TaxVox: Individual Taxes

The “Tax Expirers”

June 8, 2012 –

Today I had the chance to testify before the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee about a perennial challenge, the...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

The Better Base Case

June 5, 2012 –

The Congressional Budget Office’s latest update , released today, provides a snapshot of fiscal policy in the short run, the medium term, and the long...

Federal Budget and Economy

Is the GOP Tax Reform Strategy a Fiscal Trap?

May 31, 2012 –

I recently blogged on Doug Holtz-Eakin’s four-step framework for tax reform. His roadmap—first agree on a progressive tax code, a top rate, and the total...

Individual Taxes

Tax Reform: Going Long v. Going Prudent

May 30, 2012 –

Make no mistake, any attempt at tax reform will be a heavy lift. But an interesting behind-the-scenes debate is brewing among reformers over just how...

Individual Taxes

Billions in Tax Refund Fraud--and How to Stop Most of it

May 29, 2012 –

The Treasury may be losing as much as $5 billion a year from fraudulent tax refund claims—and most of that fraud is entirely preventable. The...

Individual Taxes

A New Urban Institute Calculator Shows What Taxes and Transfers Mean for Low-Income Families

May 25, 2012 –

State taxes and transfers can be an important form of assistance for low-income families. But the amount of government help varies widely among the states...

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

A Path Forward on Tax Reform

May 22, 2012 –

At the National Tax Association’s spring conference last week, former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin laid out a path to tax reform in four...

Individual Taxes