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Federal Budget and Economy

How Budget Commissions Can Make Deficit Reduction Harder

September 21, 2023 –
Congressional commissions generally serve one of two purposes. They either 1) provide political cover for lawmakers who want to achieve a goal but are afraid...
Federal Budget and Economy

Prospects for “Moore” Damage to Our Tax Code

July 3, 2023 –
The US Supreme Court recently agreed to review the case of Moore v. United States . The question presented sounds dry and technical: “Whether the...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Cutting IRS Resources and Punishing Honest Taxpayers

June 27, 2023 –
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Biden recently agreed to cut back on some of the increased IRS funding enacted through last year’s Inflation...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Debt Limit Deal Continues Misallocation Of Budget Dollars

June 26, 2023 –
The recent compromise between Republicans and Democrats on extending the federal debt limit was hailed for avoiding the disaster of a default, demonstrating that both...
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Business Taxes

Understanding R&D Tax Breaks and Reform Options

June 21, 2023 –
In recent years, businesses have been able to fully deduct expenses related to research and development (R&D) in the year the investment was made (often...
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Individual Taxes

House GOP Tax Plan Would Temporarily Cut Taxes For All Income Groups

June 20, 2023 –
House Republican plans to temporarily raise the standard deduction and restore more generous business tax deductions would result in modest tax cuts for most households...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Buckle Up. 2025 Promises To Be An Historic Year In Tax And Budget Policy

June 7, 2023 –
Now that Congress has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 , it isn’t too soon to start thinking about the mess lawmakers have...
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Federal Budget and Economy

The Debt Limit Battle Produced Plenty of Drama But Few Budget Cuts

May 31, 2023 –
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden reached an agreement over the weekend to limit spending for a small fraction of the federal...
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Federal Budget and Economy

Defaulting On The Debt Could Be “Catastrophic” – Or Worse

May 11, 2023 –
Republican leaders in Congress have refused to raise the federal debt limit unless the Biden Administration agrees to major spending reductions to reduce the national...
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Federal Budget and Economy

If The US Avoids Default, You May Want To Thank Car Dealers, Real Estate Agents, and Local Bankers

May 9, 2023 –
If the country avoids breaching the debt limit in the next few months , you may not have Wall Street volatility to thank. Or even...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

  • Tax Professor Daniel Hemel
Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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