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Individual Taxes

A Trump Crack Down on Legal Marijuana Would Hurt State Budgets

April 4, 2017 –
If the Trump administration ends legal marijuana sales in America, an idea Attorney General Jeff Sessions supports , states collectively could lose billions of dollars...
Federal Budget and Economy

Washington’s New Definition Of Budget Success

April 3, 2017 –
The country is now living under a stopgap spending measure called a continuing resolution. Roughly speaking, it continues the 2016 level and pattern of appropriated...
Individual Taxes

The Theological Battle Over Tax Credits Versus Tax Deductions

March 30, 2017 –
Among the ruins of the American Health Care Act, there remains an important debate over tax credits versus tax deductions . This turns out to...
Individual Taxes

The Republicans Will Struggle to 'Win' on Tax Reform

March 29, 2017 –
The Republicans’ failure to repeal Obamacare puts pressure on them to win the next big policy battle, on taxes. But the inherent political and economic...
Individual Taxes

Does Learning About Taxes Change People’s Views About Fairness?

March 29, 2017 –
What makes people think the tax system is fair? In a fascinating new study , my Tax Policy Center colleague Vanessa Williamson found that people’s...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

No, Tax Reform Is Not Easier Than Rewriting the Health Law

March 27, 2017 –
Following the collapse of the House GOP health plan, President Trump and many congressional Republicans say they will pivot to tax reform. Passing that initiative,...
Individual Taxes

Simplifying and Targeting Tax Subsidies for Child Care

March 23, 2017 –
Two tax benefits—the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) and the employer-provided child care exclusion—help families pay for work-related child care, but neither does...
Individual Taxes

The AHCA’s Tax Changes And Transfers Would Benefit the Wealthy, Hurt the Lowest Income Households

March 22, 2017 –
The AHCA’s Tax Changes And Transfers Would Benefit The Wealthy, Hurt The Lowest Income Households The House Republican health plan—the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—would...
Federal Budget and Economy

Asking the IRS To Do More With Less, Again

March 16, 2017 –
President Trump wants the IRS to “combat identity theft, prevent fraud, and reduce the deficit through the effective enforcement and administration of tax laws,” according...
Individual Taxes

Lessons From Donald Trump’s Tax Return And The AMT

March 15, 2017 –
It turns out that Donald Trump and I are members of the same club. Who knew? But this one is somewhat less exclusive than, say,...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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