TaxVox

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

November 16, 2018 –

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...

State and Local Issues

Post-TCJA, Your State Should Consider a Refundable Child Tax Credit

November 15, 2018 –

Some low- and middle-income families in Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, and North Dakota are facing state income tax hikes. And the larger the family, generally...

Individual Taxes

Kamala Harris’s Tax Credit Would Cut Taxes Significantly For Low- And Moderate-Income Households But Could Add Trillions To The Debt

November 14, 2018 –

The Tax Policy Center estimates that the new refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income households proposed by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would cut taxes...

State and Local Issues

What Do Women Want?

November 14, 2018 –

I’m not trying to win an election and I certainly don’t want to antagonize my friends, but there are good reasons why a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products is the wrong call.

State and Local Issues

Tuesday's Election Produced A More Multi-colored State Map and, Perhaps, New Fiscal Agendas

November 12, 2018 –

While it may have attracted less attention than US House and Senate races, Tuesday’s elections also resulted in shake-ups in some state capitols . And...