Daily Deduction

How would Hillary Clinton pay for her tax plan?

March 3, 2016 –

Hillary Clinton’s tax proposals would raise $1.1 trillion, mostly from the wealthy. TPC released its analysis of her tax plan yesterday. She’d raise...

Tax Talk, Fraud, and Receipts

March 2, 2016 –

Will tax talk dominate the GOP debate tonight in Michigan? Will this be the night that the four remaining candidates elaborate on how they’d pay for...

What comes after a big night for Clinton and Trump?

March 1, 2016 –

Clinton, Trump sweep Super Tuesday primaries. Clinton collected 453 delegates, Trump rounded up 203. But neither landed a knock-out punch. So... on...

Disputes, Development, Filing, and Fuel

February 29, 2016 –

On the line for Alphabet, Inc: $3.5 billion. Intel and the IRS are in court over some of the firm’s international tax practices, but the biggest...

Returns, Attacks, and Impacts

February 28, 2016 –

Two GOP candidates release partial tax returns. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio released summaries of their tax returns over the weekend. Rubio released...

Times get taxing for candidates…

February 25, 2016 –

In case you forgot, the GOP presidential candidates’ proposed tax cuts are unprecedented. Some might even call them “irresponsible.” Last night’s...

Caution: Fiscal Trouble Ahead

February 24, 2016 –

The US remains in world of fiscal trouble. And it’s getting worse. While short-term deficits have shrunk in recent years, the fiscal outlook has...

Reform, Revenue, Exemptions and Viability

February 23, 2016 –

On the Hill. The House Ways & Means committee holds a hearing on international tax reform today. Meanwhile, the panel’s top Democrat, Sandy Levin...

A Budget, Carbon, Fuel, the Environment… and a Revolt

February 22, 2016 –

House Republicans say they may have a budget deal. After weeks of internal party battling, House GOP leaders say they may have found a way to get a...

Baselines, Bermuda, Breaks, and the Bag

February 21, 2016 –

There’s a baseline, and there’s precedent (or a lack thereof). Fivethirtyeight.com explains how hard it is to find consensus on exactly how much...