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The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Volunteer Tax Prep Is A Crash Course in Pandemic Tax Policy

April 25, 2022 –
A few Tax Policy Center staffers and I spend tax season volunteering for the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, providing free tax preparation...
State and Local Issues

States Forecast Weaker Revenue Growth Ahead of Growing Uncertainties

April 19, 2022 –
Just as state governors and legislators are figuring out how to spend their unexpected budget surpluses, global events could wipe out much of those gains...
Federal Budget and Economy

Why Another Brutal Filing Season for The IRS May Not Help It Get More Funding

April 18, 2022 –
The Internal Revenue Service has limped through yet another tax filing season, reduced to plugging staffing holes in customer service and returns processing by shifting...
Individual Taxes

Are Taxes Complicated? Compared to What?

April 15, 2022 –
As the April 18 deadline for filing income tax rapidly approaches, many people will complain about how complicated the process is. But there is a...
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Individual Taxes

Biden Budget Takes Crypto Compliance Efforts Global

April 11, 2022 –
Cryptocurrency compliance is going global. But is the US ready to tackle compliance with foreign exchanges and accountholders before it finishes developing reporting rules for...
Business Taxes

The Energy Tax Policy Conundrum: Do We Want To Reduce Fossil Fuel Prices Or Increase Them?

April 7, 2022 –
State and federal lawmakers are debating an extraordinary range of often-contradictory energy-related tax changes. These inconsistencies have existed for years, but they rarely have been...
Individual Taxes

Hey Tax Filers: There’s (At Least) One Thing You Should Know…

April 6, 2022 –
How do ten TPC experts answer this simple question: “What is the single most important thing an average filer should know about tax policy, and why?”

How Much Will People Save From Maryland’s Gas Tax Holiday? Not Much

April 5, 2022 –
In response to rising gas prices, Maryland suspended its gas tax for 30 days. Connecticut and Georgia also have created gas tax holidays and lawmakers...

Happy Birthday, TPC

April 1, 2022 –
On April 1, 2002, a press release announced, “The Tax Policy Center, a new joint venture between the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution” was...

The Winners and Losers of Rising Oil Prices

April 1, 2022 –
With gasoline prices spiking, many state legislatures are debating whether to suspend gas taxes in an effort to provide some relief to consumers. But higher...
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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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