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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Donald Trump’s tax plan would hit single parents hard

November 4, 2016 –
Donald Trump has promised huge tax cuts for everyone. TPC’s analysis of his tax plan found that, on average , households throughout the income distribution...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Both Clinton and Trump would reduce tax incentives for charitable giving

November 4, 2016 –
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed tax changes that would result in less charitable giving. While the effects are indirect, the Tax Policy...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The IRS’s Commendable Silence In The Presidential Campaign

November 3, 2016 –
Have you noticed the contrast in recent weeks between the FBI and the IRS? The FBI is seemingly in every other headline in this year’s...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Trump and Clinton’s tax rates

November 3, 2016 –
While testing TPC’s cool election tax calculator , I was surprised to see that some high-income singles could pay more income taxes under Donald Trump’s...
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Individual Taxes

When Angry Doubt Triumphs: A Case of Tax Debt and Tax Collection

November 2, 2016 –
Watching the closing days of the campaign with school-age children is like walking through a minefield, often for reasons that have nothing to do with tax policy. They are learning about “angry voters” and “rigged systems.” But they don’t get it. Why are people so angry? What are these “systems” and why do so many seem to distrust them?
State and Local Issues

There are some taxing questions on 2016 ballots

November 2, 2016 –
On Election Day, voters in 11 states will answer ballot questions on big tax issues. Most will choose whether to raise taxes, largely earmarked for...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Character Vs. Policy In The 2016 Presidential Campaign

November 1, 2016 –
Of the many remarkable things about this campaign, there is this: Americans are learning far more about Donald Trump’s sex life and Hillary Clinton’s emails...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Trump’s $916 million of NOLs: The Art of the Dodge?

November 1, 2016 –
Today, The New York Times dissected the $916 million of Net Operating Losses (NOLs) that Donald Trump claimed on his 1995 tax return, which The...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

New tax calculator shows how taxes would change under Clinton & Trump tax plans

October 31, 2016 –
Just in time for the presidential election, the Tax Policy Center’s Election Tax Calculator debuts today. We designed it to help taxpayers, analysts, and the...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The confusing debate over child tax credits and exemptions

October 28, 2016 –
In this year’s presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton’s proposal to double the child tax credit and Donald Trump’s plan replace the dependent exemption with a higher...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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