TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Wishes, Dreams, and Bittersweet Denials

May 14, 2015 –
Be careful what you wish for. Businesses have backed an overhaul of the US tax code for quite some time, but their tune changes when it comes to...

Still On a Road to Nowhere

May 13, 2015 –
A short road too often traveled. Federal highway funding is due to expire in about two weeks, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says a...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is the GOP’s Enthusiasm for Tax Cuts Going the Way of American Idol?

May 12, 2015 –
The silence is deafening. Remarkably, Republicans lining up to run for president aren't talking about cutting taxes. Tax reform? Sure. Rate cuts?...

On Cybercrime and Corporate Competitiveness

May 12, 2015 –
More about the new IRS cybercrime division. Tax Analysts reports that it will handle “large-scale, multi-jurisdictional, and international cases that...

Budget Woes, Taxing Times

May 8, 2015 –
Don’t believe the hype: Budget work in Congress has only just begun. TPC’s Howard Gleckman explains that the budget resolution passed by the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Congress Has Not Passed A 2016 Budget. It Has Only Begun The Process.

May 7, 2015 –
Headline in this morning’s Washington Post : “In a Slog Forward, Congress Passes Budget.” I’ll leave it to others to parse what a slog forward is,...

Tax Relief for the Few, Tax Increases for All… or None

May 7, 2015 –
Everything is bigger in Texas, except tax relief for its low-income residents. Tax cuts are a sure bet in the Lone Star state this year, but it’s...
State and Local Issues

Tax Cuts are Big in Texas, but Not for Low-Income Residents

May 6, 2015 –
Texas is cutting taxes this year. Although we do not yet know exactly what will get cut because the House and Senate are sorting out competing bills...

A Major Gift for TPC, Money Forsaken by Taxpayers, Or Given in Error

May 6, 2015 –
A transformative gift for TPC. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has established the Pozen Director’s Chair , thanks to a major gift from Robert...
Individual Taxes

Why Do Taxpayers Leave Money on the Table?

May 6, 2015 –
My dad taught a teenage me an important lesson when he helped me file my first federal income tax return. I earned the minimum wage at a part-time...