TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Mission Impossible? An Upcoming TPC Panel Will Explore the Politics of Tax Reform

March 27, 2014 –
Everyone agrees that the tax code is a mess. So why is it so hard for Congress and the President to fix it? On Monday, the Tax Policy Center will...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Dave Camp’s Plan for the Expired Tax Provisions: An Almost-Good Idea

March 25, 2014 –
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dave Camp (R-MI) has a plan for what to do with scores of now-expired tax subsidies that are sitting...
Individual Taxes

Profiles in Courage at the IRS (Really)

March 24, 2014 –
Let’s take a break from fake IRS political scandals to consider how the Service handled a real scandal 45 years ago. Randolph W. Thrower was...
State and Local Issues

Washington DC’s Tax Revision Commission Plan

March 21, 2014 –
Last year, I had the privilege of serving on the District of Columbia’s Tax Revision Commission, chaired by former mayor Tony Williams. On Monday, the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Fiscal Reality Check: Will Congress Pay for the Tax Extenders and the Doc Fix?

March 20, 2014 –
After it returns from Spring Break next week, Congress may face two big fiscal reality checks. It will have to decide whether to temporarily extend...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

As American as Apple Inc.

March 18, 2014 –
Are large U.S. multinationals largely U.S. owned? To hear some of the arguments for retaining or enhancing the tax benefits that these companies enjoy, you’d...
Individual Taxes

A Terrible Response to the Internet Tax Mess

March 18, 2014 –
Ten months ago the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at sorting out the mess over online sales taxes, which consumers owe but states rarely collect...
Individual Taxes

Who Should Get the Tax Revenue from Apple’s Intellectual Property?

March 17, 2014 –
U.S. lawmakers are not alone in their frustration over Apple’s success at avoiding corporate income taxes by shifting reported profits to other countries. News organizations...
Federal Budget and Economy

President Obama's FY2015 Budget

March 14, 2014 –
The Tax Policy Center has examined the key tax proposals in President Obama’s 2015 budget. Linked tables below show the distributional effects of the...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Dave Camp’s Most Valuable Contribution to Tax Reform

March 14, 2014 –
House Ways & Means Committee chair Dave Camp’s most important contribution to the tax reform debate may be this: By proposing a specific, transparent, and...