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Who Benefits From The CARES Act Tax Cuts?

April 17, 2020 –
Over the next decade, the individual “ recovery rebate ” program will account for about half of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...
State and Local Issues

COVID-19 And The Collapsing Job Market

April 16, 2020 –
How rapidly is the economy collapsing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? In just the past four weeks, total weekly unemployment insurance claims were...
Individual Taxes

The IRS Is Getting Out Coronavirus Rebate Payments: Congress Needs To Think About A Second Round

April 16, 2020 –
To its credit, the IRS has been quickly distributing the first tranche of rebates authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
Business Taxes

Is A Modified Destination-Based Income Tax The Solution For Taxing Global Multinational Corporations?

April 15, 2020 –
Tax authorities around the world are in an increasingly contentious battle over how to tax the income of multinational corporations . In 2017, the US...
Individual Taxes

Expect Long Delays In Getting Refunds If You File A Paper Tax Return

April 14, 2020 –
Today’s advice: If you have not yet filed your federal income tax return, do not—repeat, do not—send the Internal Revenue Service a paper return—especially if...
Federal Budget and Economy

Who Should Pay For The Economic Relief From The COVID-19 Crisis?

April 13, 2020 –
As Republicans and Democrats joined hands to provide the most recent of what might be several stages of relief from our national pandemic crisis, almost...
Federal Budget and Economy

Can People Get A Larger COVID-19 Rebate By Waiting To File Their 2019 Tax Return?

April 10, 2020 –
One big unanswered question about the COVID-19 recovery rebates included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act: What year’s income will the...

The CARES Act Boost In Unemployment Benefits Is Likely To Cost More Than Congress Projects. That’s a Feature, Not A Bug

April 9, 2020 –
The Coranavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expansion of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits is likely to cost far more than Congress’s original estimate...
Individual Taxes

How The CARES Act Increases Charitable Deductions Without Helping Non-Profits Very Much

April 8, 2020 –
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act creates two new tax benefits for donors to non-profits. One will mostly benefit low- and middle-income...

Low-Income Workers Without Children May Miss Out On The Coronavirus Rebates

April 3, 2020 –
To get the coronavirus rebates in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act this year, most people will have to file an income...
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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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