6 Ways the Trump Administration Is Rigging an Already Unfair Tax Code
The Trump administration’s tax policies have overwhelmingly favored the wealthy.
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Capital Gains Tax Preference Should Be Ended, Not Expanded
Congress should close—not expand—capital gains loopholes and tax income from wealth the same as income from work.
It’s Past Time To Grant D.C. Statehood
Making Washington, D.C., a state would end more than 200 years of disenfranchisement for the Americans who call it home.
IRS Budget Cuts Let Wealthy Tax Cheats Get Away With It
New reports illustrate the toll that IRS budget cuts have taken on tax enforcement.
Ill-Considered Tax Cuts Will Not Help the Economy Recover From the Coronavirus Crisis
Corporate and payroll tax cuts are exceptionally poor solutions to the crisis at hand.
Renewable Energy Tax Credits: The Case for Refundability
Congress should put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work by extending the renewable energy tax credits and making them refundable for hard-hit companies that can’t take advantage of them during the coronavirus-fueled economic downturn.
Business Tax Principles for Economic Recovery in the Time of Coronavirus
Assisting business liquidity is a crucial part of the policy response to today’s economic crisis. While some business tax measures can be helpful, policymakers must ensure that such measures are well-targeted, temporary, and effective, setting the stage for strengthening the corporate tax in the years ahead.
Unrigging the Economy Will Require Enforcing the Tax Laws
Weakened tax enforcement rigs the economy against workers and honest taxpayers.
Trump’s Rumored ‘Tax Cuts 2.0’ Proposals Aren’t Focused on the Middle Class
The rumored elements of the Trump administration’s Tax Cuts 2.0 plan are skewed to people with higher incomes, just like the 2017 tax law.
Options for International Tax Policy After the TCJA
Certain reforms to international corporate tax policy would raise revenue, reduce profit shifting, and discourage the offshoring of economic activity.
Why All Workers Should Be Able To Deduct Union Dues
In order to increase tax fairness for workers, the federal government should immediately restore the tax deduction for union dues and make it available for all workers who support their unions, not just those who itemize.
The TCJA 2 Years Later: Corporations, Not Workers, Are the Big Winners
The massive corporate tax cut is costing more than expected and not trickling down to workers.
Repealing the SALT Cap Should Not Be a Top Priority in Reforming 2017 Tax Law
Restoring an unlimited deduction would be extremely costly and mainly benefit the wealthy.
What We Could Have Had for $1.9 Trillion
The tax law is draining revenue—and has little to show for it.
Ending Special Tax Treatment for the Very Wealthy
The U.S. tax system has played a significant role in the growth of economic inequality by failing to tax those with extreme wealth—but there are ways to rebalance the tax code and put the economy on a better track.