Renu Zaretsky

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Renu Zaretsky is a writer for the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. She publishes The Daily Deduction, TPC’s news and research digest, and Tax Hound, a blog series that helps make sense of tax policy for those outside the tax world and connects tax issues to everyday concerns. The Daily Deduction posts Monday through Friday, or Mondays when Congress is in recess. Tax Hound posts the first Wednesday of the month.

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Ways & Means About to Move An Extender Bill, Charitable Giving Takes a Hit
June 19, 2019 –
The House Ways & Means Committee will vote tomorrow on an extender/EITC bill.
When Talk is Cheap and Trade Is Trying
June 18, 2019 –
More North American trade talks.
Congressional oversight? Justice says “Not so much.”
June 17, 2019 –
Department of Justice explains why it thinks Treasury can refuse to turn over Trump’s tax returns.
Caps, Cuts, and Billions
June 14, 2019 –
Budget deal, debt limit talks continue.
Who Knew Paying for Tax Cuts Would Be So Hard?
June 13, 2019 –
Brady: “Hard to know” if the TCJA will pay for itself.
Extenders And Final SALT Guidance
June 12, 2019 –
Neal shops a 3-year extender bill, and more.
Cheers To Threats, Tax Cuts, and Seeing Through New Tricks!
June 11, 2019 –
House passes a revised IRS reform bill.
A Trade War That Wasn’t… And A Deal That Already Was
June 10, 2019 –
Trump backs off Mexico tariff threat—for now—in return for few concessions.
Is the US a Weekend Away from a Trade War with Mexico?
June 7, 2019 –
Talks with Mexican officials yield no progress, as yet.
Neal Says No Thanks to Trump’s New York Returns; IMF Urges End to US-China Trade War
June 6, 2019 –
House Ways & Means Chairman Neal won’t ask for Trump’s New York state tax returns.
Individual Taxes
The Section 529 Savings Plan Is A Sweet Deal. Too Sweet.
June 5, 2019 –
As welcome as the 529 benefits are, we don’t need them, and we should not have them.
Trump Doubles Down, Biden Has A Climate Plan, And The Past Is Prologue.
June 5, 2019 –
Up next week: Tariffs on goods from Mexico.
A Revised W-4, A Confirmation of Broken Promises, And State Agreements
June 3, 2019 –
CEA Chair Kevin Hassett resigns.
A Delay, A Revision, And Expansions
May 28, 2019 –
Cruz blocks Gold Star family fix.
Progress On Retirement And Kiddie Tax Bills, And A New Consumer Price Tag For Trump’s Chinese Tariffs
May 24, 2019 –
House passes a bipartisan retirement savings bill with a TCJA kiddie tax fix.
A Pothole, A Bill, A Memo, and Three Lessons
May 23, 2019 –
Infrastructure talks hit a pothole.
A Fix, A Possible Deal, and A Proposal
May 22, 2019 –
Senate votes to repeal a tax hike on Gold Star military families.
A Dire Prediction and A Sole-ful Plea
May 21, 2019 –
Morgan Stanley: No US-China trade deal means global recession.
Refusals and Retreats
May 20, 2019 –
Mnuchin defies Neal’s subpoena.
Warnings and Windfalls
May 17, 2019 –
CNBC says Trump’s tariffs are the largest tax increase in decades.
Comfort, Delay, and Gratitude
May 16, 2019 –
Court Comfort?
Alice Rivlin Dies; Tariff Talks Toughen; Enforcing the Emoluments Clause
May 15, 2019 –
Alice Rivlin dies. She was founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Vice Chair of the...
For Every Action, There Is A Reaction
May 14, 2019 –
China retaliates by raising tariffs on $60 billion in US goods effective June 1.
The Trump Tax Flap Moves One Step Closer To Court
May 13, 2019 –
House Ways & Means Chair subpoenas Treasury and IRS.
Battles and Limits
May 10, 2019 –
The court fight over President Trump’s financial statements escalates.

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