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TPC Creates Some Examples Of How Families Would Fare Under The House And Senate Tax Bills

December 13, 2017 –
The House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would change the tax bills of households in very different ways. To show...
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The Tax Cut And Jobs Act’s Phase-Ins, Phase-Outs, And Sunsets Do Not Make A Pretty Picture

December 12, 2017 –
Among the complexities of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are its multiple timing changes. Both the House and Senate bills are filled with delayed effective dates, sunsets, and phase-outs.
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Without Guiding Principles, The TCJA Is Becoming A Magnet For Special Deals

December 7, 2017 –
Tax reform is hard enough when it is based on a set of principles around which Congress can write a new law. But when lawmakers...
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Despite Many Changes, The Senate’s Tax Cut Still Mostly Benefits Business and High-Income Households

December 4, 2017 –
Though the Senate made dozens of changes to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before passing the measure early Saturday morning, the bill’s overall...
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The House Version Of The TCJA Would Modestly Boost The Economy

November 20, 2017 –
The House-passed version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would benefit the economy modestly over the next 20 years but by far less...
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Chairman Hatch’s Newest Tax Bill: Let’s Call (Almost) The Whole Thing Off

November 15, 2017 –
Late last night, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) revealed his revised version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the panel will...
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The House’s Tax Bill Would Cut Taxes Mostly For The Highest-Income Households

November 13, 2017 –
The latest version of the House Ways & Means Committee’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), now due to be voted on by the full...
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Cutting Taxes the Hard Way

November 9, 2017 –
The House Ways & Means Committee’s proposed tax bill is routinely described as a $1.5 trillion tax cut. But to understand why the GOP is...
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Ways & Means Bill Would Cut Middle-Income Taxes Modestly in 2018, Even Less in 2027

November 8, 2017 –
Despite President Trump’s repeated promise that an upcoming tax cut would be the biggest in US history, the proposal now being considered by the House...

Keeping a 39.6 Percent Tax Bracket May Create More Problems Than It Fixes

November 1, 2017 –
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) says the House GOP tax bill will retain the top 39.6 percent individual income tax rate for taxpayers with very...