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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T12-0037 - Extend the 2001-2010 Tax Cuts, Repeal the AMT, and Reduce Ordinary Income Tax Rates by 20 Percent; Impact on Tax Revenue, 2013-22

February 28, 2012
Federal Budget and Economy

T10-0270 - Joint Committee on Taxation Revenue Estimates for Senate Version of 2010 Tax Act; Impact on Tax Revenues, 2011-20

December 9, 2010
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

T10-0188 - Department of the Treasury Revenue Estimates for Extending 2001-03 Tax Cuts and the Administration's High-Income Tax Proposals, 2010-20

July 28, 2010
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T10-0094 - Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010; Revenue Projections; Multiple Baselines, 2011-2020

March 8, 2010
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T06-0248 - Rollback of Individual Income Tax Rates and Capital Gains Rates, Static Impact on Individual Income Tax Liability and Revenue ($ billions), 2007-16

October 25, 2006

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What is a broad-based income tax?

December 23, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What is a broad-based income tax?

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One that minimizes tax preferences with the goal of increasing revenue at a given rate of taxation.

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What are tax extenders?

December 20, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What are tax extenders?

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Several dozen tax breaks are authorized for only a limited number of years. When these temporary provisions are scheduled to expire, they become collectively known as the “tax extenders” because lawmakers likely will consider extending most or all of them. Recently these extensions have often been retroactive, taking place well after the provisions officially expired. The temporary-but-not-temporary character of these provisions complicates tax policy and budgeting.

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What options would increase federal revenues?

September 28, 2018 by tpc-admin

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What options would increase federal revenues?

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Policymakers can directly increase revenues by increasing tax rates, reducing tax breaks, expanding the tax base, improving enforcement, and levying new taxes. They can indirectly increase revenues through policies that increase economic activity, income, and wealth.

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