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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Radio Andy

Tax Policy Center's Mark Mazur Tells Dan Rather about the GOP Tax Bill’s Impact on Blue States

January 2, 2018

The Nation

How the Trump Administration Could Game Paychecks to Win Support for the Tax Bill

David Dayen

December 26, 2017

CNN Money

New tax code will still be complicated despite GOP promise to simplify

Jeanne Sahadi

December 18, 2017

The New York Times

Have You Ever Felt Sorry for the I.R.S.? Now Might Be the Time

Patricia Cohen

December 18, 2017

Reuters

Do not expect postcard-sized tax return from Republican plan: experts

Makini Brice

December 14, 2017

The New York Times

Republican Tax Bill Overhauls Rules Many Were Counting On

Deborah B. Solomon

December 13, 2017

CNN

Treasury analysis asserts GOP tax plan pays for itself

Jeanne Sahadi, Donna Borak

December 11, 2017

Washington Examiner

Treasury says tax plan would raise $300 billion if faster growth is assumed

Joseph Lawler

December 11, 2017

Politico

Trump’s casual tax comments scald his Hill allies, again

Nancy Cook

December 8, 2017

CNBC

Here's what the Senate's tax bill means for your wallet

Darla Mercado

December 6, 2017

Bloomberg

Your College Football Team Is Very Worried About GOP Tax Reform

Eben Novy-Williams

November 17, 2017

The Washington Post

Even the White House seems to be admitting tax cuts won’t pay for themselves

Heather Long

November 15, 2017

Reward Expert

Know the Ins and Outs of Taxes to Protect Your Financial Future

Laura Pourinski

November 7, 2017

PBS

Here’s what the GOP tax reform plan would mean for families, businesses

Saher Khan

November 1, 2017

The News Observer

White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts

October 16, 2017

CNN Money

White House explains itself: Why corporate tax cuts mean bigger paychecks

Jeanne Sahadi

October 16, 2017

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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