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Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Treasury Should Review IRA Minimum Distribution Tables But Changes Would Help Few Seniors

President Trump last week asked the Treasury Department to review the rules surrounding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for traditional Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) plans...
September 7, 2018Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Why The TCJA Is Unlikely To Help Republicans In the Coming Congressional Elections

Did Republicans make a political mistake rushing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) through Congress in less than two months in late 2017? In...
August 29, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

The Post-TCJA Economy: Good News Mixed With Some Important Warning Signs

Tax Vox is continuing to track a set of economic indicators to see whether the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has, in President Trump’s words,...
July 31, 2018Howard GleckmanAravind Boddupalli
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Congress and President Trump Are Spending Money and Cutting Taxes Like There Is No Tomorrow

What is the difference between Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, and President Trump and Congress? Wilson, you may recall, spent last Sunday handing out an estimated...
July 26, 2018Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

President Trump Opposed the Border Adjustable Tax But Loves Tariffs. Here's Why

Are President Trump’s tariffs a less effective and more ad hoc version of the border adjustment tax (BAT) that briefly surfaced, then died, during last...
July 11, 2018Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

Tariffs, Trade and Time: Making America Pay Again

Or, Facts Submitted to a Candid World
Happy Fourth! Between barbecues and fireworks, we should think about what colonial Americans wanted when they declared independence: Among their demands, the right to conduct business freely and to consent to the taxes they paid.
July 3, 2018Renu Zaretsky
Business Taxes: TaxVox

Trump Threatens To Raise Taxes On One Company For A Business Decision He Doesn’t Like. This Is Dangerous.

The President of the United States has threatened to raise taxes on a company that made a business decision he does not like. Think about...
June 27, 2018Howard Gleckman
Business Taxes: TaxVox

President Trump’s Situational View About Enforcing Tax and Immigration Laws

Question: What does the Trump Administration’s policy decision to separate immigrant children from their parents at the Mexican border have in common with its policy...
June 20, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump’s Trade and Immigration Policies Could Wipe Out Any Benefits Of The TCJA

President Trump and his allies in Congress promised that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would supercharge the US economy, leading to permanent annual...
June 1, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Has The TCJA Supercharged The Economy? The Data Don’t Show It.

President Trump often says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has provided “rocket fuel” that will supercharge the US economy. He may, eventually, be right...
May 2, 2018Howard Gleckman