Economic effects of tax policy

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States Must Be Aware Of How Big Changes In Federal Law Affect Their Revenue Codes

August 19, 2019 –
All states with an income tax link to the federal tax system to some degree. This system of federal-state conformity helps taxpayers by standardizing the...
Federal Budget and Economy

The US Economy Reverts To A Pre-Tax Cut Growth Rate

August 1, 2019 –
The economic benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) seem to have petered out. The US economy grew robustly in late 2017, perhaps...
Federal Budget and Economy

Post TCJA Bonuses Were Mostly a Timing Shift, Not A Boost In Long-Term Worker Pay

July 16, 2019 –
A spike in announcements of bonus payments for workers followed the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, and President...
Individual Taxes

Most AMT Taxpayers Paid Lower Taxes After TCJA, Despite SALT Cap

July 10, 2019 –
A new Tax Policy Center analysis finds that the vast majority of households that paid the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) before the 2017 Tax Cuts...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Post-TCJA Economy Continues To Grow

May 7, 2019 –
The beginning of the US economy’s second year under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was largely positive, though some troubling signs lurked just beneath...

A Cool Tool That Shows How Various Elements Of The TCJA Affect Revenues And Incomes

March 26, 2019 –
How did key elements of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affect the after-tax incomes of various income groups? And what would happen...

Fixing The TCJA: Restore The Personal Exemption

March 21, 2019 –
Now that Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, some lawmakers are looking for ways to rewrite the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Individual Taxes

Fixing the TCJA: Restoring The Estate Tax’s Exemption Levels

March 20, 2019 –
Now that Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, some lawmakers are looking for ways to rewrite the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...

Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Pay for Itself in 2018?

March 13, 2019 –
Were you surprised that the 2017 tax overhaul, commonly referred as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), did not increase revenues in 2018? Probably...
State and Local Issues

State Revenue Picture in Post-TCJA Era: Joy, Sorrow, and Uncertainty

March 12, 2019 –
The Tax Policy Center’s State and Local Finance Initiative’s quarterly “ State Tax and Economic Review ” shows solid revenue growth in the third quarter...