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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Before We Reform Tax Policy, We Need to Know What Is Working

March 2, 2017 –
Congress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code. Yet, neither they nor...
Federal Budget and Economy

Trump's Fiscal Math Problem

March 1, 2017 –
This week, the Trump Administration said it would ask Congress for big increases in defense spending which it would finance by...
Individual Taxes

Them’s the Breaks: Taxing Retirement Income

March 1, 2017 –
When we moved to Michigan from Florida in 2014, we braced ourselves for a dramatic change in weather (hello, snow!) and our state tax bill (good-bye, income-tax-free Florida!). We also learned from a newly-retired Michigander that when the time comes, we’d have to pay the state’s 4.25 percent income tax on pension income.
Business Taxes

What Markets Tell Us About The Prospects For a BAT

February 27, 2017 –
The House Republicans’ proposal for a border-adjustable tax (BAT)—a levy that would apply to imports but not exports—is causing a lot of consternation among retailers...
Business Taxes

In Praise of the Debate Over The Border Adjustable Tax

February 23, 2017 –
In Praise Of The Debate Over The Border Adjustable Tax With all the talk of fake news and alternative facts, it mostly has been a...
Business Taxes

The Border Adjustable Tax Can’t Shrink The Trade Deficit and Produce Trillions In New Revenue

February 21, 2017 –
Lawmakers who back a border adjustable tax make two fundamental arguments: The new levy will raise massive amounts of revenue to help pay for business...
Individual Taxes

Investors respond to changes in capital gains tax rates, but less than you think

February 17, 2017 –
It is conventional wisdom that people adjust their investment patterns in response to upcoming changes in capital gains tax rates: They accelerate their gains if...
Individual Taxes

Delayed refunds? Looks like delayed filing, too.

February 15, 2017 –
Today could be a big day for many low- and moderate-income families. February 15 is the first day those who claim either an earned income...
Business Taxes

What Should Government Do With Carbon Tax Revenues?

February 14, 2017 –
The other day, a high-powered group of former senior Republican policy advisers and business executives proposed replacing regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gases with a...
Individual Taxes

A revised TPC calculator shows the tax costs—or benefits—of marriage

February 13, 2017 –
As St. Valentine’s Day rolls around this year, the Tax Policy Center has once again done its part for romance by rolling out a completely...
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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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