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Individual Taxes

CARES Act Support Is Falling Short

May 6, 2020 –
What’s it like to be—or not be—on the receiving end of expanded UI benefits, PPP loans, or direct payments?
Federal Budget and Economy

Did Adding Trump’s Name Slow Down The Mailing of Stimulus Checks? Of Course It Did

April 30, 2020 –
Did the Treasury Department’s decision to put President Trump’s name on the coronavirus stimulus checks slow the mailing of those checks? Of course it did,...
Federal Budget and Economy

Trump’s Payroll Tax Holiday Won't Help the COVID-19 Economy. Another Republican Has A Better Idea

April 29, 2020 –
President Trump continues to promote a payroll tax holiday as a piece of the next coronavirus relief bill. The idea fails as either relief or stimulus...
Individual Taxes

The IRS Could Speed Up Coronavirus Rebates By Opening Secure Phone Lines

April 28, 2020 –
The IRS has done an impressive job delivering over 80 million rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But...
Individual Taxes

Are Dead People Eligible For Coronavirus Recovery Rebates?

April 27, 2020 –
Can heirs keep a Coronavirus Recovery Rebate that the Internal Revenue Service sent to a dead person? If the decedent passed away this year, the...
Federal Budget and Economy

How Will We Pay For All The Coronavirus Relief?

April 23, 2020 –
Perhaps it is a good time to start thinking about how the federal government is going to repay this new debt.
Federal Budget and Economy

What Should We Call Those COVID-19 Recovery Rebates?

April 22, 2020 –
Defying the skeptics (including me ), the Internal Revenue Service last week began depositing direct payments of $1,200 for adults (plus $500 per child under...
Federal Budget and Economy

Recession Recovery: Using Purchases To Both Reduce Unemployment And Increase Demand

April 20, 2020 –
The current recession derives from two sources: demand and supply. On the demand side, consumers are purchasing fewer durable goods (e.g., automobiles) and spending much...

Heads I Win, Tails I Win Too: Winners From The Tax Relief For Losses In The CARES Act

April 20, 2020 –
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grants massive tax relief for business losses, but most of the benefits will be reaped by...

Who Benefits From The CARES Act Tax Cuts?

April 17, 2020 –
Over the next decade, the individual “ recovery rebate ” program will account for about half of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...

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What are automatic stabilizers and how do they work?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What are automatic stabilizers and how do they work?

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Automatic stabilizers are features of the tax and transfer systems that temper the economy when it overheats and stimulate the economy when it slumps, without direct intervention by policymakers.

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How do taxes affect the economy in the short run?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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How do taxes affect the economy in the short run?

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Primarily through their impact on demand. Tax cuts boost demand by increasing disposable income and by encouraging businesses to hire and invest more. Tax increases do the reverse. These demand effects can be substantial when the economy is weak but smaller when it is operating near capacity.

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What characteristics make fiscal stimulus most effective?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What characteristics make fiscal stimulus most effective?

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Fiscal stimulus can raise output and incomes in the short run. To have the greatest impact with the least long-run cost, the stimulus should be timely, temporary, and targeted.

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