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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Law 360

With Harris As Biden's VP Pick, Her Tax Ideas Will Face Scrutiny

Stephen Cooper

August 12, 2020

Law 360

Biden Likely Wouldn't Upend Current US Digital Tax Approach

Alex M. Parker

August 11, 2020

Bloomberg Law

Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Leaves Big Questions for Treasury

Allyson Versprille, Aysha Bagchi, Kaustuv Basu, David Hood, Jeffrey Leon

August 11, 2020

Tax Notes

One-Time Filers Account for Most of DIY Surge, Tax Pros Say

William Hoffman

August 6, 2020

CNBC

How negotiations over second $1,200 stimulus checks could shape up

Lorie Konish

August 5, 2020

Roll Call

Legality of potential payroll tax move seen as ‘dubious’

Doug Sword

August 5, 2020

WWL

What Will The Second Stimulus Bill Look Like?

Tommy Tucker

July 24, 2020

Bradenton Herald

Will Americans get a second stimulus check? Here’s what we do — and don’t — know

Hayley Fowler

July 23, 2020

Grow

Reduced unemployment assistance, a smaller check: What to expect from the GOP stimulus bill

Gili Malinsky

July 22, 2020

Latin Post

Important Things You Need to Know About the Next Stimulus

July 21, 2020

Law 360

To Bring Pharma Onshore, Biden Takes Aim At TCJA

Alex M. Parker

July 20, 2020

CNBC

Congress returns with only days to pass new coronavirus relief as pandemic rages

Jacob Pramuk

July 20, 2020

CNBC

Will there be a second $1,200 stimulus check? Here’s what we know

Lorie Konish

July 20, 2020

Bloomberg

Trump Review of Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status Faces Legal Hurdles

Colin Wilhelm, Sam McQuillan, Andrew Kreighbaum

July 13, 2020

The Washington Post

Governments eye new taxes on cigarettes, homes and tech giants to pay for big budget shortfalls related to the coronavirus

Tony Romm

June 26, 2020

Washington Examiner

Nonprofits seek permanent tax break from pandemic emergency measure

Jay Heflin

June 16, 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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