state and local

What Do You Think About Taxes?

We’re one month into 2021. There’s a pandemic, an economic slump, and a new president and vice president. Congress is considering another pandemic relief bill and may address new tax proposals too. And tax season starts next week. There’s no time like the present to ask my friends and family what they think about taxes!

February 3, 2021Renu Zaretsky

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Tax Cuts are Big in Texas, but Not for Low-Income Residents

Texas is cutting taxes this year. Although we do not yet know exactly what will get cut because the House and Senate are sorting out competing bills , we already know the outcome: Better-off Texans will get more tax relief dollars than low-income residents of the Lone Star State. Why? Because Texas

May 6, 2015Richard C. Auxier

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Dave Camp's pitch to overhaul U.S. taxes: An impossible dream?

Unlike many previous Republican proposals to cut taxes, the Michigan congressman specifies how government would pay for them. This is critical, but it's not pretty...

February 28, 2014William G. Gale

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The US Income Tax Burden, County by County

Differences in income and other characteristics mean that federal income tax burdens vary substantially across counties. While the median federal income tax burden across counties...

December 16, 2013Benjamin H. Harris

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Sorting Through The Property Tax Burden

When it comes to property taxes, location matters. In a new TPC report , my colleague Brian David Moore and I look at just how...

November 18, 2013Benjamin H. Harris