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Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Pandemic Relief Bill’s Good, Bad, and Ugly Tax Provisions

The pandemic relief bill Congress is about to pass is loaded with tax provisions. Some deliver important assistance to households and businesses damaged by...
December 21, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Surprise: Biden and Trump Both Back A Modest Middle-Income Tax Cut

In one key respect, their plans appear surprisingly similar.
October 28, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

TPC Updates Its Analysis: Biden Would Raise Taxes by $2.1 Trillion, Nearly All On Business and High-Income Households

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s current campaign plan would raise taxes by $2.1 trillion over the next decade, about 0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product.
October 15, 2020Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Trump Executive Action Shows Why Congress Should Federalize More of Unemployment Insurance

President Trump’s August 8th executive action creating a new supplemental weekly unemployment benefit has created mass confusion.
August 12, 2020Tracy Gordon
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Macroeconomic Policy In The Time Of COVID-19

COVID-19 poses a severe threat not only to public health but also to the overall U.S. economy. The Nation’s policy response should focus on three...
March 17, 2020Donald Marron
: TaxVox

What Do The Sanders-Biden Fights Over Protecting Social Security Mean?

One verb, multiple meanings
February 14, 2020C. Eugene Steuerle
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Where Can Warren Get $32 Trillion To Pay For Her Government Health Plan?

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren says she’ll disclose her plan to pay for universal, public health care within the “next few weeks.” But finding the money won't be easy.
October 25, 2019Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Pay for Itself in 2018?

Were you surprised that the 2017 tax overhaul, commonly referred as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), did not increase revenues in 2018? Probably...
March 13, 2019William G. GaleAaron Krupkin
: TaxVox

How New York State Responded to The SALT Deduction Limit

While other states are considering workarounds to the Tax Cut and Jobs Act’s (TCJA) $10,000 annual limit on the federal deduction for state and local...
May 14, 2018Frank Sammartino
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Did Donald Trump take advantage of the Gingrich-Edwards payroll tax loophole?

New information surfaced today that suggests that Donald Trump may not only have used aggressive tax planning to reduce his income tax bill to zero,...
October 7, 2016Steven M. Rosenthal