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Fixing The TCJA: Restore The Personal Exemption

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 21, 2019Robert McClelland

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Seven Tax Policy Issues To Watch in 2019

Happy New Year. And welcome to 2019, a year when several important tax policy issues are likely to hit the news. Watch for these: Whether...

January 3, 2019Howard Gleckman

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The TCJA Eliminated Personal Exemptions. Why Are States Still Using Them?

A key provision of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the elimination of the personal exemption. The change has a major effect on...

December 17, 2018Richard C. Auxier

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Ready, Or More Often Not, States Make Big Tax Changes

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December, it forced states to confront major tax policy issues of their own ,...

April 23, 2018Richard C. Auxier

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How would the TCJA treat my family? The same, but different

Just two weeks ago we hosted my parents, siblings, their spouses, and their children for Thanksgiving. We didn’t talk much about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (our 15 mouths were too full of food). Maybe we should have.

December 6, 2017Renu Zaretsky