TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

The ACA, Extenders, and More Swiss Banks

May 27, 2014 –
Employers can’t “dump” their employees in ACA exchanges. Some large employers hoped to offer tax-free cash to employees to help them pay Affordable...
Individual Taxes

Why Not Ditch the Medical Device Excise Tax and Boost Cigarette Taxes?

May 23, 2014 –
Senate Republicans are insisting that the 2.3% excise tax on medical devices, enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, be repealed as part of the...
Individual Taxes

Don’t Turn Over IRS Debt Collections to Private Contractors

May 22, 2014 –
The latest example of why bipartisanship is not necessarily good: A bill proposed by senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Pat Roberts (R-KN) to require...
Individual Taxes

Tax Chauvinism: Who Cares Where a Firm is Incorporated?

May 20, 2014 –
Following the recent offer by U.S drugmaker Pfizer to acquire British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, congressional Democrats are proposing new...
Individual Taxes

Are Multinationals Getting Tired of Waiting for Corporate Tax Reform?

May 15, 2014 –
Is it possible that U.S.-based multinationals are getting tired of waiting for Congress to enact corporate tax reform? Seeking cash for domestic...
Federal Budget and Economy

How “Dead Men” Fiscal Policy Is Paralyzing Government

May 13, 2014 –
In his new book, Dead Men Ruling , my Tax Policy Center colleague Gene Steuerle delivers a powerful indictment of the current epidemic of...
Individual Taxes

Taxing Employer-Sponsored Insurance Would Hike Social Security Benefits But Boost Federal Coffers

May 8, 2014 –
The tax subsidy for employer-sponsored health insurance is huge. Not only are the premiums exempt from income tax, they are also immune from Social...
Individual Taxes

Want to Do Something About Greenhouse Gas? Try a Carbon Tax

May 6, 2014 –
This morning, the White House released a massive report on the effects of climate change . In sum: The problem is already bad, it is going to get...
Individual Taxes

Special Tax Penalties on Donald Sterling are a Personal Foul

May 5, 2014 –
I truly hoped to never write about Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner who doesn’t seem to want too many African-Americans attending his team’s...
Federal Budget and Economy

A Permanent Slowdown In Health Care Spending Growth Would Ease, But Not End, the Fiscal Problem

May 5, 2014 –
Rapidly growing health care costs have been a major driver of actual and projected federal budget deficits and the national debt. In recent years,...