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Individual Taxes

The New 1040 Will Fit On A (Big) Postcard, But It Won’t Make Tax Filing Any Simpler

January 15, 2019 –
When tax filing season begins in a few weeks, you’ll likely hear senior Trump Administration officials and some congressional Republicans boasting yet again about how...

(Not So) Happy Birthday to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

December 19, 2018 –
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the biggest tax overhaul in the United States in...
State and Local Issues

2018 Voters Faced a Slew of Confusing Revenue  Measures and Rejected Most Tax Increases

November 9, 2018 –
With so much to follow in the midterm elections, it is easy to lose sight of a bumper crop of tax-related ballot measures . But...
Individual Taxes

The Ups and Downs Of California’s Gas Tax

November 1, 2018 –
Last year, California raised its excise taxes on motor fuels. The tax on gasoline increased from 34.7 cents per gallon to 46.7 cents per gallon...

The IRS Proposes Generous Rules For Opportunity Zone Investors But What Will They Mean For Communities?

October 23, 2018 –
Last Friday, the IRS published its first set of proposed regulations for Opportunity Zones, a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), that...

OMB Review Of Tax Regulations: A ‘Dispassionate Second Opinion’ Or Needless Sand In The Gears?

September 17, 2018 –
The Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently agreed that OMB would review many tax regulations before they are released, a...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Why The TCJA Is Unlikely To Help Republicans In the Coming Congressional Elections

August 29, 2018 –
Did Republicans make a political mistake rushing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) through Congress in less than two months in late 2017? In...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

House GOP Cuts Taxes For Pass-Through Businesses, Then Worries About A Shift To Self-Employment

July 24, 2018 –
For the second time in a week, House Republicans are pushing policy changes that seem to conflict with key elements of last year’s Tax Cuts...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

What Should Republicans Include In Their Second Tax Bill?

June 7, 2018 –
The Trump Administration and some congressional Republicans, including Ways & Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX), are promising Tax Bill 2.0 later this year—perhaps in...

New Gun And Ammo Taxes Sound Like Promising Ways To Reduce Gun Violence. But There Are Problems.

May 24, 2018 –
The Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2018 , introduced in Congress after February’s Parkland FL school shooting, would increase federal excise taxes...