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State and Local Issues

Variation in EITC Take-up, County by County

January 31, 2014 –
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of our nation’s most effective anti-poverty policies, bringing 10.1 million families out of poverty in 2012 ...
Individual Taxes

State of the Union Speech Promotes New Retirement Savings Vehicles

January 29, 2014 –
In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a new retirement savings account for workers whose employers do not offer any form...
Federal Budget and Economy

Tax Policy is MIA in the State of the Union

January 29, 2014 –
When it comes to tax policy, President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was a model of modesty. There was little new. And,...
Individual Taxes

Fiscal Magic: Paying for New Highways by Cutting Corporate Taxes

January 23, 2014 –
Does it make sense to fund much-needed roads, bridges, and mass transit with a big tax cut for multi-national corporations? A growing number of Democrats...
State and Local Issues

Oscar Nominees Cash In On State Tax Subsidies

January 21, 2014 –
Each of the nine movies nominated for this year’s Oscar for best film may already have taken home a pile of tax subsidies. Seven brought...
Individual Taxes

Utah Lets Same-Sex Couples File Joint Tax Returns

January 17, 2014 –
The Utah State Tax Commission yesterday reversed Governor Gary Herbert (R), ruling that same-sex couples may file their 2013 state tax returns as married, as...
Individual Taxes

Taxes: A Big Gun In The War on Poverty

January 16, 2014 –
When Lyndon Johnson declared his War on Poverty 50 years ago this month, he could not have imagined how many battles would be fought through...
Individual Taxes

Tax Complications for Same-Sex Couples in Utah (and Elsewhere)

January 15, 2014 –
The battle over same-sex marriage in Utah not only raises important questions about marriage law; it also further complicates income tax filing for gay couples...
Federal Budget and Economy

IRS Gets Hammered in the 2014 Budget Agreement

January 14, 2014 –
The Internal Revenue Service is one of the biggest losers in the 2014 budget deal agreed to last night by House and Senate negotiators. Under...
Federal Budget and Economy

Pay to Extend Unemployment Benefits? Why Not Pay to Extend Temporary Tax Breaks Too?

January 9, 2014 –
In the battle over whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits, one of the Republican talking points is: Sure, we’ll consider an extension, but it must...
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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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