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Federal Budget and Economy

Temporary Tax Policy in the U.S.

March 19, 2019 –
Last week, I testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on the topic of temporary tax policy. The panel called...

Tax Protests and Business Boycotts: History Repeats, Maybe.

June 6, 2018 –
Independence Day has me thinking about tax protests. One, in Boston, shaped our nation’s history. Another is still taking shape in Seattle. Both reflect our complicated relationship with taxes and those who levy them. But that’s where similarities end. If you were a taxpayer participating in either, what might you do?

So Far, The TCJA Seems To Be A Modest Plus For The Economy, But Evidence Remains Limited

March 26, 2018 –
For all the hype about more take-home pay, new corporate investment, and bonuses in the wake of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), what...

Nine Things to Know about the House GOP Tax Plan

November 3, 2017 –
The House Ways and Means committee released its long-anticipated tax proposal yesterday, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA). The plan offers a sweeping set...

Foreign Investors Win Big, Tax-free

October 31, 2017 –
Last week, I described how, in the short run, foreign investors would receive 35 percent of the benefits of the lower corporate income tax rates...

What TPC Does and Why We Do It

October 27, 2017 –
Since we were founded in 2002 as a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has brought...

Eight Lessons on How to Design Tax Reform

October 13, 2017 –
Endorsing the concept of tax reform is just one small step towards making it a reality. How do lawmakers, who are confronted with an almost...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Yes, Congress Could Tax Business At 15 Percent In A Revenue-, Distributionally-, and Economically-Neutral Way.

August 22, 2017 –
The tax outline proposed by President Trump last April, built around a 15 percent business tax rate, has three deep flaws: It could add more...

Outside Research Organizations Can’t Replace CBO’s Budget Team

July 25, 2017 –
The House Freedom Caucus wants to eliminate the Budget Analysis Division at the Congressional Budget Office and rely on outside research organizations, including the Urban...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Replacing The Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance: A First Step To Compromise

June 14, 2017 –
The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans remain stalemated over how to “repeal and replace” the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). One major problem: The House...