TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Taxed Reactions and Revenue Rules

February 4, 2015 –
House GOP on the President’s tax proposals: “Meh.” House Ways and Means Chair Paul Ryan told Treasury Secretary Jack Lew yesterday that “You have...
Individual Taxes

Are Accrued Capital Gains Income in the Year You Die?

February 2, 2015 –
The Tax Policy Center’s tables showing the distribution of President Obama’s new income tax proposals indicate that some middle-class households...
Federal Budget and Economy

What Can We Learn from Obama’s Failure to Curb Sec. 529 College Savings Accounts ?

February 2, 2015 –
The President’s budget includes a long list of tax changes including at least one that he has already disavowed: his plan to limit the tax exemption...

Digging Deeper into the President’s “Middle Class Economics” Plan

February 2, 2015 –
An analysis lays a foundation for debate. The TPC has a new paper on the distributional effects of the President’s tax proposals . His tax cuts...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Obama's Failure to Kill 529 Plans May Say Less About Tax Reform Than You Think

January 30, 2015 –
After President Obama proposed, and rapidly abandoned, a plan to curb the tax advantages of Sec. 529 college savings accounts, several wise observers...
Individual Taxes

The Other Gambling Line on Super Bowl Sunday

January 30, 2015 –
Pop-quiz: What's the line on Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks? Answer: The Patriots are favored by one or two...

Spending Caps? What Spending Caps?

January 30, 2015 –
Up next week: The President’s Budget. President Obama will release his budget for fiscal year 2016 on Monday. The plan would increase spending above...

“Money Is Like Manure… Not Worth a Thing Unless It’s Spread Around.”

January 29, 2015 –
TPC shows how President Obama would redistribute income from the rich to the poor. The President will release his budget next week, and with it, a...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is Obama Closing Retirement Savings Loopholes or Just Curbing Congress’ Generosity?

January 28, 2015 –
In his upcoming budget, President Obama will propose to strip away the “loopholes” that permit wealthy individuals to accumulate large amounts in tax...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

How Obama’s Tax Plan Will Redistribute Income from the Very Rich To The Poor

January 28, 2015 –
President Obama’s latest tax package, which he’ll unveil in detail next week along with his new budget, would lower taxes for low-income households...