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Individual Taxes

A Close Look at Joe Biden’s Social Security Proposals

October 12, 2020 –
We recently compared Social Security proposals advanced by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and four of his primary rivals.
Federal Budget and Economy

It’s Not News That Congress’s Budget Process Is A Wreck, But It Should Be

October 9, 2020 –
On September 30, President Trump held a fundraiser in St. Paul MN, an event that received a lot of attention because he participated even after...
State and Local Issues

Budget Transparency In a Pandemic: A Steeltown Story

October 7, 2020 –
Pittsburgh faces a choice confronted by hundreds of other cities and counties as it works to set its operating budget for 2021: Cut spending on services or raise taxes. Are its residents willing and able to weigh in?
Individual Taxes

Fewer Than 0.5 Percent of Very High-Income Households Paid as Little Tax As Donald Trump

October 2, 2020 –
Following The New York Times blockbuster series on President Trump’s personal finances—especially the revelation that he paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016...

COVID-19 Has Turned Much of What We Thought We Knew About City Finances Upside Down

September 29, 2020 –
For cities, the COVID-19 economy is turning many winners into losers.

How Much More Money Could The IRS Collect If Congress Gave Them More Money?

September 28, 2020 –
Would increasing the Internal Revenue Service’s funding for audits increase tax collections by more than the cost? Yes, if the funds are spent wisely.

CBO Forecasts The National Debt Will Be Twice The Size Of The Economy. Watch Out For Higher Taxes

September 24, 2020 –
It is hard to overestimate what a dismal fiscal future the Congressional Budget Office foresees.
Individual Taxes

A New Study Suggests Congress Could Raise Money By Increasing Capital Gains Tax Rates To 47 Percent. But There Is A Catch

September 16, 2020 –
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has proposed raising tax rates on long-term capital gains income for the highest-income investors.
Individual Taxes

Unemployment Benefits Are Taxable Income: That May Reduce EITC Refunds Next Spring

September 15, 2020 –
Many low- and moderate-income households no doubt were assisted greatly by enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits that they received earlier this year and would be...
Individual Taxes

What Do People Think About Taxes? They Are Partisan, Dazed, And Confused

September 11, 2020 –
The newly published results of an extensive survey of public views on taxes find deep partisan divisions and a widespread lack of understanding about federal taxes.
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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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