TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

Business Taxes

Did The ACA Tax Kill Demand For Indoor Tanning? It’s Complicated.

August 24, 2017 –
Has the Affordable Care Act’s 10 percent tanning excise tax reduced demand for indoor tanning services? A blog posted last week in the journal Health...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Trump’s Choice: A Wall Or a Tax Cut

August 23, 2017 –
The many promises President Trump made last night in Phoenix included a tax cut for business and middle-class families, and congressional approval of taxpayer money...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Yes, Congress Could Tax Business At 15 Percent In A Revenue-, Distributionally-, and Economically-Neutral Way.

August 22, 2017 –
The tax outline proposed by President Trump last April, built around a 15 percent business tax rate, has three deep flaws: It could add more...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Tax Reform: Start With The Fundamentals

August 21, 2017 –
For the umpteenth time, Congress and the Trump Administration are going back to the tax reform drawing board , just as they have had to...
State and Local Issues

Should Online Platforms Collect Sales Tax For Third-Party Sellers?

August 17, 2017 –
Should Online Platforms Collect Sales Tax For Third-Party Sellers? Yesterday morning (at 3:12 AM) President Trump Tweeted this: "Amazon is doing great damage to tax...
State and Local Issues

State Liquor Tax Rates Are Stuck In The Mud

August 16, 2017 –
With state governments struggling with budget problems , governors and their legislatures are searching for ways to raise funds without raising voter ire. Unlike personal...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Paying for Tax Cuts

August 15, 2017 –
Policy makers often act like tax cuts are free lunches that can make everyone better off. But over the long run, tax cuts must be...

The 3-2-1 on economic growth: Hope for 3, plan for 2, pray it isn’t 1

August 10, 2017 –
How fast will the US economy grow? When mainstream forecasters consult their crystal balls, they typically see real economic growth around 2 percent annually over...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Why We Should Stick With A 10-Year Budget Window

August 9, 2017 –
The Congressional Budget Office is always under pressure to do something differently, usually by lawmakers trying to get a more favorable budget score for their...

The Nation’s Fiscal Outlook Has Not Improved

August 4, 2017 –
While policy makers and news headlines focus on debates about health care and tax policy, the U.S. fiscal outlook remains troubling and is a constraint...