Washington

2018 Voters Faced a Slew of Confusing Revenue Measures and Rejected Most Tax Increases

With so much to follow in the midterm elections, it is easy to lose sight of a bumper crop of tax-related ballot measures . But...

November 9, 2018Vanessa Williamson

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Why an unusual coalition defeated Washington state’s carbon tax initiative

Last Tuesday, Washington State voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have created the first carbon tax in the United States.

November 14, 2016Megan Randall

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“Take me home, country road… To a fund (and a country), that’s not broke.”

Greece: "Ne" to new sales taxes and (maybe) tax reform. The beleaguered Greek government has offered a new reform plan in return for $55 billion in European Union bailout money—and it reportedly includes new sales taxes, new levies on cafes and restaurants (read: tourists) and possible tax reform,

July 10, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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Estimates and the Economy: Let the Buyer Beware

The CBO, the ACA, and the economy: Precision doesn’t mean accuracy. Last Friday, the Congressional Budget Office projected that repeal of the Affordable Care Act would add $137 billion to the national debt over 10 years but boost the economy. But the estimates came with a big warning: “[R]epealing

June 24, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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It’s Spring Break, and “Everything’s Coming Up Taxes…” (No Daffodils)

Congress is in recess and the Daily Deduction will post Mondays until it reconvenes. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on April 13. Taxpayers: How are IRS budget cuts affecting you? You can find out on Wednesday from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen at a TPC event at the Brookings Institution .

April 6, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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Tax States of the States: Mixed, Murky and Sometimes Mercurial

Governor LePage wants big tax cuts for Maine. Republican Paul LePage’s new budget proposal would cut the top income tax rate by 2.2 percentage points to 5.75 percent, and apply it to single tax filers with incomes over $50,000, instead of the current threshold of $21,200. The plan would cut

January 12, 2015Renu Zaretsky

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Cap and Trade Plans, Tax Deadlines, and Rate Drops

Washington Governor Jay Inslee proposes a statewide cap and trade program. The Democrat released details of his carbon pollution market program that would give the state’s Department of Ecology authority to set annual goals aimed at reducing emissions to half of 1990 levels. Inslee would extend the

January 5, 2015Renu Zaretsky

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Narrow Tax Hikes Win Support in Several States

Last Tuesday, voters in several states approved modest tax hikes. Increasingly, states are using ballot measures to determine whether to support new taxes. Some of...

November 11, 2013Norton Francis

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

DOMA’s Tax Hassles for Same-Sex Couples

The annual income tax season is no fun for any of us but it can be a lot worse for same-sex couples in California, Nevada,...

March 26, 2013Roberton C. Williams