TaxVox

The voices of Tax Policy Center's researchers and staff

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Individual Taxes

Lower 1099-K Threshold Would Put Gig Workers on More-Equal Footing

January 20, 2023 –
As of 2021, about 16 percent of Americans had earned money through an online gig work platform . While contract labor is not new, the...
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Understanding Revenue Implications For State Pass-Through-Entity Taxes

January 19, 2023 –
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction managed to survive attempts to reform or scrap...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Balancing The Federal Budget In 10 Years Without Raising Taxes Is….Impossible

January 17, 2023 –
House Republicans say they want to balance the federal budget in 10 years by cutting spending only, and seem to have received a promise from...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Here Comes The FairTax … Again

January 12, 2023 –
The idea of replacing all major federal taxes with a national sales tax – and using the opportunity to “abolish” the IRS – has been...
Individual Taxes

The IRS’s Christmas Gift to Airbnb and PayPal Is a Loss for Law-Abiding Taxpayers

January 11, 2023 –
Third-party payment platforms such as Airbnb, eBay, and PayPal found a surprise gift from the Biden Administration in their Christmas stockings last month—one that likely...
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Individual Taxes

The House GOP’s Vote To Cut IRS Funding Was Just One Skirmish In A Long War

January 11, 2023 –
It is easy to write off as mere symbolism the House vote to rescind nearly all the $80 billion IRS funding increase Congress approved last...
Individual Taxes

Why Would Politicians Make It Harder To File Tax Returns And Easier To Cheat?

January 4, 2023 –
Once they finally pick a Speaker, the very first legislative vote House Republicans will take will be aimed at making it harder for the IRS...
State and Local Issues

Dogs, Taxes, And Choices

January 4, 2023 –
Should dogs be licensed and taxed?
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Individual Taxes

We've Learned The IRS Was Slow To Audit Trump’s Tax Returns. We Need To Know Why

December 22, 2022 –
The two new reports on the IRS’s handling of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns raise more questions than they answer. And the most important...
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Business Taxes

Should Congress Extend Bonus Depreciation?

December 21, 2022 –
Although Congress managed to reach a year-end topline spending agreement, it left many tax questions unanswered heading into 2023. One is considering whether to allow...