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Individual Taxes

How Well Is the IRS Implementing A Retroactive Unemployment Benefit Tax Break?

March 30, 2021 –
By including in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) a provision to exempt up to $10,200 of last year’s unemployment benefits from federal income tax, Congress...
Individual Taxes

Should IRS or Social Security Administer A Monthly Child Benefit?

February 17, 2021 –
President Biden, the House Ways & Means Committee, and Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) agree: They want to increase child benefits to parents who work and...
Federal Budget and Economy

Another Way to Target Pandemic Relief Payments: Help Those Who Were Financially Hurt the Most In 2020

February 1, 2021 –
Some Senate Republicans say they want to scale back President Biden’s proposed $1,400 relief payments. Last week, my Tax Policy Center colleague Howard Gleckman proposed...
Individual Taxes

The Tax Hound

February 1, 2021 –
Tax policy isn't just for economists, lawyers, or policymakers. Taxes affect us all and The Tax Hound engages the rest of us in interesting conversations about what government taxes, and why.
Individual Taxes

Tax Fairness: President Trump, A Case Study

October 14, 2020 –
Yesterday, I testified before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on “tax fairness,” and the hearing spotlighted the reporting of new details on President...

How Much More Money Could The IRS Collect If Congress Gave Them More Money?

September 28, 2020 –
Would increasing the Internal Revenue Service’s funding for audits increase tax collections by more than the cost? Yes, if the funds are spent wisely.
Individual Taxes

Unemployment Benefits Are Taxable Income: That May Reduce EITC Refunds Next Spring

September 15, 2020 –
Many low- and moderate-income households no doubt were assisted greatly by enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits that they received earlier this year and would be...
Individual Taxes

What Do People Think About Taxes? They Are Partisan, Dazed, And Confused

September 11, 2020 –
The newly published results of an extensive survey of public views on taxes find deep partisan divisions and a widespread lack of understanding about federal taxes.
Individual Taxes

The Road To Abusive Tax Shelters Is Paved with Good Intentions

September 2, 2020 –
Conserving nature—not paving over it—is "pretty cool," so much so that our tax code has for decades offered an tax incentive to do it through “conservation easements.” But a certain kind of scam has taken that incentive to another level entirely.
Individual Taxes

Uber, Taxes, and the Question of Who’s an Employee in the Gig Economy

August 20, 2020 –
Uber and Lyft are threating to shut down operations in California because the state considers their drivers employees rather than independent contractors. The distinction might...
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State Revenue Forecasts Before COVID-19 and Directions Forward

Lucy Dadayan
April 2, 2020

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