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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

'No Labels' Fiscal Policy Reads More Like No Details

July 19, 2023 –
No Labels Fiscal Policy Reads More Like No Details The bipartisan group No Labels is getting a lot of attention these days because it says...
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Business Taxes

The IRA’s Green Energy Subsidies May Cost More Than Expected. Is That Good Or Bad?

July 14, 2023 –
It appears that the green energy tax breaks included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are more popular among businesses than Congress imagined when...
Business Taxes

No Taxation Without Realization?

July 5, 2023 –
Charles and Kathleen Moore of Washington State view "income" differently. If we care about sustaining an efficient, fair tax code, we should all try to understand why.
Federal Budget and Economy

Prospects for “Moore” Damage to Our Tax Code

July 3, 2023 –
The US Supreme Court recently agreed to review the case of Moore v. United States . The question presented sounds dry and technical: “Whether the...
State and Local Issues

Las Vegas And The Washington, DC Region Are Making Suckers’ Bets On Publicly Funded Sports Stadiums

June 29, 2023 –
Huge tax and other subsidies for sports facilities are almost never good ideas. But two new, and especially egregious, examples of how public funds can...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Cutting IRS Resources and Punishing Honest Taxpayers

June 27, 2023 –
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Biden recently agreed to cut back on some of the increased IRS funding enacted through last year’s Inflation...
State and Local Issues

State Tax Policy One Year After the Dobbs Ruling

June 26, 2023 –
About one year ago, the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization . Since then,...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Debt Limit Deal Continues Misallocation Of Budget Dollars

June 26, 2023 –
The recent compromise between Republicans and Democrats on extending the federal debt limit was hailed for avoiding the disaster of a default, demonstrating that both...
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Business Taxes

Understanding R&D Tax Breaks and Reform Options

June 21, 2023 –
In recent years, businesses have been able to fully deduct expenses related to research and development (R&D) in the year the investment was made (often...
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Individual Taxes

House GOP Tax Plan Would Temporarily Cut Taxes For All Income Groups

June 20, 2023 –
House Republican plans to temporarily raise the standard deduction and restore more generous business tax deductions would result in modest tax cuts for most households...
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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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