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Build Back Better Visualized
Read moreLast 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
Read moreOn 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?
Read moreNote: 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
Read morePress 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
Read morePolicymakers 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
Read moreFormer 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
Read moreLast 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
Read moreReconciliation 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?
Read moreUPDATE 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
Read moreAccording to media reports, Congress is considering reforming, rather than repealing, the $10,000 cap on the deduction for State and Local Taxes (SALT...
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Republican and Democratic Presidents Support Reducing the Tax Gap
Read moreOne of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers to raise revenue would be to close some portion of the “tax gap," or the difference between...
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Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Narrow the Tax Gap
Read moreLast month, Senator Angus King (I-ME), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), introduced the Stop Corporations and High...