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Individual Taxes

Small Business and Taxes

May 22, 2011 –
We’ve all heard the allegation: President Obama wants to raise taxes on “small business.” But buried in that claim is a massive amount of confusion...
Individual Taxes

Is Corporate Tax Reform Realistic?

May 19, 2011 –
This morning, a panel of veteran international tax experts tried to put the U.S. struggle to fix its corporate tax system in broader perspective. Unfortunately,...
Individual Taxes

Too Many Cooks on Tax Policy?

May 16, 2011 –
I’m preparing a presentation on our tax system for a group of visiting foreign tax officials and they wanted to know how responsibilities are divided...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Not to Fix the Housing Market

May 16, 2011 –
The American housing market is in trouble. Prices continue to fall, many would-be buyers can’t qualify for mortgages, sales remain sluggish, and the backlog of...
Individual Taxes

The Very Rich Really Are Different

May 12, 2011 –
"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. He wasn’t talking about taxes (the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Jon Stewart's Fake News on Tax Expenditures

May 11, 2011 –
Dear Jon, The Daily Show is my favorite TV show. I think you’re the smartest policy analyst on television. (Okay, as you prove time after...
Federal Budget and Economy

Spending Caps, Medicare Vouchers, and Magical Thinking

May 10, 2011 –
Want to know why caps on federal spending will never work? Just take a look at proposed Medicare vouchers that are included in the House-passed...
Individual Taxes

Who Pays No Income Tax? It is the Wrong Question

May 5, 2011 –
Would you rather get a tax cut of $1,000 or $1.4 million? I thought so. Would you change your answer if taking the smaller tax...
Federal Budget and Economy

Why I Hate Budget Caps

May 3, 2011 –
I hate budget caps. They are arbitrary and beg to be gamed. It is irresponsible to make one that is absolutely unbreakable, even in the...
Individual Taxes

Putting Together the Picture of Child Tax Provisions for Families

May 2, 2011 –
Tax credits and deductions provide substantial assistance to families with children at all income levels. However, the value of tax provisions varies sharply depending on...
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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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