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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Vast Gulf Between Democrats And Republicans Over Tax Legislation

Senate Democrats today reached out, after a fashion, to their Republican colleagues over tax reform. They said they’d be willing to work on bipartisan legislation...
August 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

White House and Hill GOP Leaders Kill The Border Tax, But Disclose Few Other Tax Bill Details

In a joint statement , top Trump Administration officials and congressional Republican leaders formally announced what most observers have known for months: The destination-based cash...
July 27, 2017Howard Gleckman
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A New Dynamic Analysis Confirms Estimates That A Trump-Like Tax Plan Would Add Trillions To the Deficit

A new “dynamic” analysis (one that includes macroeconomic effects) finds that tax cuts consistent with what the Trump Administration outlined in April would reduce federal...
July 27, 2017Benjamin R. Page
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Three Main Takeaways from CBO’s Analysis of the President’s Budget

The Congressional Budget Office released its Analysis of the President’s FY2018 Budget last week, estimating that the plan would reduce the federal budget deficit from...
July 18, 2017Frank Sammartino
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

If The GOP Must Cut Taxes As Part of Its Health Plan, Why Not Help Middle-Income Households?

If The GOP Must Cut Taxes As Part of Its Health Plan, Why Not Help Middle-Income Households? Let’s say you want to cut about $1...
June 29, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Despite Ryan’s Call For “Transformational Tax Reform,” Core Issues Remain Unresolved

Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) used a highly-promoted speech to call for a major tax bill in 2017. His message: “Transformational tax reform can...
June 20, 2017Howard Gleckman
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The Day Tax Reform Died

When historians tell the story of the great tax debate of 2017, they may mark down yesterday, June 13, as the day tax reform died...
June 14, 2017Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Brownback Tax Cut Experiment Ends in Kansas

Just as President Trump is ramping up his push for a major tax cut that he believes will pay for itself through faster economic growth,...
June 7, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trying To Understand The Details Of President Trump’s Tax Plan

We know that President Trump wants to make major changes in the tax code. But while the Administration has released broad outlines, it has not...
June 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Why Repealing the State And Local Tax Deduction Is So Hard

If you want to know how hard it will be for the Trump Administration and the House GOP leadership to pass a tax bill that...
May 30, 2017Howard Gleckman