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State and Local Issues

Massachusetts gave GE a “mega-deal” to move, but did it matter?

May 8, 2017 –
General Electric decided to relocate its headquarters from Fairfield, Connecticut, to Boston, Massachusetts, last year. To convince GE to make the move, state government agencies...
Individual Taxes

Don't Forget Those Tax Cuts In The House Health Bill

May 8, 2017 –
For all the attention being paid to the changes in the health insurance exchanges in the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) it is easy...
Federal Budget and Economy

Is Tax Parity for Pass-through and Corporate Businesses Main Street Fairness?

May 5, 2017 –
The “Main Street Fairness Act” ( H.R. 5076 and S. 707 ) requires tax “parity” between businesses organized as pass-throughs and corporations. The legislation has...
Individual Taxes

What Would A Refundable Child Care Credit Mean?

May 4, 2017 –
Last week, The Washington Post reported that the Trump Administration was considering making the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) refundable . Earlier estimates...
Individual Taxes

The Case for Tax Policy Education and Teacher Appreciation

May 3, 2017 –
“When did you first learn about taxes?” I asked my 18-year-old nephew who had just been telling us about his organic chemistry class. If he could manage the structure of carbon atoms, surely he could he could learn a little tax policy.
Federal Budget and Economy

The Trump Administration Dilemma on Tax Reform

May 2, 2017 –
Q: Since the modern federal income tax was created in 1913, how often has Congress enacted a revenue-neutral income tax reform that significantly expanded the...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What Team Trump Didn’t Tell Us About His Tax Plan

April 27, 2017 –
When President Reagan first introduced his version of what would become the landmark 1986 tax reform, his staff kicked off the debate with a phone...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Trump's Familiar Tax Plan Would Add Trillions to the Debt

April 26, 2017 –
As usual, President Trump did a masterful job creating sense of drama in the buildup to his announcement today of his current tax agenda. But...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Cracking Down on Tax Credits Won’t Pay for a Border Wall

April 26, 2017 –
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested on Sunday that the Trump Administration could pay for the southern border wall by reducing erroneously issued tax credits to...

A 15-Percent Corporate Tax Rate Could Create an Enormous Tax Shelter

April 25, 2017 –
President Trump’s tax reform announcement tomorrow reportedly will include a 20 percentage point cut in the top corporate income tax rate— from 35 percent to...
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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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