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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Corporate Tax Reform is on Obama’s Agenda, But Can He Pull it Off?

February 12, 2013 –
In what will probably be the usual endless laundry list of State of the Union promises, President Obama is likely to include tax reform, by...
Individual Taxes

Would a Carbon Tax and Corporate Tax Reform Taste Great Together?

February 11, 2013 –
Two great tastes often taste great together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Oreos and milk. Popcorn and butter. Could the same be true of carbon taxes...
Individual Taxes

What You Should Know About the Budget Outlook

February 8, 2013 –
The Congressional Budget Office released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook earlier this week. As always, the Outlook provides insight into the fiscal status of...
Individual Taxes

Finally, a Permanent Estate Tax, Though Just for the Wealthy Few

February 7, 2013 –
After more than a decade of nearly constant change, the federal estate tax is finally permanent. It’s a bit more onerous than last year’s version...
Individual Taxes

The Immigration Debate: Another Reason We Ought to Separate Work and Family Credits

February 6, 2013 –
In the realm of needless complexity, the work and family tax credits for low-income households rank near the top. The problem is especially challenging for...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Can the Income Tax Fund the Government We Want?

February 5, 2013 –
Can the income tax fund the government we seem to want? Probably not. Will lawmakers create a revenue system that will? Not anytime soon. That...
Individual Taxes

The Downside of States as Laboratories for Tax Reform

February 5, 2013 –
With state finances gradually improving , some Republican governors are turning their attention to fundamental tax reform. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has proposed replacing his...
Individual Taxes

Happy Birthday, Income Tax

February 5, 2013 –
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard...
Individual Taxes

Why the IRS Should be Taxing the Profits of Private Equity Funds as Ordinary Income

February 4, 2013 –
For years, the battle over carried interest has focused on how to tax the compensation of private equity managers. But a careful reading of the...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Risks of Dumbing Down Fiscal Goals

February 1, 2013 –
In one of the more dangerous fiscal developments of recent months, some on the left are defining successful deficit reduction as merely stabilizing the federal...
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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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