TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Extenders at Home, Harmonies Abroad: Earworms (and Headaches) for All

December 2, 2014 –
The House may vote this week on a one-year retroactive tax break extension. Maybe you’ve heard this song before, but Bloomberg reports the GOP...
Individual Taxes

The Politics and Policy of Tax Extenders

December 1, 2014 –
‘Tis the season for bad tax policy… In what has become an annual ritual, Congress is struggling with what to do with the 70 or so “temporary” tax...
Individual Taxes

My Favorite (Expired) Tax Breaks

December 1, 2014 –
And now, for a lighter look at tax extenders, here’s a song that borrows the tune of The Sound of Music’s “My Favorite Things.” If you’re looking for...
Individual Taxes

Tax Deals: Will Everything Old Be New Again?

December 1, 2014 –
Dave Camp on tax reform: “It can be done.” Retiring House Ways & Means Chair Dave Camp remains optimistic . The Hill reports that a deal to...
State and Local Issues

What Falling Oil Prices Will Mean for State Budgets

November 25, 2014 –
Oil prices are dropping…fast. This may be good news for drivers but not so good for a handful of states that use energy tax revenue to help fund...
Business Taxes

Reforming Corporate Taxation

November 24, 2014 –
The Cato Institute has organized an online forum to debate pro-growth economic policy reforms. Tax Policy Center scholars Bill Gale, Donald Marron,...

Votes and Consequences

November 24, 2014 –
With Congress away, the Daily Deduction will not publish for the rest of the week. We’ll be back as usual on Monday, December 1. Happy Thanksgiving!...
Individual Taxes

Bigger, Cleaner, and More Efficient: A Carbon-Corporate Tax Swap

November 21, 2014 –
The Cato Institute has organized an online forum to debate pro-growth economic policy reforms. Tax Policy Center scholars Bill Gale, Donald Marron,...

Executive Privilege, Budget Consequences, and Rolling with the Taxes

November 21, 2014 –
Shutdown, Omnibus Spending, Continuing Resolution : So many choices in the wake of an Executive Action. The newly emboldened GOP ( or is it? ) has...
Federal Budget and Economy

Who Won the Election Again?

November 20, 2014 –
Pardon me for being confused. Two weeks ago, voters turned the Senate and several state houses over to Republicans and increased the GOP majority in...