TaxVox: 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...

Individual Taxes

Will The TCJA Upend The Non-Profit World?

October 22, 2018 –

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changed the nature of the tax deduction for charitable donations. But will it transform giving itself and...

Individual Taxes

Senator Harris Seeks To Raise Incomes Using A New Tax Credit

October 18, 2018 –

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is proposing to raise the incomes of working families through a new tax proposal called the “LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families...