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A Closer Look at Refundable Tax Credits
Yesterday, CBO issued a report on refundable tax credits, examining many issues involved with the credits. The first refundable credit, the Earned...
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Camp Offers New Ideas on Financial Products Tax Reform
Yesterday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released a Discussion Draft on reforming the tax treatment of financial products...
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Ross Gets Specific on Tax Reform
Yesterday, Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL) introduced H.R. 243, otherwise cited as the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt (BOLD) Act, a bill...
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IRS Taxpayer Advocate Report Shows the Need for Tax Reform
The complexity of our tax code has many advocates making the case for tax reform as we head toward the second round of fiscal negotiations. In a...
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CBO's "Options for Taxing Multinational Corporations"
Yesterday, CBO put out a new report on the system for taxing U.S. multinational corporations, a somewhat complex but important topic when it comes to...
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The Looming Nightmare for the IRS and Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has continued to warn Congress of the administrative consequences of going over the fiscal cliff. In another letter to...
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Robert Greenstein Answers Critics on Chained CPI
The chained CPI has been receiving much attention lately after being included in the latest offers from both the GOP and White House. Some critics of...
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CRFB Releases Revenue and Health Care Options
The recent offers from the White House and Republican House leadership have shown that both parties appear to be committed to finding a compromise...
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Coburn Takes a Look at Tax Expenditures
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a new list of ten wasteful tax expenditures, totaling $130 billion over the next ten years. Whether it is tax...
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The Chained CPI Explained
One option on the table that has great potential to be included in a final deal is the chained CPI. As we explain in our updated paper on the chained...
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Steuerle: Revenue Proposals Not Enough
Urban Institute scholar and CRFB board member Gene Steuerle writes in his blog The Government We Deserve that the current revenue proposals from both...
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"Fixing the Debt: Reforming the Tax Code and Federal Health Spending" Recap
Yesterday, the Fix the Debt Campaign had a event with two roundtables bringing together many health policy and tax experts from across the political...