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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Free File Is An Easy Way For Government To Get Coronavirus Payments To Non-Filers

The federal government’s new coronavirus payments to adults and children will provide much-needed cash to 90 percent of US households. Unfortunately, tens of millions of...
March 30, 2020Howard GleckmanElaine Maag
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

How Will The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill’s Individual Payments Work?

For many households, the most important provision of the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate last night will be the individual cash...
March 26, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Sanders Proposes a $23 Trillion Tax Increase, Mostly On High-Income Households And Businesses

Excluding tax hikes to fund Medicare for All, Sanders would boost federal revenue by about 3.6 percent of gross domestic product.
March 19, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Biden Would Raise Taxes by $4 Trillion Over 10 Years, Mostly on The Highest-Income Households

Former Vice President Joe Biden would raise taxes by nearly $4 trillion over the next decade, about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product.
March 5, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Are Tax Breaks For Non-Profits And Their Donors Worth Saving?

The special tax treatment Congress has granted to non-profits and tax deduction it gives their donors are broken. So broken, in fact, that it is...
February 20, 2020Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump’s 10 Year Revenue Estimates Would Fall By At Least $3 Trillion With Realistic Economic Assumptions

The Trump Administration would miss its revenue targets by at least $3 trillion under more realistic economic assumptions...
February 12, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Are Tax Credits The Best Way To Subsidize Long-Term Care Costs?

Most major Democratic presidential hopefuls have proposed new government assistance for those receiving long-term supports and services and their families. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has proposed...
February 3, 2020Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Inequality Is A Big And Growing Issue, But A Wealth Tax May Not Be The Solution

Wealth inequality in the US is a big and growing problem. But what should we do about it?
January 23, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Congress Could Improve Both the Tax Code And Health Coverage By Redesigning The Tax Subsidy For Employer-Sponsored Insurance

When Congress voted in December to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax” on high-cost employer-sponsored health insurance plans (ESI), it took health policy in...
January 21, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019 It is that time again. TaxVox somehow has whittled down its...
December 23, 2019Howard Gleckman