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Individual Taxes

What the Joint Tax Committee Really Said About Tax Reform

October 15, 2012 –
On Friday, congressional Democrats released the results of a new analysis of base-broadening, rate-cutting tax reform by the Joint Committee on Taxation. For reformers everywhere...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Five Things You Should Know about Mitt Romney’s “$5 Trillion Tax Cut”

October 12, 2012 –
You’ve probably heard claims that Mitt Romney wants to cut taxes by $5 trillion. Here are five things you should know about that figure: 1...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Can Romney Cut Taxes for the Rich Without Reducing Their Share of Taxes? Yes, but….

October 11, 2012 –
President Obama says Governor Romney will cut taxes for high-income households by $250,000. Romney counters that under his plan, the rich will pay the same...
Individual Taxes

Marginal Tax Rates Matter More than Average Tax Rates

October 9, 2012 –
Each year when I complete my federal income tax return, Turbotax tells me my average tax rate—how much tax I owe measured as a percentage...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What Did We Learn from the Presidential Debate? Not Much.

October 4, 2012 –
The breathlessly-hyped debate between President Obama and Governor Romney left me with an empty feeling. There were many words--oh, there were words-- but even the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Fiscal Cliff, the Video

October 3, 2012 –
The fiscal cliff is big (more than $500 billion in scheduled tax increases in 2013) and complicated (involving literally dozens of tax provisions, not just...
Federal Budget and Economy

Will Going Over the Fiscal Cliff Make a Budget Deal Possible?

October 2, 2012 –
This afternoon, I moderated an Urban Institute panel on taxes and the fiscal cliff. The fundamental question on the table: Will Congress have to tumble...
Federal Budget and Economy

If Congress Goes Over the Fiscal Cliff Your Taxes Will Likely Go Up

October 1, 2012 –
If Congressional gridlock sends the U.S. government tumbling over the fiscal cliff later this year, Americans could face an average tax hike of almost $3,500...
Individual Taxes

A Modest Proposal: Five Ways to Tax the 47 Percent

September 27, 2012 –
Let’s say you are truly offended that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income tax. Just complaining won't fix the problem. All those freeloaders are...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Will Romney Scale Back Rate Cuts If Congress Won’t Curb Tax Breaks?

September 25, 2012 –
Yesterday, Kevin Hassett, an American Enterprise Institute economist and informal adviser to Mitt Romney, insisted that Romney would not raise taxes on low- and middle-income...
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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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