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Individual Taxes

Why is the U.S. Olympic Committee Tax Exempt?

February 13, 2014 –
Every two years, I sit in front of my TV watching the Olympics. Like clockwork, in the midst of some competition I can’t understand, my...
Individual Taxes

Incoming Senate Finance Chair Wyden Outlines His Tax Agenda

February 10, 2014 –
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), about to become the new chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Friday that he aims to eventually rewrite what he...
Federal Budget and Economy

Individual Income Taxes May Soon Generate Half of All Federal Tax Revenue

February 6, 2014 –
Over the next decade, the individual income tax will be the fastest growing source of federal revenue, according to new estimates by the Congressional Budget...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Questions About Expanding the Childless EITC

February 5, 2014 –
As the idea of expanding the “childless EITC” gathers steam, it’s time to start thinking about what the next generation of worker credits should look...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Cruel Political Paradox of Deficit Reduction

February 4, 2014 –
I was chatting the other day with a fellow budget wonk who noted the cruel paradox of fiscal politics: When the economy is bad, deficits...
Federal Budget and Economy

Federal Job Cuts Are Not Just Biting Inside the Beltway

February 3, 2014 –
Government employment is down again. But while cuts in state and local jobs drove the decline in 2011 and 2012, the federal government is the...
State and Local Issues

Variation in EITC Take-up, County by County

January 31, 2014 –
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of our nation’s most effective anti-poverty policies, bringing 10.1 million families out of poverty in 2012 ...
Individual Taxes

State of the Union Speech Promotes New Retirement Savings Vehicles

January 29, 2014 –
In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a new retirement savings account for workers whose employers do not offer any form...
Federal Budget and Economy

Tax Policy is MIA in the State of the Union

January 29, 2014 –
When it comes to tax policy, President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was a model of modesty. There was little new. And,...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

How Rubio’s Anti-Poverty Plan Could Help Improve Aid to Low-Income Workers

January 28, 2014 –
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has offered the outlines of an ambitious plan that he says would end poverty. One creative piece: Replace the well-known and...
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Brief

The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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