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Individual Taxes

Georgia’s “Unborn Child” Deduction is Complicated and Ineffective

August 8, 2022 –
On Monday, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) released guidance for unborn children newly eligible for the state’s existing dependent deduction. Making unborn children eligible...
Individual Taxes

Improving the IRS National Research Program

August 8, 2022 –
Alas, it takes a potential scandal to bring attention to a government program in need of reform. In this case, it’s the intense individual income...
Individual Taxes

Cryptocurrency Is Primarily An Investment, Not Money. It Should Be Taxed That Way

August 1, 2022 –
Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have proposed exempting cryptocurrency transactions of $50 or less from capital gains taxes. While it seems like...
Individual Taxes

The Tax Hound

July 15, 2022 –
Tax policy isn't just for economists, lawyers, or policymakers. Taxes affect us all and The Tax Hound engages the rest of us in interesting conversations about what government taxes, and why.
Individual Taxes

Can Machine Learning Improve Tax Enforcement Without Human Teachers?

July 14, 2022 –
When it comes to tax enforcement, I used to believe the Internal Revenue Service could never have too much information. But the agency already collects...
Individual Taxes

Let the Child Tax Credit Work

July 7, 2022 –
Congress has a chance to reduce child poverty by about one-third by making permanent the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that was in effect during 2021...
State and Local Issues

Taxes, Religion, And Education: How Much Are We Willing to Pay for Choice?

July 6, 2022 –
In the courts and legislatures, advocates are pressing to require state and local governments to pay for religious schools... Are residents prepared for one possible consequence: Less money available for public schools?

Beyer’s Steep Gun Tax Might Curb Some Very Lethal Weapons, But It Has Gaps

June 23, 2022 –
In response to two recent mass shootings, Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced a bill that would impose a 1,000 percent excise tax on certain guns...
Individual Taxes

Rick Scott Walks Back His Tax Increase Plan...Sort Of

June 10, 2022 –
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who last February proposed taxing millions of low-income households that currently pay no income tax, has released a new version that...
Individual Taxes

Economic Well-Being Improved in 2021, But Will It Continue?

June 7, 2022 –
Even though jobs are plentiful and wages are up, many families still face a shaky economic outlook. Higher than average inflation, which tends to hit...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

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

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