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State and Local Issues

2023 State Elections Feature Key Tax Questions

October 19, 2023 –
While most of the political world looks ahead to 2024, voters are making important choices on property taxes, wealth taxes, cannabis taxes, and more this...
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Individual Taxes

Should Online Sports Betting Firms Withhold Taxes On Winnings?

October 4, 2023 –
Our teenage son called me from school in the middle of the day last month. I braced myself. Generally, those calls come when there’s a...
State and Local Issues

Lessons From The 2021 Child Tax Credit Expansion Informing State Policy Debates

September 12, 2023 –
It’s been two years since the expiration of the expanded child tax credit (CTC), a temporary provision of the American Rescue Plan that effectively provided...
photo of US Representative Garbarino of New York and other members of the salt caucus advocating for a more general state and local tax deduction
Individual Taxes

The House GOP’s Higher Standard Deduction Means Even Fewer Households Should Care About The SALT Fight

September 7, 2023 –
As House Republicans engage in a nasty internal battle over whether to raise the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, a...
State and Local Issues

State Rainy Day Fund Balances Reached All-Time Highs Last Year

September 6, 2023 –
As states navigate an uncertain fiscal future , a lot of budget commentators will justifiably note that nearly every state cut taxes during the last few revenue boom years. But most states also stocked a lot of money into their savings accounts over the past three years – and this may help them weather forthcoming budget storms.
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Individual Taxes

A European Vacation And Tax Appreciation

September 6, 2023 –
In some European cities, streets were made for walking, not driving--thanks in part to taxes.
State and Local Issues

State Policymakers Should Understand the Odds Before Subsidizing 'Free Bets'

August 28, 2023 –
At the beginning of “Rounders,” a movie about poker, the lead character describes an important rule of gambling: “If you can’t spot the sucker in...
State and Local Issues

The Future Of Commercial Real Estate And Big City Budgets

August 22, 2023 –
More than three years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shift to remote work for many office workers has put the future of...
State and Local Issues

State and Local Government Jobs Still Haven’t Recovered from the Pandemic

August 9, 2023 –
New jobs data show while private employment fully recovered over a year ago, state and local public employment remains below its pre-pandemic peak. Overall, total...
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State and Local Issues

Navigating Fiscal Uncertainty: Weak State Revenue Forecasts for Fiscal Year 2024

August 4, 2023 –
With more fiscal data coming in, the long-term health of state budgets looks murky. After a run up in 2022 , preliminary data show a...
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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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