TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Individual Taxes

Obama’s Tax Reform: Corporate, Individual, or Both?

January 25, 2011 –
If President Obama says much in his State of the Union address tonight about tax reform, he’s likely to focus on revising corporate taxes, and...
State and Local Issues

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Coliseum…

January 21, 2011 –
When Californians voted last fall to send Jerry Brown back to Sacramento, many commentators gleefully revived the Governor Moonbeam moniker. Now that he has submitted...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Corporate Tax Reform: The Winners and Losers Problem

January 20, 2011 –
Corporate tax reform is a good idea and long overdue. But it won’t take much time before the concept crashes into a seemingly-immovable political barrier...
Federal Budget and Economy

Geithner Won't Default on the Public Debt

January 19, 2011 –
In a guest column at CNN Money , I argue that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner won't allow us to default on the public debt even...
Individual Taxes

Federal Payroll Tax Cut in 2011–Roots for an Individual Worker Credit?

January 19, 2011 –
The idea of an individual worker credit has been floating around the tax ether for years but never seemed to get traction. That is until...
Individual Taxes

Are There Alternatives to the Individual Mandate in the Health Reform Law?

January 18, 2011 –
Today, the House will begin debating the “ Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” —the Republican effort to reverse the far-reaching 2010 health measure...
Federal Budget and Economy

Handicapping the Debt Ceiling Debate

January 14, 2011 –
Sometime this spring, Congress will vote to increase the debt ceiling. That vote won’t come easy. Newly ascendant House Republicans will threaten to withhold needed...
Individual Taxes

IRS: “Don’t Hurry to File Your 2010 Taxes”

January 13, 2011 –
If you’re among the one-third of taxpayers who itemize deductions on their federal tax returns, the IRS says you can take your time filing your...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Will Obama Call for Tax Reform in the State of the Union?

January 12, 2011 –
Tax reformers are pushing President Obama to use his upcoming Jan. 25 State of the Union address to press for a rewrite of the revenue...
Federal Budget and Economy

PAYGO in the House

January 11, 2011 –
In one of their first actions after taking control of the House of Representatives last week, the new Republican majority passed their budget rules for...