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The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

State and Local Issues

Robots or Jobs? The Federal Tax Law's Uncertain Impact On Communities

September 20, 2018 –
In recent months, many states have adjusted their tax codes in response to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the sweeping package of federal...
Federal Budget and Economy

James Mirrlees, A Public Finance Giant

September 20, 2018 –
Professor James Mirrlees passed away last month at age 82. The Nobel prize-winning economist was a leading public finance theorist who emphasized the optimal design...

Despite the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Federal Tax System is Becoming More Progressive Over Time

September 18, 2018 –
The Tax Policy Center’s newly released baseline tables tell a nuanced and somewhat paradoxical story. For over a decade, legislative changes and real income growth...

OMB Review Of Tax Regulations: A ‘Dispassionate Second Opinion’ Or Needless Sand In The Gears?

September 17, 2018 –
The Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently agreed that OMB would review many tax regulations before they are released, a...
Individual Taxes

Extending The TCJA Would Cut Revenue By $3.8 Trillion Through 2038, Mostly Benefit The Well-Off

September 12, 2018 –
The House Republican plan to make permanent the individual income and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would add almost...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Amazon Isn’t A Bad Employer, But Stop-BEZOS Is A Bad Bill

September 7, 2018 –
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) just introduced the ‘‘ Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act ’’ (or Stop-BEZOS) that would punish...
Individual Taxes

Treasury Should Review IRA Minimum Distribution Tables But Changes Would Help Few Seniors

September 7, 2018 –
President Trump last week asked the Treasury Department to review the rules surrounding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for traditional Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) plans...

Individuals Pay Very Little Individual Income Tax on Capital Income

September 6, 2018 –
Most capital income earned by the wealthy never is taxed at the individual level, in part because assets are often not sold and their gains...
Federal Budget and Economy

The TCJA Is Increasing The Share Of Households Paying No Federal Income Tax

September 5, 2018 –
The Tax Policy Center has updated its estimate of the percentage of Americans who pay no federal individual income taxes. And the number is: 44...

School Days, School Funding Haze

September 5, 2018 –
An average taxpayer could (and might prefer to) get lost if they try to keep track of all its moving parts, but a little knowledge of the school funding landscape can be a good thing.
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Brief

The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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