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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Treasury Pick Yellen Likes Carbon Taxes and More Pandemic Relief, But Not The TCJA

November 24, 2020 –
Janet Yellen, president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, would come to the job with largely predictable views on tax policy for a mainstream, center-left economist.
State and Local Issues

Improving State Tax Collections Don’t Let Congress Off the Hook on COVID-19 Relief

November 19, 2020 –
As the lame duck Congress considers further stimulus for an economy that is rebounding but still deeply troubled , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)...
State and Local Issues

Why Do States Tax Illegal Drugs?

November 18, 2020 –
Say you came into possession of some illegal drugs. What’s your next move? According to some states, you should immediately pay the state’s tax on...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Biden Proposed Raising Social Security Payroll Taxes By $740 Billion…And Still Got Elected President

November 17, 2020 –
An amazing thing happened in this year’s presidential election. A major party candidate proposed raising Social Security payroll taxes. And won.

State Ballot Initiative Results: Tax Cuts for Some, Tax Hikes for Others, and Marijuana Taxes For All

November 16, 2020 –
In addition to that other election you might have followed last week, Americans voted on a whole bunch of state tax measures . And while...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Could a Divided Congress Approve Biden’s Ambitious Tax Agenda? Maybe More Than You Think

November 9, 2020 –
The conventional wisdom is that President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious tax agenda will die in a GOP Senate, but some elements could pass.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC Revises Its Revenue Estimate of Biden’s Tax Plan Downward to $2.1 Trillion Over 10 Years

November 6, 2020 –
The Tax Policy Center has revised its analysis of former Vice President Joe Biden’s tax plan. TPC’s new analysis finds Biden’s tax proposals would raise...
Individual Taxes

Who Gets the Tax Benefit For Those Checkout Donations?

November 4, 2020 –
If you’ve shopped recently at your supermarket, there’s a good chance you faced a choice at the checkout counter: Whether to give to a charity. But like so much else these days, these giving opportunities have become controversial.
Federal Budget and Economy

Biden’s Proposed Tax Hikes Would Do Little to Slow The Economy

October 29, 2020 –
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s tax proposals would have only modest effects on the economy, according to a new report by the Tax Policy Center (TPC).
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Surprise: Biden and Trump Both Back A Modest Middle-Income Tax Cut

October 28, 2020 –
In one key respect, their plans appear surprisingly similar.
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Brief

State Revenue Forecasts Before COVID-19 and Directions Forward

Lucy Dadayan
April 2, 2020

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