Donald Trump

Using The EITC To Help Fight An Economic Slowdown

President Trump and some members of Congress are promoting a payroll tax cut to respond to the growing coronavirus outbreak. But if they are looking...

March 13, 2020Elaine Maag

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Six Reasons Why Trump’s Plan To Delay Tax Filing Won’t Help The Coronavirus Economy

President Trump says he wants to allow “certain” people and businesses to delay tax filing in an apparent effort to stabilize the economy in the...

March 12, 2020Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Targeted, Industry-Specific Tax Breaks Would Be A Terrible Response To Coronavirus

President Trump seems to want Congress to pass tax breaks for industries hard-hit by collapsing demand in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. While we...

March 11, 2020Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Tax Cuts Won’t Treat the Coronavirus or Rebuild Broken Supply Chains

President Trump and some members of Congress are floating the idea of new tax cuts to respond to the growing threat of the novel Coronavirus...

March 3, 2020Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump’s 10 Year Revenue Estimates Would Fall By At Least $3 Trillion With Realistic Economic Assumptions

The Trump Administration would miss its revenue targets by at least $3 trillion under more realistic economic assumptions...

February 12, 2020Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Trump’s Private Education Tax Credit Is Wrong-Headed And Badly Designed

I often see tax proposals that are well-intentioned but poorly designed. I sometimes see ideas that are well designed but wrong-headed. President Trump's private education tax credit is both...

February 11, 2020Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

What Trillion Dollar Deficits In An Era of Full Employment Look Like

There are ugly charts, and then there is this, courtesy of the folks at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Over the past half-decade,...

January 7, 2020Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019

TaxVox’s Lump Of Coal Award For The Ten Worst Tax Policy Ideas of 2019 It is that time again. TaxVox somehow has whittled down its...

December 23, 2019Howard Gleckman

Business Taxes: TaxVox

Will Trump's Response To France's Digital Tax Undercut The TCJA?

Not for the first time, President Trump has me confused about his tax policy. The signature legislation of his presidency was the 2017 Tax Cuts...

December 5, 2019Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Trump Administration Is Looking At Tax Breaks And Other Ways To Boost Private Long-Term Care Insurance

The Trump Administration is (very quietly) looking at ways to reinvigorate the flagging private long-term care (LTC) insurance market. The recommendations are expected to surface...

May 24, 2019Howard Gleckman