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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

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

For charitable giving, ’tis the season… But will it still be, post-TCJA?

Is feeling good, for goodness’ sake, the only reason we give to charities?

December 5, 2018Renu Zaretsky

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

In the District, Conformity Giveth, and Conformity Taketh Away

This year residents of the District of Columbia are getting the last tranche of a phased-in tax cut that was enacted in 2014. But because...

June 25, 2018Richard C. Auxier

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

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

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Why Tax Reform Flounders: The Case Of Doubling The Standard Deduction

Do you want to know why tax reform is so hard ? Consider one seemingly simple idea that has been floated by President Trump and...

November 1, 2017C. Eugene Steuerle

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The wide tax gulf between Mitt Romney and Donald Trump

As anyone can attest, the 2016 presidential election is very different from the 2012 race. One less obvious contrast is between the tax plans of...

August 4, 2016Yifan Powers

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Mike Lee’s Tax Plan: An Intriguing Idea That Would Add $2.4 Trillion to the Deficit

An ambitious tax reform plan proposed by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) would provide generous new tax credits for families with children and repeal the Alternative...

March 12, 2014Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Modest Proposal: Five Ways to Tax the 47 Percent

Let’s say you are truly offended that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income tax. Just complaining won't fix the problem. All those freeloaders are...

September 27, 2012Howard Gleckman