Taxes

A fiscally irresponsible bipartisan deal is emerging to re-instate, make permanent, and in some cases expand many expired tax breaks known as tax...

By the end of the year, lawmakers will likely to try to revive the “ tax extenders,” a set of more than 50 tax breaks that expired at the end of 2014...

This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...

In light of the recent reconciliation package that repeals the Cadillac tax on high-cost health insurance plans and Democratic Presidential candidate...

Governor John Kasich (R-OH), who our previous Fiscal FactChecker pointed out was a key player in the 1997 balanced budget agreement, claimed last...

The House Ways & Means Committee today approved tax and health breaks costing nearly $420 billion over ten years, or almost $520 billion with interest...

Presidential candidate Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) announced his tax reform plan to trim deductions and lower tax rates yesterday. It is one part of his...

Since the 2016 Presidential campaign began, a number of candidates have touted tax reform – either overhauling or replacing the current income tax –...

Much of the press coverage of the updated projections issued by the Congressional Budget Office last week focused on the fact that the deficit would...

The three-month highway law that passed last month was intended to buy time for a more lasting solution for the Highway Trust Fund's finances, so it...