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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A Deal, A Declaration, and a Change of Heart
February 15, 2019 –
Signed and Declared?
Be My Tax Valentine?
February 14, 2019 –
Roses are red, budget deals are due…
Budget Deal, or Not
February 13, 2019 –
“Can’t say I’m happy, but…”
Missing the Refund Mark
February 12, 2019 –
Treasury: News coverage of slow tax refunds is “misleading.”
A Slower Start to the Tax Season
February 11, 2019 –
Tax refunds are coming in more slowly and smaller, so far.
“Let’s give ‘em something to talk about.”
February 8, 2019 –
“People are talking…” President Trump is “open to talking about” revising the TCJA’s cap on SALT.
Banking, Shifting, Staffing, and Waiting
February 7, 2019 –
Banks make bank with the TCJA.
Refusal, Repayment, and Rainfall
February 6, 2019 –
Will Treasury just say no?
Federal Budget and Economy
America, We Have A Problem: The IRS Brain Drain
February 6, 2019 –
The ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission is a metaphor for a problem facing the country today: The IRS staffing crisis. But there are a couple of key differences, and they have nothing to do with the absence of Tom Hanks.
How to build a better wealth tax…
February 5, 2019 –
Americans like the idea of taxing the rich.
A little Monday morning quarterbacking when it comes to the tax law.
February 4, 2019 –
Some companies may need to revisit their estimates of TCJA tax charges.
Wish Lists and Limits
February 1, 2019 –
House Democrats may swap TCJA corrections for tax incentives for middle-income families.
Lawmakers Speak Up; Possible Life for Extenders; Taxes Too High, or Low
January 31, 2019 –
Chairman Neal to Secretary Mnuchin: Debt limit update, please.
Refunds, and an Exploding Deficit, Right on Schedule
January 30, 2019 –
Tax refunds will go out as early as next week.
Uh-oh: The economy will likely slow, and businesses haven’t boosted investment.
January 29, 2019 –
CBO: The shutdown is not going down easily.
A Reprieve to Start the Tax Filing Season
January 28, 2019 –
Calculating the price of the now-ended shutdown.
An Open Door, A Reminder, and Tax Hikes
January 25, 2019 –
Is the shutdown door beginning to open?
“Things can only get better.”
January 24, 2019 –
“We’re not scared to lose it all…”
The stalemate continues.
January 23, 2019 –
No “cave,” no movement on the partial government shutdown.
How is the partial government shutdown affecting the economy and the IRS?
January 18, 2019 –
More gridlock.
Relief for underwithholding, no relief for tax extenders. 
January 17, 2019 –
IRS will waive underemployment penalties—for some.
How many ways can one say the government remains partially closed?
January 16, 2019 –
United Democrats stand, no division, no wall.
Stuck in the Middle with Who?
January 15, 2019 –
The art of the deal includes many refusals.
“Why deny the obvious, child?” 
January 14, 2019 –
“Well I'm accustomed to a smooth ride.”
How much longer will the government shut down last?
January 11, 2019 –
Have shutdown negotiations hit a wall?

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