TaxVox: Individual Taxes

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Individual Taxes

Who Is Middle Class Anyway?

December 10, 2018 –
Everyone, it seems, says they want to cut taxes for the middle class. President Trump promised such tax relief in the weeks before the election...
Individual Taxes

For charitable giving, ’tis the season… But will it still be, post-TCJA?

December 5, 2018 –
Is feeling good, for goodness’ sake, the only reason we give to charities?

TPC’s New Interactive Data Tool Shows EITC Benefits in Communities Throughout the U.S.

December 3, 2018 –
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a highly effective policy for fighting poverty that has garnered widespread praise from both Democrats and Republicans. In...
Individual Taxes

How The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Reduced The Value Of The Child Care Credit

November 27, 2018 –
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) did not directly change the rules for the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC), other provisions...
Individual Taxes

Congress Can And Should Demand President Trump’s Tax Returns

November 26, 2018 –
Incoming House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) indicated that he will request President Trump’s tax returns soon after Democrats formally take control...
Individual Taxes

Kamala Harris’s Tax Credit Would Cut Taxes Significantly For Low- And Moderate-Income Households But Could Add Trillions To The Debt

November 14, 2018 –
The Tax Policy Center estimates that the new refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income households proposed by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would cut taxes...
State and Local Issues

2018 Voters Faced a Slew of Confusing Revenue  Measures and Rejected Most Tax Increases

November 9, 2018 –
With so much to follow in the midterm elections, it is easy to lose sight of a bumper crop of tax-related ballot measures . But...
Individual Taxes

The Ups and Downs Of California’s Gas Tax

November 1, 2018 –
Last year, California raised its excise taxes on motor fuels. The tax on gasoline increased from 34.7 cents per gallon to 46.7 cents per gallon...
Individual Taxes

Making Sure Gig Workers Pay The Right Amount of Tax

October 30, 2018 –
For all the attention being lavished on the gig economy, we still have much to learn about those who are working in it. But we...
Individual Taxes

There Will Be No Middle-Class Tax Cut This Week. Or Next Month

October 25, 2018 –
Pundits are breathlessly speculating about what President Trump’s promise to cut taxes for the middle class by 10 percent could possibly mean. They are wasting...