JCT Estimates Over $1.2 Trillion in Tax Breaks in 2015
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) recently released its latest estimate of tax expenditures covering the years 2015-2019. Based on the summed...
Tax Expenditures
Most of Deficit's Decline Because Tax Breaks Aren't Included
Much of the press coverage of the updated projections issued by the Congressional Budget Office last week focused on the fact that the deficit would...
Tax Day 2015: Charts to Explain Our Tax System
In honor of tax day, CRFB and our partners at Fix the Debt released a Tax Day 2015 chartbook yesterday, with ten charts (and one table) that explain...
Tax Day 2015: 10 Charts and 1 Table About Taxes
See some of these charts, with a more detailed explanation, at our blog
Finding Consensus on Tax Reform
Despite partisan differences in Washington, there's actually considerable bipartisan consensus around many elements of tax reform. That's the...
Retirement Saving Takes Center Stage
Retirement saving policy took center stage Tuesday on Capitol Hill and in the policy world. The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss...
CFED: Housing Tax Incentives are Upside Down
Tax breaks for homeowners are one of the largest categories of tax breaks offered by the federal government. A new report by the Corporation for...
JCT Identifies $1.2 Trillion in Tax Breaks This Year
As lawmakers fight over whether to extend and expand expired tax breaks or create new ones, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) this week updated...
CTJ's Options for Raising Revenue
Citizens for Tax Justice released a new report detailing options to raise revenue, which could help lawmakers in their pursuit of tax reform to lower...