Why Do People Pay No Federal Income Tax?
The percentage of Americans who don’t pay income tax is making headlines again. However, the story hasn’t changed since I blogged about it last year and my TPC colleagues and I analyzed why in a longer...
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The Many Moving Parts of Camp’s Tax Reform for Low-Income Families
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dave Camp’s tax reform plan would make many changes to the two major refundable tax credits aimed at assisting low- and moderate-income working families—the...
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Misguided Expansion of the Child Tax Credit
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KN) wants to expand the child tax credit (CTC) with the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014. She’s on the right track, but her proposed expansions are ill-targeted...
View ArticleWhy the More Generous Child and Earned Income Tax Credits Should Be Made...
co-authored with William G. Gale While most of the tax drama these days is focused on the fate of 50+ mostly-business tax breaks that expired nearly a year ago, lawmakers are also debating two...
View ArticleA Major Gift for TPC, Money Forsaken by Taxpayers, Or Given in Error
A transformative gift for TPC. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has established the Pozen Director’s Chair, thanks to a major gift from Robert C. Pozen. “I am glad to support… one of the few...
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A Redesigned Earned Income Tax Credit Could Encourage Work by Childless Adults
The earned income tax credit (EITC) lifts millions of working families out of poverty, but provides little support to workers without children and some low-wage workers married to other low-wage...
View ArticleWhy Do People Pay No Federal Income Tax?
The percentage of Americans who don’t pay income tax is making headlines again. However, the story hasn’t changed since I blogged about it last year and my TPC colleagues and I analyzed why in a longer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Many Moving Parts of Camp’s Tax Reform for Low-Income Families
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dave Camp’s tax reform plan would make many changes to the two major refundable tax credits aimed at assisting low- and moderate-income working families—the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Misguided Expansion of the Child Tax Credit
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KN) wants to expand the child tax credit (CTC) with the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014. She’s on the right track, but her proposed expansions are ill-targeted...
View ArticleWhy the More Generous Child and Earned Income Tax Credits Should Be Made...
co-authored with William G. GaleWhile most of the tax drama these days is focused on the fate of 50+ mostly-business tax breaks that expired nearly a year ago, lawmakers are also debating two...
View ArticleA Major Gift for TPC, Money Forsaken by Taxpayers, Or Given in Error
A transformative gift for TPC. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has established the Pozen Director’s Chair, thanks to a major gift from Robert C. Pozen. “I am glad to support… one of the few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Redesigned Earned Income Tax Credit Could Encourage Work by Childless Adults
The earned income tax credit (EITC) lifts millions of working families out of poverty, but provides little support to workers without children and some low-wage workers married to other low-wage...
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