
Business Taxes
Putting JCT’s Score of the Inflation Reduction Act Into Context
August 2, 2022 –
Recent analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shows the impact of several tax pieces included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The...
Business Taxes
A Problematic Crypto Tax Break Introduced in the Senate
June 7, 2022 –
Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today unveiled cryptocurrency legislation that seeks to provide regulatory clarity on a range of issues, including taxes...

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