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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

An Experiment: How Low Could Tax Rates Go If Congress Eliminated All Tax Expenditures?

September 13, 2017 –
An Experiment: How Low Could Tax Rates Go If Congress Eliminated All Tax Expenditures? How low could Congress cut tax rates without losing revenue? To...

Increasing The Child Tax Credit for Young Children

September 12, 2017 –
President Trump and lawmakers such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) agree that the child tax credit should be improved. They might consider increasing the credit...

The State and Local Tax Deduction Doesn’t Benefit Only Blue State Households

September 11, 2017 –
The Trump Administration and key congressional Republicans have proposed repealing the itemized deduction for state and local taxes as one way to help pay for...
Business Taxes

Would Workers Benefit From A Corporate Tax Cut? Not Much

September 8, 2017 –
President Trump and congressional Republicans are pressing ahead on a tax bill that will almost certainly include a major corporate tax cut. And they are...
State and Local Issues

States Bet On Revenue From Fantasy Football, But Don't Call It Gambling

September 7, 2017 –
The NFL season kicks off this week with all 32 teams in action, but the focus for many fans will be on the fantasy teams...
Individual Taxes

Keeping Your Eyes on the Tax-Advantaged Prize

September 6, 2017 –
Why would sensible people buy lottery tickets, where their chances of coming away with big bucks are vanishingly small, but be so reluctant to contribute to retirement savings?

Come The Flood, Who Should Pay To Help?

September 5, 2017 –
Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding has brought out the best in many people. They have put their lives in danger to save strangers, shared their food,...
Business Taxes

The Dangerous Road Towards A Political Litmus Test For The Tax Code

August 31, 2017 –
This week two law professors and President Trump agreed: The tax code should include a political litmus test. They came at the issue from vastly...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Trump Wraps Tax Legislation in Patriotism and Populism, But Offers Few Details

August 30, 2017 –
In a much-promoted speech today, President Trump vowed in Springfield MO that a coming tax bill would “benefit loyal, hard-working Americans and their families” and...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Caveat Emptor: Beware Of Fake Tax Reform

August 29, 2017 –
President Trump and the congressional Republican leadership promise to unveil a tax plan shortly. If past experience and recent trial balloons are any guide, it...
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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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