| New Tax Cuts | Refundable "Making Work Pay Credit" of 6.2 percent of earnings up to a maximum earnings of $8,100 per worker Refundable "Universal Mortgage Credit" of 10 percent of mortgage interest for nonitemizers up to $800 Eliminate income tax for seniors making less than $50,000 per year Make Research and Development and renewable energy production tax credit (wind, solar) permanent Extend childless Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) phasein range and increase phaseout threshold; increase EITC phase-in rate to 45 percent for families with three or more children; increase add-on to EITC phase-out threshold for married filers to $5,000 Make Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable and equal to 50 percent of child care expenses less than $6,000 Make saver's credit refundable and change to a 50 percent match of the first $1,000 of contributions Rename the Hope Credit the "American Opportunity Tax Credit" and expand it to a refundable credit of 100% of the first $4,000 of college expenses Provide a refundable $3,000 per employee credit for increases in employment for firms with growing employment Eliminate the taxation of unemployment insurance |
Allow first-year deduction of 3 and 5-year equipment, deny interest deduction (expires after 2013) Reduce maximum corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent (phased in by 2015) Increase the dependent exemption by two-thirds (phased in by 2016) Convert Research and Development credit to 10 percent of wages incurred for Research and Development, make permanent Tax the first $50,000 of withdrawls from IRAs and 401ks at 10 percent in 2008 Exempt unemployment insurance benefits from tax in 2008 and 2009 for those making less than $100,000 |
| Capital Gains | Increase maximum capital gains rate to 20 percent for those earning more than $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples) Require information reporting of basis for gains |
Make permanent current rates on capital gains and dividends, (0 and 15 percent) Increase the amount of capital gains that can be deducted against ordinary income to $15,000 in 2008 and 2009 Reduce the tax rate on long-term capital gains to 7.5 percent in 2009 and 2010 |
| 2001/2003 Tax Cuts | Permanently extend child credit expansions, 10, 15, 25, and 28 percent rates, and changes to tax implications of marriage Restore 36 and 39.6 percent statutory income tax rates in 2009 Restore phaseouts of personal exemptions and itemized deducations (PEP and Pease) for households making more than $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples), increase the PEP and Pease threshold |
Make permanent all provisions other than the estate tax repeal |
| Alternative Minimum Tax | Extend and index 2007 AMT patch | Extend and index 2007 AMT patch, further increase exemption by additional 5 percent per year after 2013 (temporarily) |
| Estate Tax | Make permanent estate tax with $3.5 million exemption and 45 percent rate | Make permanent estate tax with $5 million exemption and 15 percent rate |
| Simplification | Provide taxpayers with simple returns the option of pre -filled tax forms to verify, sign, return to IRS | Create optional alternative tax with two rates and larger standard deduction and personal exemption |
| Revenue Raisers and Tax Havens | Eliminate oil and gas loopholes Close loopholes in the corporate tax deductibility of CEO pay Tax carried interest as ordinary income Reallocate multinational tax deductions Impose a windfall profits tax on oil and gas companies Require publicly traded financial partnerships to pay corporate income tax Codify economic substance doctrine (requires transactions that qualify for tax benefits have economic justification beyond those benefits) Create an international tax haven watch list of countries who do not share information with the U.S. and require greater financial disclosure to decrease tax shelters |
Repeal domestic production activities deduction Eliminate oil and gas loopholes Unspecified corporate base broadeners |
| Health | Income-related federal tax subsidies for health insurance purchased through new health insurance exchange Require employers to provide insurance or pay a percentage of payroll to support the national plan Small business healthcare tax credit of 50 percent of employer paid premiums |
Replace exclusion from income for employer sponsored health insurance with refundable credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families who purchase qualifying health insurance |
| Other | Social Security/payroll taxes: impose additional tax of 2-4 percent (combined employer and employee) on workers with income above $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples) Allow penalty-free withdrawls of up to 15 percent from retirement accounts Mandate automatic 401(k)s and automatic IRAs |
Ban internet and cell phone taxes Suspend rules that require distributions from IRAs at age 70.5 |