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State and Local Issues

Big Tax Hikes and Lots of Sin: Your Guide to 2020’s State Ballot Measures

October 27, 2020 –
There are a lot of state ballot measures affecting tax policy this year.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Permanently Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, President Trump Would Cut Taxes by $1.1 Trillion through 2030

October 27, 2020 –
During each presidential election, the Tax Policy Center analyzes the tax policies of the two major candidates. This year, TPC estimated the effects of Democratic...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

President Trump Wants the Affordable Care Act Overturned. It Would Cut Taxes Substantially for High-Income Households

October 27, 2020 –
The highest-income 1 percent of households (those with income more than $788,000) would, on average, receive tax cuts of nearly $28,000.
State and Local Issues

Four Decades After Proposition 13’s Tax Revolt, Will California (Split) Roll It Back with Proposition 15?

October 26, 2020 –
On the California ballot this year is an initiative that could partially unravel what is possibly one of the most consequential ballot initiatives.

Biden’s First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Is A Big Improvement Over The Mortgage Interest Deduction

October 22, 2020 –
A $15,000 tax credit to help new homebuyers with their down payment is a significant improvement over today’s primary subsidy for homeowners.
Business Taxes

Who Owns US Stock? Foreigners and Rich Americans.

October 20, 2020 –
Our new analysis shows that foreign investors owned about 40 percent of US corporate equity in 2019, up substantially over the last few decades. Retirement...

What Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal About Wealth Inequality and Slower Economic Growth

October 19, 2020 –
The New York Times account of President Trump’s tax returns reveal far more than his personal ability to avoid taxes.
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

TPC Updates Its Analysis: Biden Would Raise Taxes by $2.1 Trillion, Nearly All On Business and High-Income Households

October 15, 2020 –
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s current campaign plan would raise taxes by $2.1 trillion over the next decade, about 0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product.
Individual Taxes

Tax Fairness: President Trump, A Case Study

October 14, 2020 –
Yesterday, I testified before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on “tax fairness,” and the hearing spotlighted the reporting of new details on President...
Individual Taxes

COVID-19 Is Changing The Labor Market. Tax Policy Must Change Along With It.

October 13, 2020 –
The coronavirus recession has dealt a devastating blow to millions of US workers with consequences that could persist for years.
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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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