Tax Expenditures
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New Types of Taxes
In counting down to tax day, we’ve already shown that we don’t raise as much in revenue as we spend, and how this is partially the result of costly...
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Spending by Any Other Name Smells as Sweet: Tax Expenditures
In the complexity that is our tax system, there’s a special group of tax law provisions that significantly change how the regular tax rates affect...
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Wyden and Gregg to the Rescue
Rescuing us from the disaster that is the U.S. tax code while reducing the federal debt will require nothing short of a superhuman feat; Senators Ron...
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Top Ten Tax Expenditures: JCT releases its annual report
Earlier this week the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the congressional group that provides cost estimates and tax expertise to Congress, issued...
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Homebuyers Credit Will Likely be Extended
The Senate has reached a consensus on the issue of extending the homebuyer’s tax credit, first implemented in the stimulus bill. The tax credit was...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal criticized Congress for attacking...
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Only 30% of 2008 Tax Rebates Spent
Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on the results of the Economic Stimulus Payments, or tax rebates, of early 2008. Those who...
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Congress pressured to extend tax credit for homebuyers
Today Congressional Quarterly reported that Congress is feeling pressure to extend the tax credit for homebuyers that was included in the stimulus...