TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Pressure, Power, and a New View on Cuts

September 29, 2014 –
Congress is in recess through the mid-term elections. Read the Daily Deduction each Monday until then. Apple’s new products might not bend , but its...
Business Taxes

Treasury's New Rules May Slow, But Won’t Stop Corporate Tax Inversions

September 23, 2014 –
Will Treasury’s new rules stop the wave of corporate tax inversions? No they won’t. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew acknowledged as much when the agency...
Business Taxes

Does Treasury Have the Legal Authority To Curb Tax Inversions?

September 22, 2014 –
While we wait to see how and when the Obama Administration will use its executive authority to curb the use of corporate tax inversions, the debate...

Tax Policy, Tax Outcomes: That’s Entertainment!

September 22, 2014 –
Congress is in recess through the mid-term elections. Read the Daily Deduction each Monday until then. “ California, here I come !” It’s official:...
Individual Taxes

Income Tax Changes and Economic Growth

September 19, 2014 –
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in how potential changes to the personal income tax system affect the size of the overall...

Will Tax Reform See Light at the End of the Next Tunnel?

September 19, 2014 –
Jack Lew on corporate inversions: “Action is going to be taken.” Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says that ”any company considering an inversion is now...
Individual Taxes

Does Income Inequality Really Hurt State Tax Revenues?

September 18, 2014 –
This week the rating agency Standard and Poor’s got a lot of attention for a study that concluded that rising income inequality is damaging state tax...

Havens Abroad, Shelters Ashore

September 17, 2014 –
No more tax havens abroad? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released its plan to limit corporate tax avoidance . All 34 OECD...
State and Local Issues

Congress Cries Wolf Over Internet Access Taxes

September 16, 2014 –
Unable to do anything important before its election season recess, Congress is about to knock down a favorite digital straw man—It will extend for a...

Income Inequality and Time for State Action

September 16, 2014 –
Income inequality may shrink state tax revenues. A new report from Standard & Poor’s tells the tale. Incomes have grown rapidly among the wealthy...