Mark J. Mazur

I work on tax policy issues because this is one area of the economy that touches on all American families and that can have substantial impact on well-being. The Tax Policy Center is the premier nongovernmental organization conducting wide-ranging research and analysis in this area.

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Politico

Mulvaney nears victory in struggle with Mnuchin on tax rules

Nancy Cook, Aaron Lorenzo

March 27, 2018

The Washington Post

The IRS gets help from Congress as it tries to implement the new GOP tax law

Jeff Stein

March 27, 2018

The Hill

Keep the White House away from the IRS

Mark W. Everson, Mark J. Mazur

March 19, 2018

The Washington Post

IRS releases tool that lets you make sure your employer isn’t messing up your taxes

Jeff Stein

February 28, 2018

Government Executive

Treasury Loses a Key Expert as it Grapples With New Tax Law

Charles S. Clark

February 28, 2018

Athens Banner-Herald

Look! Suddenly, the Republicans don’t hate the IRS

Albert R. Hunt

February 14, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The Beverly Hills attorney set to lead the IRS likes magic tricks — he'll need a few to run the agency

James Rufus Koren

February 13, 2018

NBC News

GDP miss could threaten Trump’s Davos ‘olive branch’ on global trade

Martha C. White

January 30, 2018

Marketplace

A Fed governor looks back on the financial crisis

David Brancaccio

January 22, 2018

Politico

New tax law could be victim of shutdown

Aaron Lorenzo

January 22, 2018

Marketplace

Is the tax plan going according to plan?

Kai Ryssdal

January 12, 2018

Politico

Steven Mnuchin's ever-expanding orbit spurs a backlash

Nancy Cook and Ben White

January 12, 2018

The Washington Post

Trump administration opts for speed over accuracy in implementing new tax law

Damian Paletta

January 11, 2018

Politifact

Does the newly signed Republican tax reform law mean $1,000 or more per year for Americans?

Tom Kertscher

January 10, 2018

PolitiFact

Ted Cruz says everyone getting tax cuts except some wealthy residents of Manhattan, San Francisco

W. Gardner Selby

January 5, 2018

Radio Andy

Tax Policy Center's Mark Mazur Tells Dan Rather About the Valid Criticism of the GOP Tax Bill

January 2, 2018

From TaxVox

Business Taxes
The Supreme Court Is Hearing A Case That Could Block the IRS From Halting Abusive Tax Shelters
November 30, 2020 –
Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in CIC Services v. IRS, a case that threatens to damage the integrity of the tax...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
TPC Revises Its Revenue Estimate of Biden’s Tax Plan Downward to $2.1 Trillion Over 10 Years
November 6, 2020 –
The Tax Policy Center has revised its analysis of former Vice President Joe Biden’s tax plan. TPC’s new analysis finds Biden’s tax proposals would raise...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
Permanently Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, President Trump Would Cut Taxes by $1.1 Trillion through 2030
October 27, 2020 –
During each presidential election, the Tax Policy Center analyzes the tax policies of the two major candidates. This year, TPC estimated the effects of Democratic...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
How the Tax Policy Center Analyzes Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans
March 3, 2020 –
The process behind the numbers we present
Thirty Years Later: I’m Paying A Lower Tax Rate On More Income
April 23, 2019 –
As I finished my federal income tax return for 2018, I could not help but think about a return I filed 30 years ago. What...
Federal Budget and Economy
Temporary Tax Policy in the U.S.
March 19, 2019 –
Last week, I testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on the topic of temporary tax policy. The panel called...
Congress In 2019: What’s Ahead For Fiscal Policy?
January 4, 2019 –
The return of divided government and the early stages of the next presidential election create enormous uncertainty about how 2019 will go. As Yogi Berra...
TPC Is Improving Its Modeling Of Five Tax Expenditures
December 18, 2018 –
In a new initiative, the Tax Policy Center is improving its modeling of five key tax expenditures: the tax treatment of pass-through entities, charitable giving,...
Federal Budget and Economy
James Mirrlees, A Public Finance Giant
September 20, 2018 –
Professor James Mirrlees passed away last month at age 82. The Nobel prize-winning economist was a leading public finance theorist who emphasized the optimal design...
Federal Budget and Economy
Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Pass the Tests of Good Tax Policy?
April 12, 2018 –
On April 11, I testified before the congressional Joint Economic Committee on whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will help Unleash… America’s Economic...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
Retracting And Correcting Estimates
November 8, 2017 –
TPC staff found an error in the preliminary distributional tables and analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that we released on November 6, 2017.
What TPC Does and Why We Do It
October 27, 2017 –
Since we were founded in 2002 as a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has brought...
My Advice To The Senate Finance Panel About Tax Reform
July 19, 2017 –
On July 18, four former assistant Treasury secretaries for tax policy testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the prospects and challenges of achieving tax...
Ways To Reform Taxation Of Small Business
June 16, 2017 –
On June 14, I testified before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on how tax reform might affect small business. I delivered two key...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
New CBO AHCA Score Confirms What We Already Knew
May 24, 2017 –
Meet the new estimate of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). It looks a lot like the old one . On May 24, the Congressional...

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