tax rebates

Trump’s Payroll Tax Holiday Won't Help the COVID-19 Economy. Another Republican Has A Better Idea

President Trump continues to promote a payroll tax holiday as a piece of the next coronavirus relief bill. The idea fails as either relief or stimulus...

April 29, 2020Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Expect Long Delays In Getting Refunds If You File A Paper Tax Return

Today’s advice: If you have not yet filed your federal income tax return, do not—repeat, do not—send the Internal Revenue Service a paper return—especially if...

April 14, 2020Janet Holtzblatt

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Can People Get A Larger COVID-19 Rebate By Waiting To File Their 2019 Tax Return?

One big unanswered question about the COVID-19 recovery rebates included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act: What year’s income will the...

April 10, 2020Janet Holtzblatt

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Treasury Struggles With CARES Act Rebates To Social Security Beneficiaries

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act promises that low-income Social Security beneficiaries will automatically get their $1,200 COVID-19 rebate, but new guidance...

April 1, 2020Janet Holtzblatt

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The CARES Act Provided Important Relief For The Coronavirus Economy, But What Should Phase 4 Look Like?

Last week, Congress and President Trump enacted the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the largest aid package in American history...

April 1, 2020Grace Enda William G. Gale Claire Haldeman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Bigger, Cleaner, and More Efficient: A Carbon-Corporate Tax Swap

The Cato Institute has organized an online forum to debate pro-growth economic policy reforms. Tax Policy Center scholars Bill Gale, Donald Marron, and Eric Toder have each contributed to the discussion. The United States could reduce its contribution to global climate change and increase domestic

November 21, 2014Donald Marron