Taxes

Members of the Trump Administration and Congress have recently discussed the idea of waiving all taxes for those making less than $150,000 per year...

Note: This is an update of our Tax Gap Primer using the latest available data from the IRS. One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers...

The latest estimates from third-party modelers confirm what we’ve said several times before: economic growth will not pay for tax cut extensions. New...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Ripon Forum , an excerpt...

Note (2/19/2025): The below analysis was written before the committee marked up the resolution and added a requirement for an additional $500 billion...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining a number of options to reduce the deficit. We...

According to a recent press report, the House may try to claim $3 trillion of deficit reduction as a result of “assumed economic growth from tax cuts”...

In a closed-door meeting with House Leadership today President Trump reportedly outlined his tax priorities. According to press reports, they included...

A recent press report indicated that House leadership may be considering a budget resolution that would allow up to $5.5 trillion of net primary...

On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three executive orders imposing new tariffs on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico. Below is an update of...

The Tax Policy Center (TPC) recently published analyses of several options to raise the $10,000 State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap, which is set...

In early 2018, following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the Congressional Budget Office projected revenue collection would total about...