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Individual Taxes

Making The TCJA’s Individual Tax Cuts Permanent Would Add More than $3 Trillion To The Federal Debt, Mostly Benefit High-Income Households

November 30, 2022 –
During the recent congressional election campaign, House Republicans said one of their top priorities would be to make permanent the individual tax changes in the...
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Individual Taxes

Why Aren’t Kids A Higher Priority For Congress?

November 22, 2022 –
During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Congress substantially increased benefits for children, including big boosts in the Child Tax Credit...
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Individual Taxes

The FTX Debacle Could Alter the Crypto Policy Landscape

November 21, 2022 –
The multi-billion-dollar collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raised important questions about the framework government is relying on to collect taxes from crypto investors ...
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Business Taxes

How Can the US Meet its Paris Climate Goals?

November 17, 2022 –
The ongoing COP-27 climate conference will take stock of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and encourage member countries to accelerate their efforts to reach climate...
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Individual Taxes

What Will The Mid-Term Election Mean For Tax Policy?

November 16, 2022 –
With Democrats retaining narrow control of the Senate and Republicans on the cusp of winning the barest of majorities in the House, it will be...
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State and Local Issues

Lessons From the 2022 State Ballot Measures

November 10, 2022 –
Americans voted on dozens of ballot initiatives this year, including tax hikes, tax cuts, cannabis taxes, sports betting, and even the future of ballot measures...
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Individual Taxes

The Supreme Court Reviews Penalties For Running Afoul Of FBAR Law

November 8, 2022 –
Last week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case over how much in penalties the US government can impose on citizens who...
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Individual Taxes

IRA and 401(k) Contribution Limits Are Increasing. That’s Great News If You Are Rich

November 4, 2022 –
In response to the recent burst of inflation, the IRS is raising contribution limits for the full range of retirement savings accounts. That’s great news...
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State and Local Issues

A Marshmallow By Any Other Name Is Just As Sweet, But Maybe Not Taxable

November 2, 2022 –
Is a marshmallow tax-exempt food, or is it taxable candy? This question keeps national and state governments and their lawyers quite busy.
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Individual Taxes

TPC: The Number Of Those Who Don’t Pay Federal Income Tax Drops To Pre-Pandemic Levels

October 27, 2022 –
After dramatically rising during the worst of the pandemic, the number of households who pay no federal income tax has fallen sharply. It will remain...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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