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Policymakers Shouldn't Weaken Build Back Better Surtax
To help finance new spending and tax breaks, the House-passed Build Back Better Act (and the Senate Finance Committee’s version) includes a high...
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Addressing Tax Expenditures Could Raise Substantial Revenue
While the House and Senate each has put forth its own version of the Build Back Better Act reconciliation legislation, the offsets that will be...
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Build Your Own Child Tax Credit 2.0
UPDATE (August 2023): We have released an updated web-based version of the CTC model. You can find the model here. As lawmakers continue to debate if...
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Build Your Own Child Tax Credit
UPDATE (August 2023): We have released an updated web-based version of the CTC model. You can find the model here. As the year comes to a close...
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New SALT Proposals Would Improve House Bill
So far, nearly every proposal introduced or suggested to change the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap would be unnecessarily costly and...
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SALT Repeal Just Below $1 Million is Still Costly and Regressive
To avoid cutting taxes for households making over $1 million, some politicians have suggested eliminating the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap...
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Two-Thirds of the “One Percent” Get a Tax Cut Under Build Back Better, Due to SALT Relief
Last month, we showed that the House-passed Build Back Better Act would cut taxes for roughly two-thirds of those earning more than $1 million per...
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"Revenue Neutral" SALT Cap Relief is Costly and Regressive
Several senators are apparently pursuing " revenue neutral" state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap relief, meaning the cost of increasing the SALT...
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SALT Cap Repeal Below $500k Still Costly and Regressive
According to press reports, the Senate is considering repealing the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction for those making $500,000...
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Marc Goldwein: There’s a baffling tax gift to the wealthy in the Democrats' social-spending bill
Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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Two-Thirds of Millionaires Get a Tax Cut Under Build Back Better, Due to SALT Relief
This week, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) released new estimates for how the Build Back Better Act will affect the tax burden of individuals at various...
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Build Back Better SALT Gains for the Rich Eclipse Child Credit Boost
The current version of the Build Back Better Act under consideration in the House would increase the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10...