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State and Local Issues

States Enjoyed Another Stellar Quarter Of Revenue Growth; But The Longer-Term Fiscal Outlook Is Cloudy

December 18, 2018 –
States closed their fiscal 2018 books at the end of June on a positive note. But they shouldn’t bank on the good times lasting forever...

TPC Is Improving Its Modeling Of Five Tax Expenditures

December 18, 2018 –
In a new initiative, the Tax Policy Center is improving its modeling of five key tax expenditures: the tax treatment of pass-through entities, charitable giving,...

The TCJA Eliminated Personal Exemptions. Why Are States Still Using Them?

December 17, 2018 –
A key provision of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the elimination of the personal exemption. The change has a major effect on...

TPC Updates Its Online Briefing Book

December 13, 2018 –
Looking for a quick reference that explains how the tax code treats families with children? Or how it taxes multinational corporations? Maybe you want to...

How Should Government Return Carbon Taxes To Households?

December 12, 2018 –
Carbon dividends are the hottest idea in climate policy. A diverse mix of progressive and conservative voices are backing the idea of returning carbon tax...
Individual Taxes

Who Is Middle Class Anyway?

December 10, 2018 –
Everyone, it seems, says they want to cut taxes for the middle class. President Trump promised such tax relief in the weeks before the election...
Individual Taxes

For charitable giving, ’tis the season… But will it still be, post-TCJA?

December 5, 2018 –
Is feeling good, for goodness’ sake, the only reason we give to charities?
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Reading President Bush’s Lips

December 5, 2018 –
George H.W. Bush probably gave a thousand speeches in his life. But many people remember just six words.

TPC’s New Interactive Data Tool Shows EITC Benefits in Communities Throughout the U.S.

December 3, 2018 –
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a highly effective policy for fighting poverty that has garnered widespread praise from both Democrats and Republicans. In...
Federal Budget and Economy

Why Do House Democrats Want To Limit Their Ability To Raise Revenue?

November 30, 2018 –
House Democrats are developing new rules to govern their legislative deliberations when they take control of the House in January. One is awful.
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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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