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Without Guiding Principles, The TCJA Is Becoming A Magnet For Special Deals

Tax reform is hard enough when it is based on a set of principles around which Congress can write a new law. But when lawmakers...
December 7, 2017Howard Gleckman
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Child Tax Credit In The Unified Framework: Nothing To See Here

The Big Six Unified Framework promises a tax plan that “significantly increases the Child Tax Credit (CTC)”, but provides few details. If the child tax...
October 10, 2017Elaine Maag
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

An Experiment: How Low Could Tax Rates Go If Congress Eliminated All Tax Expenditures?

An Experiment: How Low Could Tax Rates Go If Congress Eliminated All Tax Expenditures? How low could Congress cut tax rates without losing revenue? To...
September 13, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC Update Finds House GOP Tax Plan Would Slow Growth, Add Trillions To The Deficit

In an updated analysis, the Tax Policy Center estimates that t he House Republican leadership’s 2016 tax blueprint would reduce economic output by 0.5 percent...
July 6, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Don’t confuse Trump’s tax cuts with tax reform

Have you noticed the subtle reframing of Donald Trump’s tax plan? During the campaign, it was a huge tax cut. Now, Trump and his congressional...
November 15, 2016Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

How Dead Citrus Trees Beat Tax Reform Every Time

Here is why tax reform is so hard: In June, House Republicans released their “Better Way”...
September 13, 2016Howard Gleckman