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Individual Taxes

Let the Child Tax Credit Work

July 7, 2022 –
Congress has a chance to reduce child poverty by about one-third by making permanent the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that was in effect during 2021...
Business Taxes

What Do The Political Parties Think About A Gas Tax Holiday? It Depends On Who Proposes It

July 6, 2022 –
Looking for a case study of our hyper-partisan politics? No need to search any further than your local gas pump. The ongoing debate in Washington...
State and Local Issues

Taxes, Religion, And Education: How Much Are We Willing to Pay for Choice?

July 6, 2022 –
In the courts and legislatures, advocates are pressing to require state and local governments to pay for religious schools... Are residents prepared for one possible consequence: Less money available for public schools?

How Should the US Tax Petroleum Profits?

June 27, 2022 –
Ballooning oil company profits have produced a volley of “windfall profit tax” proposals. How well would their different provisions meet the near-term US policy goals...

Beyer’s Steep Gun Tax Might Curb Some Very Lethal Weapons, But It Has Gaps

June 23, 2022 –
In response to two recent mass shootings, Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced a bill that would impose a 1,000 percent excise tax on certain guns...
State and Local Issues

Better Ways to Use Synthetic Controls to Model State and Local Tax Policy

June 22, 2022 –
The synthetic control method (SCM) is a relatively new and valuable tool that makes it possible to measure state or local policy against a theoretical...
Business Taxes

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is A Terrible Idea

June 22, 2022 –
President Biden is proposing a three-month federal gasoline tax holiday. He may want to appear to be doing something to address high inflation, which is both an economic concern...

The Year of State Tax Cuts: The Sequel

June 21, 2022 –
Just as movie theaters are full of sequels (Top Gun, Jurassic Park, and Thor), state capitols are also replaying last year’s big hit: tax cuts...
Individual Taxes

Rick Scott Walks Back His Tax Increase Plan...Sort Of

June 10, 2022 –
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who last February proposed taxing millions of low-income households that currently pay no income tax, has released a new version that...
Individual Taxes

Economic Well-Being Improved in 2021, But Will It Continue?

June 7, 2022 –
Even though jobs are plentiful and wages are up, many families still face a shaky economic outlook. Higher than average inflation, which tends to hit...
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Brief

The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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