TaxVox: Tax expenditures (business)

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Federal Budget and Economy

Tax Expenditures Remain A Significant Share of The Economy

April 20, 2021 –
Despite years of widespread discussion among lawmakers about the need to broaden the federal income tax base, tax expenditures have remained remarkably stable as a...
Business Taxes

Restoring The Three Martini Lunch Tax Deduction Won’t Feed The COVID-19 Economy

May 7, 2020 –
One of President Trump’s demands for the next COVID-19 relief bill is restoration of the tax deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses. Since the...
Tax Expenditures Feature

TPC Launches A New Resource For Understanding Tax Expenditures

January 28, 2020 –
Would you be surprised to learn that in addition to the $1.3 trillion the federal government will spend on Medicare, Medicaid , and related health...
State and Local Issues

States Adopt Some Federal Tax Expenditures And Add Others

January 24, 2020 –
In fiscal year 2020, Georgia will spend nearly $500 million in film and television tax credits in return for the promise of new jobs and...

TPC Is Improving Its Modeling Of Five Tax Expenditures

December 18, 2018 –
In a new initiative, the Tax Policy Center is improving its modeling of five key tax expenditures: the tax treatment of pass-through entities, charitable giving,...
US Capitol
Federal Budget and Economy

The Hidden Agenda Behind This Year’s Tax Extender Bill

December 16, 2015 –
While Republican presidential hopefuls were debating in Las Vegas, congressional leaders announced they had agreed to restore and extend dozens of...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Back at the Tax Extender Trough

November 30, 2015 –
For years, Congress has struggled with what to do with scores of temporary tax breaks that have come to be known as the “tax extenders .” The usual...
Business Taxes

The Perpetual, Immortal, Eternal, Never-Ending Tax Extenders

May 28, 2015 –
The magic number for today is 16. That is, remarkably, the number of times Congress has extended the allegedly temporary research and experimentation...