tax reform

The Striking Contrast Between the Trump and House Republican Tax Plans

I’ve never seen anything quite like it: A presumptive presidential candidate proposes a major policy initiative and a month before he is due to be...

June 28, 2016Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Ryan Proposes Big Tax Cuts for Business and Investors, Moves Towards a Cash Flow Tax

House Republicans Propose Big Tax Cuts for Business and Investors, Move Towards a Cash Flow Tax House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his long-promised rewrite...

June 23, 2016Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump’s Tax and Spending Plan Could Sharply Raise Interest Rates

Donald Trump’s tax and spending plan would nearly triple interest rates and increase the federal government’s debt by $14 trillion by 2026, according to an...

June 21, 2016Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform

Top Ways & Means Staffer Janice Mays Surveys The Future of Tax Reform Last week, Politico’ s Brian Faler did a great interview (paywall) with Janice Mays, the long-time Democratic staff director for the House Ways & Means Committee. Janice, who has just retired after a remarkable 40 years

May 31, 2016Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why Criticize What Trump Is Saying About His Tax Plan?

Critics are blasting Donald Trump for saying his tax plan would be open to negotiation should it ever get to Congress. There are plenty of reasons to criticize the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, but a willingness to find a middle ground on an important policy issue should not be one of them. How did stating the obvious become a political sin?

May 10, 2016Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Clinton and Sanders Face Off Over Who Should Pay for New Social Programs

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both want to create ambitious new government programs to help middle-income families with medical and education costs and family leave. Both say they’d pay for those initiatives by raising taxes. But there is an important difference between them: Clinton would

January 12, 2016Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What Can Congress and President Obama Accomplish in 2016?

Can Congress and President Obama, who have battled over policy for seven years, reach consensus over key tax and other issues in the months leading up to the 2016 election? To ask the question is practically to answer it, but it is worth taking a closer look at the policy dynamics. Start by

January 4, 2016Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Trump Would Slash Taxes for the Top 0.1 Percent By An Average of $1.3 Million, Add Nearly $10 Trillion to the Debt

Donald Trump’s tax plan would add $9.5 trillion to the national debt from 2016 to 2026 and another $15 trillion in the following decade (before added interest), according to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center. Nearly all households would get a tax cut under the plan, averaging about $5,100 in

December 22, 2015Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Hidden Agenda Behind This Year’s Tax Extender Bill

While Republican presidential hopefuls were debating in Las Vegas, congressional leaders announced they had agreed to restore and extend dozens of special interest tax cuts—many permanently. And those GOP candidates for the White House? They’ve promised to repeal nearly all of the tax breaks

December 16, 2015Howard Gleckman

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why You Should Pay Attention to the Presidential Candidates’ Tax Proposals

The presidential election is nearly a year away, but many candidates have already rolled out detailed tax reform plans. On the GOP side, we’ve seen proposals from Jeb Bush (the subject of a rigorous Tax Policy Center analysis ), Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump, among others. Among Democrats

December 15, 2015Harvey Galper