Tax Policy Center

tax reform

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is generating some buzz for publishing a 56-page report on what he considers the most egregious preferences in the tax code...
June 13, 2017Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
Just as President Trump is ramping up his push for a major tax cut that he believes will pay for itself through faster economic growth,...
June 7, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
We know that President Trump wants to make major changes in the tax code. But while the Administration has released broad outlines, it has not...
June 1, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
When President Trump announced his latest tax plan outline, he called for new individual tax rates of 10-25-35 percent. But he left out a critical...
May 9, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
When President Reagan first introduced his version of what would become the landmark 1986 tax reform, his staff kicked off the debate with a phone...
April 27, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
As usual, President Trump did a masterful job creating sense of drama in the buildup to his announcement today of his current tax agenda. But...
April 26, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Just as politicians and pundits are talking more about a tax cut and less about tax reform, the public seems happier with...
April 18, 2017Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
So far, the early debate over a 2017 tax bill has been an inside-the-Beltway game. Just consider the flap over the Border Adjustable Tax (BAT),...
April 10, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Among the ruins of the American Health Care Act, there remains an important debate over tax credits versus tax deductions . This turns out to...
March 30, 2017Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The Republicans’ failure to repeal Obamacare puts pressure on them to win the next big policy battle, on taxes. But the inherent political and economic...
March 29, 2017William G. Gale