Tax Hound

Tax policy isn't just for economists, lawyers, or policymakers. It's for you, and me, and everybody in between. The Tax Hound starts conversations about what government taxes, and why.

November 23, 2023Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

TPC's Tax Hound

A Monthly Column Linking Tax Policy to Our Everyday Lives

Tax policy isn't just for economists, lawyers, or policymakers. It's for you, and me, and everybody in between. The Tax Hound starts conversations about what government taxes, and why.

November 23, 2023Renu Zaretsky

: TaxVox

Highway Follies: The Never-ending Story

The House has a short-term patch for the Highway Trust Fund… Late Monday night, the House Ways & Means Committee released a plan to cover the Highway Trust Fund with $8.1 billion through mid-December 2015. The patch would use revenue collected by tightening IRS compliance rules. The House could

July 15, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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A Major Gift for TPC, Money Forsaken by Taxpayers, Or Given in Error

A transformative gift for TPC. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has established the Pozen Director’s Chair , thanks to a major gift from Robert C. Pozen. “I am glad to support… one of the few American organizations that consistently provides nonpartisan and thoughtful analysis of current tax

May 6, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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It’s Spring Break, and “Everything’s Coming Up Taxes…” (No Daffodils)

Congress is in recess and the Daily Deduction will post Mondays until it reconvenes. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on April 13. Taxpayers: How are IRS budget cuts affecting you? You can find out on Wednesday from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen at a TPC event at the Brookings Institution .

April 6, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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The Internet, Drug Profits, and Sacrifice

The neutrality of the net: Set. Tax effects? Unclear. That’s the conclusion of Politifact after the Federal Communications Commission approved controversial regulations that will treat the Internet like a public utility. The fact checkers examined the question after GOP Senator Mike Lee claimed

February 27, 2015Renu Zaretsky