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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

If You Have High Income, Your Taxes Are Going Up

As the April 15 deadline for filing 2013 income taxes nears, most of us are finding that Uncle Sam will take about the same share of our income as last year. But the story is very different for people at the top of the income ladder. Their taxes are going up, in many cases by a lot. Last year, the
April 8, 2014Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A New Marriage Penalty for High Earning Couples—and a Bonus for Some

Our new Marriage Bonus and Penalty calculator , despite all its Valentine’s Day finery, ignores the new 0.9 percent Medicare payroll tax hike buried in...
February 15, 2013Roberton C. Williams
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

An Updated Marriage Bonus and Penalty Calculator for Valentine’s Day

Love is blind, says the adage, and that can be a good thing when it comes to taxes. That’s because married couples often pay a...
February 13, 2013Roberton C. Williams