tax subsidies

Families Can Use the Child Care Tax Credit to Pay for Informal Day Care, But the System Can Be Improved

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of child care.

December 30, 2020Elaine Maag Nikhita Airi

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What Lessons Can We Learn from Amazon’s HQ2 Drama?

Now that Amazon has finally chosen Long Island City, NY and Arlington, Virginia as co-winners in its second headquarters sweepstakes, it’s a good time to...

November 16, 2018Donnie Charleston Megan Randall

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Government Budget Estimates Are Often Wrong

Government budget and tax analysts who estimate future federal revenues and spending are among the most talented people I know. They probably are a lot...

June 5, 2018C. Eugene Steuerle

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Maryland’s Sweetheart Offer to Amazon Makes No Sense

My home state of Maryland has agreed to give Amazon as much as $5.6 billion in state tax breaks, nearly $1 billion in local tax...

April 18, 2018Howard Gleckman

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Charities Have Plenty of Opportunity to Advance Giving Despite Tax Law Losses

By substantially cutting the number of taxpayers who will receive a charitable deduction, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has created an opportunity for...

February 28, 2018C. Eugene Steuerle

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Three Questions Policymakers Should Be Asking About The Foxconn Megadeal

Last week, President Trump and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced that Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, a major supplier of LCD screens to Apple, would receive $3...

August 1, 2017Megan Randall

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What Should We Do with the Money from Taxing “Bads”?

What do indoor tanning, shopping bags, junk food, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, “gas guzzling” cars, ozone-depleting chemicals, sugary drinks, marijuana, gasoline, coal, carbon-containing fuels, and financial transactions have in common? Taxes that discourage them. The United States taxes indoor

January 28, 2016Donald Marron

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Should Governments Tax Unhealthy Foods and Drinks?

With obesity and diabetes at record levels, many public health experts believe governments should tax soda, sweets, junk food, and other unhealthy foods and drinks. Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, and Mexico have such taxes. So do Berkeley, California and the Navajo Nation. Celebrity chef Jamie

December 14, 2015Donald Marron

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Should governments tax products that are fun but harmful?

Should you face an extra tax if you drink soda? Eat potato chips? Uncork some wine? Light up a cigarette or joint? Toast yourself in a tanning booth? Many governments think so. Mexico taxes junk food. Berkeley taxes sugary soft drinks. Countless governments tax alcohol and tobacco. Several states

November 10, 2015Donald Marron

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

New Rules Will Require States to Be More Transparent About Tax Subsidies

Congrats to the Government Accounting Standards Board for pushing state and local governments to be more transparent about their tax subsidies. Last week, the agency approved new disclosure requirements that will require states and localities to publicly disclose how much of a given tax is being

August 18, 2015Howard Gleckman