provision of federal tax law in the United States specifying the income tax for certain filers
Editors at National Review Online ask Congress’ new Republican majority to simplify the federal tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the crowning legislative achievement of President Trump’s…
Inflation is at 9.1%, the economy is in a recession, and after a year of back and forth, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to a massive…
Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the work to reconcile differences between the U.S. House and Senate tax packages. As it currently stands, both versions of the…
Federal income taxes get more complicated as people earn more. Do some independent work and you have to estimate your taxes, and file a Section C and a Section SE. Put…
Most conservative and libertarian groups opposed ObamaCare repeal efforts because they did not go far enough to dismantle state intervention in health care. Rand Paul took the same line. John…
Demian Brady of the National Taxpayers Union identifies guiding principles associated with the president’s tax plan. Based on the President’s proposal, five principles for tax reform seem to be guiding…
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s outlines his priorities for federal tax reform. The White House tax plan takes many steps in the right direction, but we shouldn’t be satisfied. Yes, it…
In general the House tax plan is consistent with sound economic reasoning on tax policy—flattening and lowering personal rates and eliminating the AMT are important and long overdue. The 50%…
Tevi Troy devotes a Wall Street Journal column to one of the most unpopular provisions within the generally unpopular Affordable Care Act. In apparent recognition of the distinct unpopularity of…
Most people fill out their income tax forms by April 15 or at least file paperwork requesting an extension. Thomas Donlan of Barron’s examines our willingness to comply with this…
While they may tell you there are deep differences in their positions and policies, too many politicians on the left and the right eagerly embrace the coercive force of big…
If you liked how the Alternative Minimum Tax snagged more and more taxpayers because it wasn’t indexed to inflation, you’ll love ObamaCare’s surcharge on high-income earners, according to Allan Sloan…