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House Democrats May Soon Ask For Trump’s Tax Returns But What Should They Request?

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) reportedly is about to make a formal request for 10 years of President Trump’s tax returns...

March 7, 2019Steven M. Rosenthal

Seven Tax Policy Issues To Watch in 2019

Happy New Year. And welcome to 2019, a year when several important tax policy issues are likely to hit the news. Watch for these: Whether...

January 3, 2019Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The TaxVox Lump of Coal Award For The Worst Tax Idea of 2018

It’s time for Tax Vox to present its annual Lump of Coal Award for the worst tax idea of the year.

December 20, 2018Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Did President Trump Just Throw Corporations, and Senate Republicans, Under the Bus?

In his press conference on Wednesday, President Trump raised more than a few eyebrows by saying he’d be willing to support “adjustments ” to the...

November 9, 2018Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

There Will Be No Middle-Class Tax Cut This Week. Or Next Month

Pundits are breathlessly speculating about what President Trump’s promise to cut taxes for the middle class by 10 percent could possibly mean. They are wasting...

October 25, 2018Howard Gleckman

Business Taxes: TaxVox

What Is A Tariff And Who Pays It?

What Is A Tariff And Who Pays It? Earlier this month, President Trump escalated his trade war with China by announcing 10 percent tariffs on...

September 25, 2018Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Treasury Should Review IRA Minimum Distribution Tables But Changes Would Help Few Seniors

President Trump last week asked the Treasury Department to review the rules surrounding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for traditional Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) plans...

September 7, 2018Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why The TCJA Is Unlikely To Help Republicans In the Coming Congressional Elections

Did Republicans make a political mistake rushing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) through Congress in less than two months in late 2017? In...

August 29, 2018Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Post-TCJA Economy: Good News Mixed With Some Important Warning Signs

Tax Vox is continuing to track a set of economic indicators to see whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has, in President Trump’s words,...

July 31, 2018Howard Gleckman Aravind Boddupalli

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress and President Trump Are Spending Money and Cutting Taxes Like There Is No Tomorrow

What is the difference between Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, and President Trump and Congress? Wilson, you may recall, spent last Sunday handing out an estimated...

July 26, 2018Howard Gleckman