1986 Tax Reform

The House GOP Tax Bill Is Mostly A Business Tax Cut That Will Create Both Winners and Losers

House Republicans made their tax bill public today. Boiled down to the basics, it is a mid-sized tax cut--aimed mostly at businesses and their owners...

November 2, 2017Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Tax Reform: Start With The Fundamentals

For the umpteenth time, Congress and the Trump Administration are going back to the tax reform drawing board , just as they have had to...

August 21, 2017C. Eugene Steuerle

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Taxology, TPC’s new podcast, takes you back to 1986

Ronald Reagan was president, fanny packs were all the rage, and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was making its way through Congress. In our...

July 11, 2017Yifan Powers

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Is the Public Ready to Get on Board with Tax Reform? Not So Much

So far, the early debate over a 2017 tax bill has been an inside-the-Beltway game. Just consider the flap over the Border Adjustable Tax (BAT),...

April 10, 2017Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Tax Reform: Going Long v. Going Prudent

Make no mistake, any attempt at tax reform will be a heavy lift. But an interesting behind-the-scenes debate is brewing among reformers over just how...

May 30, 2012Howard Gleckman