Tax Policy Center

TPC Microsimulation Model

Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The Internal Revenue Service does not ask tax filers about their race and ethnicity . But the US tax code can still widen racial income...
February 13, 2023Benjamin R. PageTracy GordonAravind Boddupalli
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
While the federal income tax system may appear “colorblind” or race-neutral to some, it can mitigate or exacerbate racial inequities . Unfortunately, the IRS does...
June 2, 2022Aravind Boddupalli
Business Taxes: TaxVox
After the Tax Policy Center published its new analysis of the House Ways & Means Committee’s budget reconciliation tax plan , commentators asked two questions:...
September 29, 2021Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order acknowledging the toll of structural racism in the United States and initiating a...
March 22, 2021Tracy GordonAravind Boddupalli