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Individual Taxes

How Do High-Income People Avoid Paying Federal Income Tax?

September 5, 2013 –
Most of the 43 percent of Americans who the Tax Policy Center projects will pay no federal income tax this year make very little money...
Individual Taxes

Are Some Americans Paying Federal Income Tax They Don’t Owe?

September 3, 2013 –
Headline got your attention? No, it isn’t a come-on for a new tax avoidance scheme. Rather, it reflects an interesting but little known problem with...
Individual Taxes

IRS Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages, Regardless of Where Couples Live

August 30, 2013 –
Just two weeks ago, I discussed potential tax issues a same-sex married couple could face if they live in a state that doesn’t recognize their...
Individual Taxes

And Now for the Movie: Fewer Americans Pay No Federal Income Tax

August 29, 2013 –
The percentage of Americans who pay no federal income tax is falling, thanks to an improving economy and the expiration of temporary Great Recession-era tax...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Washington Will Use the Coming Budget Wars To Duck Hard Choices

August 27, 2013 –
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has notified Congress that the U.S. government will reach the limits of its ability to borrow in mid-October. Lew’s letter sounds...
Individual Taxes

Honey, I Shrunk the AMT (But It’s Not Gone)

August 26, 2013 –
The tax act Congress passed early on New Year’s Day permanently patched the alternative minimum tax (AMT), sparing tens of millions of Americans from the...
Individual Taxes

The Center for American Progress Rethinks Retirement Savings

August 22, 2013 –
Kudos to Rowland Davis and David Madland at the Center for American Progress for rethinking retirement savings. In a paper with the rather understated title...
State and Local Issues

Why Legal Marijuana is a Good Argument for Tax Reform

August 20, 2013 –
“Marijuana Industry Eager to Pay Taxes - and Cash in on Deductions” That was the headline for a story written by Rob Hotakainen of McClatchy...
Individual Taxes

Same-Sex Couples after DOMA

August 15, 2013 –
It’s been less than two months since the Supreme Court ruled part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and the fallout has only...
Individual Taxes

Paying for Corporate Tax Rate Cuts is Hard

August 13, 2013 –
Covering the revenue loss from deep individual income tax rate cuts while maintaining the income tax’s current progressivity is difficult, as Howard Gleckman explained here...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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