TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

State and Local Issues

Oklahoma Pulls the Trigger on an Unaffordable Tax Cut

January 5, 2015 –
Increasingly, states are tying tax cuts to revenue targets. It sounds reasonable enough: If a state collects more tax than it needs to fund...

Cap and Trade Plans, Tax Deadlines, and Rate Drops

January 5, 2015 –
Washington Governor Jay Inslee proposes a statewide cap and trade program. The Democrat released details of his carbon pollution market program that...
Individual Taxes

Taxes, Charitable Gifts, the ACA, and Ineffective Deadlines

December 30, 2014 –
Scrambling to make a last-minute charitable donation to beat the New Year’s Eve deadline for a 2014 tax deduction? Take a deep breath and ask...

Will Tax Reforming Be Forgot and Never Brought to Mind?

December 29, 2014 –
Congress is adjourned. The Daily Deduction will appear Mondays until it reconvenes. Could Dave Camp’s proposal and the corporate inversion debate...
Individual Taxes

House GOP Leadership Would Require Dynamic Scoring of Some Tax Bills. Will It Matter?

December 24, 2014 –
Last night, the House Republican leadership proposed new rules that would require the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Tax Vox Lump of Coal Awards: The 10 Worst Tax Ideas of 2014

December 23, 2014 –
It’s time for the annual Tax Vox Lump of Coal Awards for the worst tax policy of 2014. The past 12 months were a banner year for bad ideas and their...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Tax Policy in 2014: Two Developments That May Set The Table For the Future

December 22, 2014 –
At first glance, 2014 seemed like a tax policy wasteland, but two developments may have set the stage for important future initiatives. A wave of tax...
Federal Budget and Economy

Magical Thinking on Tax Reform

December 18, 2014 –
Everybody loves the idea of tax reform. And tax reform can be very good policy. But advocates often turn to magical thinking about how good tax...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Clip ‘N Save: Orrin Hatch’s Tax Reform Principles

December 18, 2014 –
In a few weeks, veteran Utah Republican Orrin Hatch will become chair of the Senate Finance Committee. Soon after, the panel may begin tackling tax...

They Saved the Must-Pass for Last

December 17, 2014 –
Congress has adjourned. The Daily Deduction will post on Mondays until the 114th Congress convenes. Expired tax breaks: Renewed for 2014. Last night...