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Federal Budget and Economy

It's Groundhog Day Over the Debt Ceiling

October 2, 2013 –
If you recently heard the news that Congress is debating the merits of raising the debt ceiling, don't think you have time-traveled back to 2011...
Individual Taxes

Would the Government be Shuttered if Obamacare were Romneycare?

October 1, 2013 –
Enrollment in the new health care exchanges begins today and the government is partially shut down in protest—never mind that Obamacare funding is largely immune...
Federal Budget and Economy

Could the GOP Boost Tax Reform By Adding the Idea to the Debt Limit?

September 26, 2013 –
House Republicans reportedly are considering several ways to add a framework for tax reform to legislation needed to increase the federal government’s borrowing authority. Could...
Individual Taxes

An Upcoming Debate on Whether Private Equity Should Pay Higher Taxes

September 24, 2013 –
If you are looking for a break from the dreary debate over the budget, our friends at Tax Analysts will be holding a roundtable discussion...
Individual Taxes

Senator Lee’s New Reform Plan Focuses on Young Children

September 19, 2013 –
At an AEI panel discussion earlier this week, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) unveiled the Family Fairness and Opportunity Tax Reform Act . The centerpiece is...
Individual Taxes

The Costs of Debt Limit Brinksmanship

September 18, 2013 –
Today I had the chance to testify before the Joint Economic Committee about a perennial challenge, the looming debt limit. Here are my opening remarks...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is Obamacare the GOP’s White Whale?

September 17, 2013 –
“The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them…All that most...
Individual Taxes

Eight in Ten U.S. Households Pay Social Security and Medicare Taxes

September 12, 2013 –
While relatively few low-income people pay federal income tax, a large and growing share owe Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, according to new estimates...
Individual Taxes

The Demise of Estate Tax Planning

September 10, 2013 –
A fascinating story in last Friday’s Wall Street Journal reports what I suppose was an inevitable trend: With the estate tax exemption now up to...
Individual Taxes

A Closing Window for Some Same-Sex Couples to File 2012 Tax Returns

September 5, 2013 –
Last week’s IRS ruling on same-sex marriages received a lot of attention. Going forward, a same-sex married couple must file federal income tax returns as...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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