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State and Local Issues

Transformational Brownfield of Dreams in Motor City

November 1, 2017 –
How is tax policy shaping the revitalization of two Michigan cities? Last month, the Tax Hound considered Benton Harbor. This month, she takes a look at Detroit.
Individual Taxes

Beer Is Not A Metaphor For Tax Fairness

October 31, 2017 –
Yesterday my twitter feed exploded with cranky tweets about White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders’s press briefing, which started with an anecdote about bar tabs...

Foreign Investors Win Big, Tax-free

October 31, 2017 –
Last week, I described how, in the short run, foreign investors would receive 35 percent of the benefits of the lower corporate income tax rates...

The Budget Gimmick that Undermines Public and Private Finances

October 30, 2017 –
The GOP tax reform proposal may limit contributions to traditional 401k plans, while continuing to allow contributions to Roth accounts. It is borrowing in disguise--intended to skirt the borrowing limits in the congressional budget resolution--and may also undermine workers' retirement security.

What TPC Does and Why We Do It

October 27, 2017 –
Since we were founded in 2002 as a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has brought...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Big Six Tax Outline Would Lose $2.4 Trillion Over 10 Years, According To TPC’s New Dynamic Score

October 27, 2017 –
A new Tax Policy Center “dynamic analysis” of the Big Six’s “Unified Framework” tax plan finds it would fail to achieve President Trump’s promise of...
Individual Taxes

Kautter Is The Wrong Choice As Acting IRS Commissioner

October 26, 2017 –
President Trump has named Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy David Kautter as acting commissioner of the IRS. He’d serve in both posts until a...

Virginia, New Jersey Elections Could Offer Tax Cut Lessons

October 26, 2017 –
Taxes are front and center in the only two gubernatorial races this year. The Virginia campaign centers on the Republican candidate’s individual income tax cut...

The Mortgage Interest Deduction Would Be Worth Much Less Under The Unified Framework

October 24, 2017 –
While the Unified Framework announced by the Trump Administration and Congressional leadership last month would not repeal the home mortgage interest deduction (MID), other provisions...

Foreigners Would Win Big from A Corporate Tax Cut

October 23, 2017 –
The Trump Administration and congressional Republican leaders (the Big Six) have proposed a $70 billion-a-year tax cut for foreign investors. It stems from the cut...
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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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