Daily Deduction

Fairness, Impeachment, Sharing, and Cuts

May 16, 2016 –

Tomorrow on the Hill.

A Cap, a Wait, a Wiggle, and Reports

May 13, 2016 –

Can tax credits and other programs cap a family’s cost of child care?

Turn and face the strange changes.

May 12, 2016 –

Donald Trump might change his tax plan, but he won’t release his tax returns.

Tax Evasion by any other name…

May 11, 2016 –

Panama Papers: Wyden wants a closer look at Nevada and Wyoming shell companies. There are over 1,000 shell companies in Nevada and 24 in Wyoming with...

“Reality Bites”

May 10, 2016 –

Sanders’s domestic policy agenda: It’s a budget buster. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders would raise taxes by $15 trillion across all...

The Art of the Deals

May 9, 2016 –

Everything is negotiable? So says presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump of his tax plan. He told ABC News’ “This Week” that the top...

An Exit Tax, a Stalemate, and Expansions

May 2, 2016 –

Another exit tax proposal hits the Hill. With the support of 50 fellow House Democrats, Texan Lloyd Doggett introduced a bill last week to slow...

Setting Priorities, Curbing the IRS, Sizing Up Change

April 29, 2016 –

How can we make economic opportunity a top priority in the federal budget? TPC’s Gene Steuerle, in a new policy brief and research report , has some...

Papers, Preparing for Tax Reform, and the Price of Leaving

April 28, 2016 –

Formal Panama “papers” make it official. Panama has formally signed an agreement with the US to combat tax evasion. It is one of 112 jurisdictions...

Immediate, Urgent, and Delayed Actions

April 27, 2016 –

For Puerto Rico, the time to act is now… Or not? Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Univision that Congress is running out of time to address the...