TaxVox

Two Good New Books on Tax Reform

March 6, 2012 –

If you are interested in a serious but accessible look at my favorite topic—tax reform—check out two new books. One, The Benefit and the Burden...

Federal Budget and Economy

Romney 2.0: Generous Tax Cuts, But How Will He Pay for Them?

March 1, 2012 –

The Tax Policy Center has updated its analysis of Mitt Romney’s platform to reflect his proposed new tax cuts. And the result: Lower taxes for...

Individual Taxes

Cutting Tax Rates by 20 Percent Could Add $3 Trillion to the Deficit Over a Decade

February 29, 2012 –

Last week, Mitt Romney proposed a new tax plan that would, among other things, reduce individual tax rates by 20 percent across the board and...

Individual Taxes

Growing Consensus on Corporate Tax Reform? Not So Much

February 28, 2012 –

At first glance, it looked like President Obama and congressional Republicans were miraculously headed in the same direction on corporate tax reform. Reform plans by...

Federal Budget and Economy

Playing Favorites in the Corporate Tax Code

February 24, 2012 –

The President’s new Framework for Business Tax Reform is two documents in one. The first diagnoses the many flaws in America’s business tax system, and...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Most GOP Presidential Candidates Would Increase the Deficit

February 23, 2012 –

Republican Presidential candidates say--all the time--that they hate budget deficits. A linchpin of each of their campaigns is a promise to slash government and eliminate...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Mitt Romney’s Challenge

February 23, 2012 –

Mitt Romney has added a new plank to his campaign tax platform : Cut all ordinary tax rates by a fifth. That would bring the...

Individual Taxes

Obama and Romney Display Their New Clothes

February 23, 2012 –

After a frantic day of listening to rival briefings and addressing reporters’ questions on the new tax reform plans unveiled by President Obama and Governor...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Inside Obama’s Framework for Business Tax Reform

February 22, 2012 –

Here’s what I love about President Obama’s Framework for Business Tax Reform : His diagnosis of the problem is spot on. In just a few...

Federal Budget and Economy

Budget Gimmicks Are Alive and Well in the Payroll Tax Cut

February 21, 2012 –

The other day, I criticized the unwillingness of Congress to finance the latest extension of the payroll tax cut. Since that blog, the Congressional Budget...