TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Individual Taxes

A Buffett Rule Proposal in Congress

February 9, 2012 –
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama’s called for a new law that would require high-income people to pay at least 30 percent...
Individual Taxes

Should States Use Tax Breaks to Woo Seniors?

February 9, 2012 –
We’ve all seen the articles in Forbes, Kiplingers , or U.S. News trumpeting the best states to live in retirement. A key measure for them...
Individual Taxes

102% Tax Rate? Really?

February 8, 2012 –
Investment manager James Ross last week told New York Times columnist James Stewart that his combined federal, state, and local tax rate was 102 percent...
State and Local Issues

What Tax Reform Would Mean for the States

February 7, 2012 –
What would fundamental changes in the federal tax code mean for state and local governments? Would it limit their ability to raise or borrow money?...
Federal Budget and Economy

Tax Extenders and Tax Reform

February 2, 2012 –
On Tuesday, I testified before the Senate Finance Committee at a hearing titled “ Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions .” I was already...
Individual Taxes

Three Strikes and You're Out for Tax Extenders

February 1, 2012 –
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on “Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions.” It’s about time! The charade of annual or...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What a Value-Added Tax Would Mean for the Tax Code—and the Economy

January 31, 2012 –
A well-designed Value-Added Tax could simplify the tax code for most households and finance significant reductions in corporate and individual income tax rates without adding...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Romney’s Tax Plan Really Does Favor the Rich

January 30, 2012 –
Despite evidence to the contrary, there is a lingering view that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would primarily help middle-income households and not favor the rich...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What the Romney and Gingrich 1040s Tell Us About How We Tax The Rich

January 26, 2012 –
Ernest Hemingway: I am getting to know the rich. Mary Colum: I think you’ll find the only difference between the rich and other people is...
Individual Taxes

President Obama’s Tax Deform Agenda

January 25, 2012 –
For a while there, I thought President Obama was going to embrace tax reform in his State of the Union address. Instead, following the lead...