TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Individual Taxes

Pitching, Defense, and State Tax Policy

January 27, 2015 –
The Washington Nationals' signing of Max Scherzer —one of the best starting pitchers in baseball—ignited a few sports-talk debates: Do the Nationals...
Federal Budget and Economy

New Evidence on Our Fiscal Status

January 27, 2015 –
CBO’s new budget projections are an opportunity to take stock of the country’s fiscal situation. At the risk of oversimplifying, the report contains...

Who Deserves a [Tax] Break Today?

January 27, 2015 –
Is dynamic scoring ready for prime time? At a TPC-Hutchins Center program yesterday, backers and critics debated whether congressional scorekeepers...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is Dynamic Scoring of Tax Bills Ready For Prime Time?

January 26, 2015 –
The House has instructed the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office to factor in the macroeconomic effects of tax law...

Got Growth? Dynamic Scoring, Deductions and Governors

January 26, 2015 –
The GOP says it wants a revolution, but who’s going to change the world? Long touted as a way to prove that tax cuts can pay for themselves by the...
Individual Taxes

Obama Would Improve Tax Subsidies for Higher Education

January 25, 2015 –
President Obama will feature higher education prominently in next week’s budget—a choice that makes sense, given that educational attainment is the...

Corporate Tax Reform: No Easy Fixes

January 23, 2015 –
Territorial tax systems abroad may not be good models for corporate reform here. A new TPC paper warns against drawing quick and easy conclusions...
Federal Budget and Economy

Obama Would Simplify and Expand Spending and Tax Subsidies for Child Care

January 22, 2015 –
President Obama proposed three important changes to the way the federal government helps families with child care costs – increase direct subsidies...
Individual Taxes

A Look at the Territorial Tax Systems in Four Countries Finds No Magic Bullets

January 22, 2015 –
It is an article of faith among many tax reformers that the U.S. should shift from a worldwide tax system to a territorial regime in which U.S.-based...

Tax Policy and Politics: More of the Same

January 22, 2015 –
Wait, are Ds and Rs really on the same page? In remarks yesterday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew expressed optimism for a business tax overhaul, noting...