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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Whatever Happened to All Those Expiring Tax Breaks?

In two days, 53 targeted tax breaks will, officially at least, die. By the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation’s count , that’s the number of...
December 29, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Rethinking the Way We Tax Charities and Those Who Give to Them

It is that time of year when we celebrate with family, remember all we have to be thankful for, and scramble to squeeze out those...
December 27, 2011Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Gingrich’s Tax Plan: Big Tax Cuts, Big Deficits

GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is proposing a massive tax cut aimed at the highest earning American households. Gingrich’s plan would add about $1 trillion...
December 12, 2011Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How a Payroll Tax Cut Boosts the Chances for Tax Reform

When Congress finally extends the payroll tax cut that is due to expire in a few weeks, it may also be taking another step down...
December 8, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Five Reasons Why the Deficit Super Committee Failed

To the surprise of few , Congress’ super committee is on the brink of failure--unable to agree on $1.2 trillion in budget savings as required...
November 21, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Deficit Super Committee: Still Not Serious

Is the Congress’ deficit super committee making progress? That depends on your definition of progress, I suppose. The good news is that Republicans are increasingly...
November 10, 2011Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Perry’s Tax Plan is a Huge Tax Cut for the Wealthy, But How Big?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he wants to cut taxes for everyone and balance the budget. It's probably impossible to do both. Sadly, Perry’s new...
November 1, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Does the Tax Reform Act of 1986 Offer Lessons for Future Reform?

As the economic coordinator of the Treasury study that led to Tax Reform Act of 1986, I've always found it fascinating to read and listen...
October 20, 2011C. Eugene Steuerle
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Is Obama Tax Hiker in Chief? Not Exactly

Conservatives like to say that President Obama has been responsible for massive tax increases. It is wonderful rhetoric that plays to the big tax image...
October 4, 2011Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What the Great Budget Debate Is Really About

Want to know what the Great Budget Debate of 2011 is really about? Ask Congressional Budget Office director Doug Elmendorf (who was a Tax Policy...
September 15, 2011Howard Gleckman