The Washington Post. The economy's expansion last quarter, for the first time in more than a year, has prompted much speculation that the recession is over. This turning point, however, simply marks an end to the decline in activity.

The House of Representatives passed a marriage penalty relief provision that would, ironically, subject three million married couples to the complex and costly alternative minimum tax (AMT). This Marketplace commentary recommends that Congress deal with the real problems in the tax code--...

The White House says lowering taxes on capital gains and dividends will create jobs and opportunity. Tax analyst and commentator Len Burman thinks not.

Work may be a four-letter word to some citizens in slow-growing Western European economies, but Americans know better. Senior fellow Eugene Steuerle explains why our work habits are suddenly so important.

In this commentary, Len Burman offers a radical proposal: use the tax system to bring in tax revenues and spending programs to provide the social safety net.

The congressional budget process has been so perverted that it no longer imposes much discipline on fiscal decisionmaking, comments Rudolph Penner, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office. Penner explains how the situation arose and what to do about it.

The ongoing debate over health reform at times seems like a sporting event, with Democrats and Republicans trying to name winners and losers in passing or repealing legislation. But in my Fiscal Times op-ed this week, I explain why, when it comes to health reform, this winner-take-all...

New York Times's Room for Debate: The United States has one of the world's highest corporate tax rates, but many large US corporations pay little US tax. The main problem is that it is hard for one country to tax entities that transcend national boundaries. A better approach would tax...

In a contribution to Politico, Bill Gale and Ben Harris discuss a tax holiday on repatriated funds.

In a contribution to the New Republic, Tax policy Center affiliate Henry Aaron discusses the meaning of tax reform in today's political climate.