TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Individual Taxes

Kamala Harris’s Tax Credit Would Cut Taxes Significantly For Low- And Moderate-Income Households But Could Add Trillions To The Debt

November 14, 2018 –
The Tax Policy Center estimates that the new refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income households proposed by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would cut taxes...
State and Local Issues

What Do Women Want?

November 14, 2018 –
I’m not trying to win an election and I certainly don’t want to antagonize my friends, but there are good reasons why a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products is the wrong call.
State and Local Issues

Tuesday's Election Produced A More Multi-colored State Map and, Perhaps, New Fiscal Agendas

November 12, 2018 –
While it may have attracted less attention than US House and Senate races, Tuesday’s elections also resulted in shake-ups in some state capitols . And...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Did President Trump Just Throw Corporations, and Senate Republicans, Under the Bus?

November 9, 2018 –
In his press conference on Wednesday, President Trump raised more than a few eyebrows by saying he’d be willing to support “adjustments ” to the...
State and Local Issues

2018 Voters Faced a Slew of Confusing Revenue  Measures and Rejected Most Tax Increases

November 9, 2018 –
With so much to follow in the midterm elections, it is easy to lose sight of a bumper crop of tax-related ballot measures . But...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What The New Congress Will Mean For Tax And Budget Policy

November 7, 2018 –
The 116 th Congress is going to look very different from the 115 th . But don’t expect tax and budget policy to change much...
Federal Budget and Economy

What the Latest Economic Numbers Tell Us About The Effects Of The TCJA

November 2, 2018 –
TaxVox is continuing to track a set of economic indicators to see whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has, in President Trump’s words, created...
Individual Taxes

The Ups and Downs Of California’s Gas Tax

November 1, 2018 –
Last year, California raised its excise taxes on motor fuels. The tax on gasoline increased from 34.7 cents per gallon to 46.7 cents per gallon...
Individual Taxes

Making Sure Gig Workers Pay The Right Amount of Tax

October 30, 2018 –
For all the attention being lavished on the gig economy, we still have much to learn about those who are working in it. But we...

Halloween Candy for Tax Nerds: 2018's State Ballot Initiatives

October 25, 2018 –
Election Day 2018 has a bumper crop of voter initiatives on state taxes, ranging from new levies on carbon, payroll, motor fuels, marijuana, soda, and...