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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NPR

In Real Estate, Tax Credits And Loopholes Are Common

Jim Zarroli

September 30, 2020

The Christian Science Monitor

Trump’s taxes: a question of leadership, not just legality

Peter Grier , Story Hinckley, Noah Robertson

September 30, 2020

Newsweek

Economists Say Joe Biden's Tax Plans Don't Add Up

Lucy Harley-McKeown

September 23, 2020

The Fiscal Times

Massive Corporate Tax Holiday Could Cause Headaches Next Year

Michael Rainey

September 18, 2020

Fortune

Biden says raising taxes is a first-day priority, but experts don’t see that happening

Nicole Goodkind

September 18, 2020

The Washington Post

Trump’s dubious tax gambit fizzles, as even red states balk

Aaron Blake

September 11, 2020

Penn live

Stimulus checks: Updating how much cash Americans might get in second round of payments and when it might come

Brian Linder

September 5, 2020

Chicago Tribune

Working from home? Out of work? Here’s what you need to know now for next year’s tax season.

Katie Surma

September 4, 2020

CNBC

Washington lawmakers must agree on this issue before more stimulus money reaches struggling Americans

Lorie Konish

September 4, 2020

Law 360

America-First Drug Tax Policy May Not Work In A Global Economy

Alex M. Parker

August 21, 2020

Media Play News

Cities, Local Governments Up Quest for ‘Netflix Tax’ Dollars

Erik Gruenwedel

August 20, 2020

El Dairio NY

Controversia por cambios en Servicio Postal de EEUU puede retrasar aún más llegada de cheque de estímulo

August 19, 2020

Diario AS

Second stimulus check: how can the postal service battle affect it?

August 19, 2020

CNBC

Postal service battles could also mean delays for those second $1,200 stimulus checks

Lorie Konish

August 18, 2020

WWL News

The Tommy Tucker Show

August 17, 2020

MarketWatch

Here’s what Trump’s payroll-tax deferral could mean for your paycheck

Andrew Keshner

August 13, 2020

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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