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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Recraft The EITC To Help Parents Caring For Children Who Can’t Return To School Full-Time

As parents learn how many days (if any) their children will be in a physical school this fall, many are preparing to provide care for...
July 28, 2020Elaine Maag
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Congress Has Many Ways To Boost The Economy By Getting Cash Into People’s Pockets. Which One Is Best?

As Congress scrambles to pass another COVID-19 relief bill, it must decide how best to put money into the hands of people who are suffering...
July 24, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Where Is My Income Tax Refund?

Hope you had a Happy Tax Day. I’m still waiting for my refund. I filed my 2019 individual income tax return electronically on May 1...
July 16, 2020Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress Has No Clear Roadmap For Its Next COVID-19 Response

When Congress returns from its summer break on July 20, its primary job (really, its only job) is to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress...
July 8, 2020Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Should Congress Pump Money Into Businesses By Shifting The Timing Of Tax Benefits?

Should Congress manipulate the timing of business tax benefits to support firms in the midst of the COVID-19 economic slump? And if so, how?
June 19, 2020Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

If Trump Curbs New COVID-19 Aid To State and Local Governments, He Will Help Defund The Police

President Trump has taken a strong position against calls by some on the political left to “defund” police departments. At the same time, he continues...
June 10, 2020Howard Gleckman
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The COVID-19 Crisis Reveals The President’s Misplaced Budget Priorities

Presidential Budgets reveal much about the priorities of an administration. President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget, released in early 2020, proposes almost no additional resources...
June 9, 2020C. Eugene Steuerle
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COVID-19-Related Policies Can Better Boost the Economy By Targeting Less To Savers

Congress has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic slowdown by putting hundreds of billions of dollars directly into people’s pockets. Much of this came from...
June 8, 2020C. Eugene Steuerle
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Congress May Soon Choose Between Wage Credits Or More Unemployment Benefits

With the May jobless rate at 13.3 percent —an improvement over April but still terrible-- policymakers are considering many ideas to support workers in the...
June 5, 2020Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Balancing School Budgets And Tax Hikes In The Middle Of A Pandemic

After nearly three months under a stay-at-home order, my daughter may have had it with my house rules. She sent me a TikTok video of...
June 3, 2020Renu Zaretsky