TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

A Tiny Little Blog Post on a Tiny Little Tax Bracket

January 17, 2013 –
Weird Tax Fact of the Day: The fiscal cliff deal (aka the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ) created what may be the world’s...
Federal Budget and Economy

A Budget Deal is Staring Them in the Face, But Here’s Why Lawmakers Won’t Compromise in 2013

January 15, 2013 –
There is an obvious solution to Washington’s perpetual budget crisis. But it is unlikely to happen because all the incentives—both political and economic—are completely wrong...
Federal Budget and Economy

Japan (Re)Tries Fiscal Stimulus

January 15, 2013 –
Last week Japan announced a massive stimulus package designed to jumpstart its slumping economy, which is in the midst of its fifth recession in 15...
Individual Taxes

Should Louisiana Dump Its Income Tax for a Bigger Sales Tax?

January 14, 2013 –
Last week Louisiana’s Republican Governor Bobby Jindal proposed replacing the state’s individual income and corporate taxes with a higher sales tax. While details are scarce,...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What the Fiscal Cliff Deal Means for the States

January 11, 2013 –
The fiscal cliff deal is done and the question on everyone’s mind: What about the states? Okay, so only a handful of us are actually...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Fiscal Cliff Deal in One Picture

January 10, 2013 –
The 2013 American Tax Relief Act (aka ATRA or the fiscal cliff deal) is a big complicated law. But here is one chart that pretty...
Federal Budget and Economy

Grim Predictions about the Fiscal Cliff II and Deficit Reduction

January 8, 2013 –
I spent lunchtime today moderating a thoroughly discouraging Urban Institute panel discussion on the fiscal cliff. The consensus of the speakers—all highly-regarded budget experts—was that...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is the Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin Clever or Insane?

January 8, 2013 –
Jim Hamilton's Mock Up of a Trillion Dollar Coin Policy wonks are debating whether a trillion-dollar platinum coin would be a clever or insane way...
Individual Taxes

No, Ari, The Cliff Deal Will Raise The Economic Incentive To Give To Charity

January 8, 2013 –
Huffington Post reports on this tweet/warning from former Bush press secretary, Ari Fleischer: I increased donations to charity in 2012. This deal limits my deductions...
Individual Taxes

TPC Tax Calculator Shows What Avoiding Fiscal Cliff Means for Taxpayers

January 3, 2013 –
Following Congress’s last minute passage of legislation averting a plunge off the fiscal cliff, TPC has released a new Tax Calculator that lets users examine...