Love is blind, says the adage, and that can be a good thing when it comes to taxes. That’s because married couples often pay a...

Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, set the bar very high. The Senate is about to begin debate over President Obama’s nomination of...

House Republicans say they want to balance the budget in a decade with only spending cuts and no tax hikes. In his state of the...

In what will probably be the usual endless laundry list of State of the Union promises, President Obama is likely to include tax reform, by...

Two great tastes often taste great together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Oreos and milk. Popcorn and butter. Could the same be true of carbon taxes...

The Congressional Budget Office released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook earlier this week. As always, the Outlook provides insight into the fiscal status of...

After more than a decade of nearly constant change, the federal estate tax is finally permanent. It’s a bit more onerous than last year’s version...

In the realm of needless complexity, the work and family tax credits for low-income households rank near the top. The problem is especially challenging for...

Can the income tax fund the government we seem to want? Probably not. Will lawmakers create a revenue system that will? Not anytime soon. That...

With state finances gradually improving , some Republican governors are turning their attention to fundamental tax reform. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has proposed replacing his...