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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Fixing the TCJA: Restoring The Estate Tax’s Exemption Levels

Now that Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, some lawmakers are looking for ways to rewrite the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...
March 20, 2019Robert McClelland
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

There Are Better Ways To Tax The Rich Than A Wealth Tax Or A 70 Percent Top Rate

Taxing the rich is suddenly all the rage among many of the Democratic party’s highest profile politicians. There is a better way to do it....
February 4, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Extending The TCJA Would Cut Revenue By $3.8 Trillion Through 2038, Mostly Benefit The Well-Off

The House Republican plan to make permanent the individual income and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would add almost...
September 12, 2018Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Do Estate And Inheritance Taxes Affect Entrepreneurs?

A new paper and brief explore how estate and inheritance taxes (or wealth transfer taxes) affect entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. It is a contentious issue...
March 6, 2018Leonard E. BurmanRobert McClellandChenxi Lu
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Only 1,700 Estates Would Owe Estate Tax in 2018 Under the TCJA

The House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would reduce the number of taxable estates by about two-thirds in 2018, and...
December 6, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Seven Take-Aways From The Senate’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act

Seven Take-Aways From The Senate’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act The Senate’s version of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) is a big,...
December 5, 2017Howard Gleckman
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Repealing The Estate Tax Could Allow Heirs Of The Very Wealthy To Avoid Tax On Capital Gains

he House is expected to vote today to reduce, then repeal the estate tax. The tax currently applies to only about 5,000 of the nation’s...
November 16, 2017Robert McClelland
: TaxVox

The Unintended Consequences of Killing the Estate Tax

The United Framework for tax reform outlined last week by the congressional Republican leadership and the Trump Administration included a proposal to eliminate the estate...
October 9, 2017Daniel Berger
: TaxVox

Bye Bye Tax Reform, Hello Tax Relief

On Sunday, top presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway made an important rhetorical pivot: The Trump Administration may no longer be pushing for tax cuts or even...
January 24, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

"I was framed!" Or, the Case of the Tax Policy Overpowered by Words

The other day, a Daily Deduction reader asked why I used the phrase “tax relief” as a synonym for “tax cuts.” He suggested that “relief” is a loaded term that implies taxes are too high and therefore bad, and that tax cuts, in turn, are good. That hadn’t occurred to me.
August 3, 2016Renu Zaretsky