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$72,500 SALT Cap is Costly and Regressive
The latest version of the Build Back Better Act being considered by the House Rules Committee would increase the state and local tax (SALT) deduction...
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5-Year SALT Cap Repeal Would Be Costliest Part of Build Back Better
According to press reports, policymakers are considering adding a five-year repeal of the $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction to...
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Build Back Better Visualized
Last week, the White House released a $1.75 trillion framework for the reconciliation bill currently working its way through Congress. When combined...
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Event Recap: Tax Gap Myths and Facts: A Conversation with Natasha Sarin
On October 26, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted “Tax Gap Myths and Facts: A Conversation with Natasha Sarin.” The virtual event...
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Could Reconciliation Deliver a Tax Cut to the Rich?
Note: This analysis was updated for new data and details on October 29, 2021. See the updated analysis here. While much of the discussion surrounding...
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SALT Cap Repeal Does Not Belong in Build Back Better
Press reports suggest lawmakers are considering adding a two-year repeal of the cap on the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) to their Build...
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Chartbook: Build Back Better for Less
Policymakers are apparently now targeting $1.5 trillion to $2.3 trillion of gross spending increases and tax cuts for their Build Back Better...
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Former IRS Commissioner Urges Congress to Expand Information Banks Report to the IRS
Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti, who served under Presidents Clinton and Bush, recently published an op-ed in...
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FY 2022 Reconciliation Tracker
Last Updated: 12/20/2021 Budget reconciliation is underway ( read more about the full process here), with House and Senate lawmakers crafting a...
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Closing the Stepped-Up Basis Loophole
Reconciliation should not add a penny to the national debt. As lawmakers work to craft a package with $3.5 trillion of new spending and tax breaks...
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What's in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?
UPDATE 8/5: We have published a new summary of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act based on a recently published score from the...
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There is No Such Thing as Progressive SALT Cap Relief
According to media reports, Congress is considering reforming, rather than repealing, the $10,000 cap on the deduction for State and Local Taxes (SALT...