tax cut

How would Trump’s tax cuts affect different taxpayers?

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's tax plan would cut taxes for households across the income spectrum, but the largest benefits—in both dollar and percentage terms—would...

July 21, 2016Richard C. Auxier

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Rand Paul’s Tax Cut Isn't Quite What It Seems

Unlike those GOP presidential hopefuls who say their tax reforms would raise the same amount of money as the current tax code, even when their actual proposals would not, Senator Rand Paul isn’t being shy. He’s promising a great big fat tax cut (described in this Wall Street Journal column). And

June 17, 2015Howard Gleckman

: TaxVox

Votes and Consequences

With Congress away, the Daily Deduction will not publish for the rest of the week. We’ll be back as usual on Monday, December 1. Happy Thanksgiving! In California, a tax increase breeds a budget battle and tuition hike. In 2012, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown successfully campaigned for reelection

November 24, 2014Renu Zaretsky

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Buffett Rule Revenue

Critics of the Buffett Rule often argue that the idea is hardly worth the trouble since it would raise taxes on less than a tenth...

May 4, 2012Roberton C. Williams

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Just How Big is the Payroll Tax Cut?

The 2-percentage-point payroll tax cut extended by Congress in December and again last week will save workers a total of $114 billion this year, according...

February 20, 2012Roberton C. Williams