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Research & Commentary

Individual Taxes

The Impact of the Expanded Child Tax Credit in Oklahoma

In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act temporarily expanded the federal child tax credit (CTC) for one year, including some families formerly ineligible for the credit. This could lift 59,000 children in Oklahoma out of poverty annually, cutting the state's 13 percent child poverty rate roughly...

October 6, 2021
Elaine MaagFay Walker
Research report
Individual Taxes

Preparing for Retirement Reforms

This study uses the Urban Institute’s Dynamic Simulation of Income Model to project the share of Social Security beneficiaries whose retirement incomes fall below 75 percent of preretirement income, a common benchmark for a secure retirement. Absent significant Social Security reforms, we...

October 4, 2021
Karen E. SmithC. Eugene Steuerle
Research report
Individual Taxes

Collective Defined Contributions Plans

The long-term shift in the US retirement system from defined benefit pension (DB) plans to retirement saving accounts such as 401(k) plans and IRAs has transferred significant financial risks to workers, many of whom are ill-equipped to handle the contingencies. Collective defined contribution (...

September 21, 2021
J. Mark IwryDavid C. JohnChristopher PulliamWilliam G. Gale
Brief
Individual Taxes

An Introduction to Collective Defined Contribution Plans

September 21, 2021
J. Mark IwryDavid C. JohnChristopher PulliamWilliam G. Gale
Research report
Individual Taxes

Small Retirement Accounts: Issues and Options

The existence of small and inactive accounts is a largely inevitable feature of the US retirement saving system, which features employer-based retirement plans, individually managed accounts, and automatic enrollment. We consider the issues raised by these accounts, including the...

September 21, 2021
David C. JohnJ. Mark IwryChristopher PulliamWilliam G. Gale
Brief
Individual Taxes

Small Retirement Accounts: Issues and Options

The existence of small and inactive accounts is a largely inevitable feature of the US retirement saving system, which features employer-based retirement plans, individually managed accounts, and automatic enrollment. We consider the issues raised by these accounts, including the...

September 21, 2021
J. Mark IwryChristopher PulliamWilliam G. GaleDavid C. John
Research report
State and Local Issues

State Tax and Economic Review, 2021 Quarter 1

States reported strong revenue growth in the first quarter of 2021, but there is still large variation in revenue performance across states. Over a 12-month period (April 2020 through March 2021), state total tax revenues increased 0.6 percent compared to the same...

September 8, 2021
Lucy Dadayan
Brief
Business Taxes

Macroeconomic Analysis of Former Vice President Biden's Tax Proposals

NOTE: This is an updated version of the analysis published November 10, 2020.1

The Tax Policy Center (TPC) has analyzed the macroeconomic effects of the tax proposals that President Joe Biden advanced during his 2020 presidential campaign. We find the...

July 21, 2021
Benjamin R. PageJeffrey RohalyThornton MathesonGordon B. MerminJason DeBackerRichard Evans
Research report
State and Local Issues

State Tax and Economic Review, 2020 Quarter 4

States reported solid revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2020, but there is large variation across states and across revenue sources. Over a nine-month period (April through December 2020), state total tax revenues declined 2.2 percent compared to the same...

July 7, 2021
Lucy Dadayan
Testimony
Individual Taxes

The Effect of Tax Enforcement on Revenues

Janet Holtzblatt, senior fellow in the Tax Policy Center, testified before the Select Revenue Measures and Oversight subcommittees of House Ways and Means at a hearing on the tax gap and improving tax administration. The testimony focused on four key areas: the impact of reductions in the IRS’s...

June 10, 2021
Janet Holtzblatt

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