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Individual Taxes

Taxing Employer-Sponsored Insurance Would Hike Social Security Benefits But Boost Federal Coffers

May 8, 2014 –
The tax subsidy for employer-sponsored health insurance is huge. Not only are the premiums exempt from income tax, they are also immune from Social...
Individual Taxes

Want to Do Something About Greenhouse Gas? Try a Carbon Tax

May 6, 2014 –
This morning, the White House released a massive report on the effects of climate change . In sum: The problem is already bad, it is going to get...
Individual Taxes

Special Tax Penalties on Donald Sterling are a Personal Foul

May 5, 2014 –
I truly hoped to never write about Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner who doesn’t seem to want too many African-Americans attending his team’s...
Federal Budget and Economy

A Permanent Slowdown In Health Care Spending Growth Would Ease, But Not End, the Fiscal Problem

May 5, 2014 –
Rapidly growing health care costs have been a major driver of actual and projected federal budget deficits and the national debt. In recent years,...
Individual Taxes

The Tax Extenders: Yes, Virginia, They Really Are Tax Cuts

May 1, 2014 –
The other day, the House Ways & Means Committee voted to cut taxes for certain businesses by $310 billion. Washington, being Washington, is now...
Individual Taxes

Len Burman’s Brief for a Health Care VAT

April 24, 2014 –
In the cover essay in the current issue of The Milken Institute Review , Len Burman calls for a Value-Added Tax (VAT) to pay for government health...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Dave Camp’s Tax Reform Could Kill Community Foundations

April 24, 2014 –
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp deserves credit for proposing a tax reform that takes on many special interests, something too few...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Should Congress Curb Donor Advised Funds?

April 22, 2014 –
Buried deep in House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dave Camp’s tax reform plan is a proposal to require donor-advised funds to distribute...
Individual Taxes

A Flash Tax for the Flash Boys

April 18, 2014 –
Michael Lewis spotlights high-frequency traders with his new book, Flash Boys . These traders use high-speed computers and fast connections to...
Individual Taxes

If Congress Lets Firms Expense Investments, It Should Take Away Their Interest Deduction

April 17, 2014 –
Egged on by business lobbyists, congressional tax writers seem increasingly interested in allowing firms to rapidly write off the cost of their...
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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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