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Individual Taxes

Taxes, Scholarships, And A College Freshman: No Such Thing As Free Money

March 1, 2023 –
Depending on their use, college scholarships may have tax consequences. But should they, given the many subsidies for college costs built into the tax code?
student loans
Individual Taxes

Why Student Debt Forgiveness Won’t Include Higher Tax Bills

August 26, 2022 –
President Biden announced plans to forgive $10,000 in student debt for all borrowers with below $125,000 in annual income ($250,000 for couples), while Pell Grant...
State and Local Issues

Taxes, Religion, And Education: How Much Are We Willing to Pay for Choice?

July 6, 2022 –
In the courts and legislatures, advocates are pressing to require state and local governments to pay for religious schools... Are residents prepared for one possible consequence: Less money available for public schools?
Individual Taxes

Are State Tax-Credit Scholarships The Best Way to Support School Choice?

June 2, 2021 –
Should states offer businesses tax credits to accelerate a family's shift to private school?
State and Local Issues

Balancing School Budgets And Tax Hikes In The Middle Of A Pandemic

June 3, 2020 –
After nearly three months under a stay-at-home order, my daughter may have had it with my house rules. She sent me a TikTok video of...

Congress Must Do More To Help States And Localities Respond To COVID-19

March 30, 2020 –
The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law last week will allocate roughly $200 billion in fiscal relief to...
Individual Taxes

Trump’s Private Education Tax Credit Is Wrong-Headed And Badly Designed

February 11, 2020 –
I often see tax proposals that are well-intentioned but poorly designed. I sometimes see ideas that are well designed but wrong-headed. President Trump's private education tax credit is both...
Individual Taxes

Taxing The Scholarships Of College Athletes Is A Personal Foul

November 13, 2019 –
Late last month, the NCAA said college athletes could get paid for the commercial use of their likenesses or names, though it appeared to limit...
Individual Taxes

The Section 529 Savings Plan Is A Sweet Deal. Too Sweet.

June 5, 2019 –
As welcome as the 529 benefits are, we don’t need them, and we should not have them.
Individual Taxes

Clinton Would Tinker With, Not Rewrite, the Tax Code

August 11, 2015 –
While many Republican presidential candidates are promoting their versions of broad-based tax reform, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton so far...
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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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