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TCJA

Individual Taxes: TaxVox
In 2021, the Child Tax Credit (CTC), helped nearly all families with children . But this year, because American Rescue Plan (ARP) expansions have lapsed,...
January 4, 2022Elaine Maag
: TaxVox
The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) was built on the idea that lower business and corporate tax rates, new domestic investment incentives, and...
July 6, 2021William G. Gale
: TaxVox
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 created the most substantial changes in business taxation in decades. But in a new analysis, published...
June 28, 2021William G. Gale
Business Taxes: TaxVox
As the partisan battle heats up over President Biden’s ambitious infrastructure plan—and the tax increases to pay for it—the fate of the package will largely...
June 17, 2021Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox
Biden Follows Through On His Campaign Promise Of Big Tax Hikes on US Corporations US-based multinational corporations can’t say they were not warned. President Biden...
March 31, 2021Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
In 2017 and again in 2020, Congress made deficient—but temporary—changes to the federal income tax deduction for charitable giving. By significantly increasing the standard deduction,...
March 23, 2021C. Eugene SteuerleRobert McClellandNikhita Airi
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
There are many benefits to a first-time homebuyer tax credit, such as the one proposed by President-elect Joe Biden. However, the transition from the...
November 30, 2020C. Eugene Steuerle
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
During each presidential election, the Tax Policy Center analyzes the tax policies of the two major candidates. This year, TPC estimated the effects of Democratic...
October 27, 2020Robert McClellandMark J. Mazur
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
President Trump is formally kicking off his reelection campaign with a couple of pages of bullet points. It makes for a thin tax policy agenda.
August 25, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
Reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID) could raise federal tax revenue and make the tax system more progressive. But some taxpayers, especially those with high...
July 21, 2020Chenxi LuEric Toder