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Tax Policy Center

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

A New Congressional Study Finds Little Economic Benefit From The 2017 Tax Cuts

A new Congressional Research Service report finds that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had little measureable effect on the overall US economy in...
May 29, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

For Many Households, Trump’s Tariffs Could Wipe Out The Benefits of the TCJA

May 14, 2019Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

The Three Numbers To Know About The TCJA In 2018

As tax filing season came to an end, lots of people wanted to know how much the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affected 2018...
April 18, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Four New Reasons To Question The Federal Tax Exemption Of Non-Profits

In recent weeks, we’ve seen four different stories that raise questions about the state of tax-exempt organizations.
March 29, 2019Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

A Tale Of Two Economies: Comparing Trump’s Economic Forecast With CBO’s

A Tale Of Two Economies: Comparing Trump’s Economic Forecast With CBO’s President Trump’s 2020 budget is based upon an extremely optimistic view of the nation’s...
March 13, 2019Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

How Should The US Spend Carbon Tax Revenue?

The debate over a carbon tax is about two big things: The most obvious is whether a tax at politically acceptable levels could significantly slow...
January 24, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Who Is Middle Class Anyway?

Everyone, it seems, says they want to cut taxes for the middle class. President Trump promised such tax relief in the weeks before the election...
December 10, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Do House Democrats Want To Limit Their Ability To Raise Revenue?

House Democrats are developing new rules to govern their legislative deliberations when they take control of the House in January. One is awful.
November 30, 2018Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Kamala Harris’s Tax Credit Would Cut Taxes Significantly For Low- And Moderate-Income Households But Could Add Trillions To The Debt

The Tax Policy Center estimates that the new refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income households proposed by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would cut taxes...
November 14, 2018Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What The New Congress Will Mean For Tax And Budget Policy

The 116 th Congress is going to look very different from the 115 th . But don’t expect tax and budget policy to change much...
November 7, 2018Howard Gleckman