Kevin Brady

The Profound Philosophical Disagreement Over The Refundable Child Tax Credit

Often, tax policy debates can be settled by splitting the difference. You like a tax rate of 28 percent. I prefer 20 percent. Let’s settle...

January 28, 2022Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The House’s Tax Bill Would Cut Taxes Mostly For The Highest-Income Households

The latest version of the House Ways & Means Committee’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), now due to be voted on by the full...

November 13, 2017Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Ways & Means Bill Would Cut Middle-Income Taxes Modestly in 2018, Even Less in 2027

Despite President Trump’s repeated promise that an upcoming tax cut would be the biggest in US history, the proposal now being considered by the House...

November 8, 2017Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The House GOP Tax Bill Is Mostly A Business Tax Cut That Will Create Both Winners and Losers

House Republicans made their tax bill public today. Boiled down to the basics, it is a mid-sized tax cut--aimed mostly at businesses and their owners...

November 2, 2017Howard Gleckman

: TaxVox

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

: Daily Deduction

How Quickly Can Lame Ducks Move Before the Holidays?

On the Hill this week: House Republicans will choose either Paul Ryan or Kevin Brady to be the next Ways & Means Committee chair. But Ryan would have to give up the gavel if he chooses to run for president, according to a new party rule approved last week. Meanwhile, senior tax writing

November 17, 2014Renu Zaretsky

: TaxVox

And the Winner Is... The GOP. Now What?

The GOP takes control of the Senate. It has secured a majority in the Senate but has far from working control in a chamber where 60 votes are needed to do almost anything. Utah’s Orrin Hatch will become the new chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Alabama’s Jeff Sessions is in line to head the

November 5, 2014Renu Zaretsky

: TaxVox

Pressure, Power, and a New View on Cuts

Congress is in recess through the mid-term elections. Read the Daily Deduction each Monday until then. Apple’s new products might not bend , but its tax deals are under some pressure. Later today, the European Union’s European Commission is expected to release its opening decision on Apple’s 1991

September 29, 2014Renu Zaretsky