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Federal Budget and Economy

Ignore the Debate Over Whether the Inflation Reduction Act Raises Taxes on Those Making $400,000 Or Less

August 12, 2022 –
As Congress is about to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, Washington is once again having a breathless debate over very little. This one is about...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Inflation Reduction Act Primarily Impacts Top 1 Percent of Taxpayers

August 11, 2022 –
In a new analysis , the Tax Policy Center finds the tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are highly progressive. Taxes would rise...

If the IRS Gets $80 Billion, Will Its Agents Come Gunning for You?

August 11, 2022 –
With the near-certain enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Internal Revenue Service is on track for an $80 billion boost to its ten-year budget...
Business Taxes

How The Senate-Approved Corporate Minimum Tax Works

August 9, 2022 –
The House is set to consider final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) later this week, following months of negotiations over President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. To help fund the...
Individual Taxes

Georgia’s “Unborn Child” Deduction is Complicated and Ineffective

August 8, 2022 –
On Monday, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) released guidance for unborn children newly eligible for the state’s existing dependent deduction. Making unborn children eligible...
Individual Taxes

Improving the IRS National Research Program

August 8, 2022 –
Alas, it takes a potential scandal to bring attention to a government program in need of reform. In this case, it’s the intense individual income...
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Business Taxes

The Cost of Fighting Climate Change: More Drilling

August 4, 2022 –
Last week’s surprise budget deal, which includes about $370 billion in measures to combat global climate change, was sealed with improved terms for US oil...

Could Crypto Mining Taxes in The US Help Save The Planet, Or Is There an Easier Way?

August 3, 2022 –
Crypto mining requires a lot of energy. Should crypto miners in the US face heavier regulation of their energy use, pay a tax on their electricity use, or receive tax incentives for using renewable energy?
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Business Taxes

Putting JCT’s Score of the Inflation Reduction Act Into Context

August 2, 2022 –
Recent analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shows the impact of several tax pieces included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The...
Individual Taxes

Cryptocurrency Is Primarily An Investment, Not Money. It Should Be Taxed That Way

August 1, 2022 –
Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have proposed exempting cryptocurrency transactions of $50 or less from capital gains taxes. While it seems like...
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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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