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Individual Taxes

My Favorite (Expired) Tax Breaks

December 1, 2014 –
And now, for a lighter look at tax extenders, here’s a song that borrows the tune of The Sound of Music’s “My Favorite Things.” If you’re looking for...
Individual Taxes

Tax Deals: Will Everything Old Be New Again?

December 1, 2014 –
Dave Camp on tax reform: “It can be done.” Retiring House Ways & Means Chair Dave Camp remains optimistic . The Hill reports that a deal to...
Individual Taxes

Bigger, Cleaner, and More Efficient: A Carbon-Corporate Tax Swap

November 21, 2014 –
The Cato Institute has organized an online forum to debate pro-growth economic policy reforms. Tax Policy Center scholars Bill Gale, Donald Marron,...
Individual Taxes

Get the Fiscal House in Order

November 20, 2014 –
The Cato Institute has organized an online forum to debate pro-growth economic policy reforms. Tax Policy Center scholars Bill Gale, Donald Marron,...
Individual Taxes

Now is the Perfect Time to Raise Gas Taxes

November 11, 2014 –
Let’s see if I have this right: Congress needs to finance highway and transit projects but can’t agree on how. The traditional revenue source is the...
Individual Taxes

Will Consumers Come To Love Longevity Annuities?

November 4, 2014 –
Economists love longevity annuities. But what will it take to get real people to buy them? That’s one of the questions that two panels of retirement...
Individual Taxes

The Small, Happy World of Supersized IRAs

October 14, 2014 –
When Mitt Romney released his tax return information during the 2012 presidential campaign, many of us were introduced to the world of supersized...
Individual Taxes

How Asset Building Tax Subsidies Miss Their Targets

October 7, 2014 –
Nearly one-third of all federal tax expenditures--$384 billion in 2013 alone-- is aimed at various forms of asset building, such as retirement...
Individual Taxes

It’s Not Easy to Escape the Local Pension Vise

October 6, 2014 –
Last week’s federal court ruling in the municipal bankruptcy case of Stockton, CA highlighted the enormous challenge faced by local governments with...
Individual Taxes

Income Tax Changes and Economic Growth

September 19, 2014 –
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in how potential changes to the personal income tax system affect the size of the overall...
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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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