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Individual Taxes

A $25,000 SALT Deduction Cap Would Be Only A Modest Improvement Over The House’s $80,000 Version

December 9, 2021 –
As Congress struggles to pass the Build Back Better bill, some congressional Democrats are exploring new proposals to raise the $10,000 cap on the state...

Could Tax Incentives Help Recruit and Retain Teachers?

December 1, 2021 –
The “Great Resignation” appears to have reached our public education workforce, if not the entire country’s. The situation has grown so dire that schools are closing or educating children remotely for days at a time, not due to the pandemic-related health risks but because of staffing shortages.
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Individual Taxes

Only The Rich Can Play: A Cautionary Tale Of Who Really Benefits From Tax Subsidies

December 1, 2021 –
A prediction: When Congress finally passes the Build Back Better bill, Hill leaders will quietly slip in at least one obscure, last-minute tax break to...
Individual Taxes

How An $80,000 SALT Cap Stacks Up Against A Full Deduction For Those Making $400,000 Or Less

November 18, 2021 –
Congress seems to be considering two ways to address the Tax Cut and Job Act’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction...

The Latest SALT Cap Fix Would Mostly Benefit High Income Households, Do Little For Middle-Income People

November 3, 2021 –
The Democrats’ latest plan to adjust the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction would provide little or no benefit for low and...
Individual Taxes

How The Democrats’ New Millionaire Surtax Would Work

October 28, 2021 –
How The Democrats’ New Millionaire Surtax Would Work Democrats, scrambling to find a way to tax high-income households that Congress is willing to enact, appear...

The Child Tax Credit Could Be A Lifeline For Puerto Rican Families—But Only If They File

October 27, 2021 –
Among other changes to the child tax credit (CTC), the American Rescue Plan (ARP) made the CTC available to far more families in Puerto Rico...
State and Local Issues

Gaming The SALT Cap May Be Congress’s Worst Tax Idea Of The Year

October 27, 2021 –
Ever since Congress capped the state and local tax (SALT) deduction in 2017, a small group of Blue State Democrats has demanded the cap’s repeal...
Business Taxes

Wyden’s Billionaire Income Tax Is Ambitious But Problematic

October 25, 2021 –
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) likes to say : “There are two tax codes in the United States: one for workers who pay...
Individual Taxes

South Dakota Turned Itself Into A Tax Haven. But Why?

October 14, 2021 –
In recent decades, South Dakota has become one of the world’s great tax havens. By the end of last year, more than $367 billion in...
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April 2, 2020

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