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Contrary to Claims, Allowing Estate Tax to Expire Would Make Family Farms and Small Businesses Worse off Overall
December 17, 2009
While estate-tax opponents have held up family-owned farms and small businesses as “poster children” for the benefits of repealing the tax, such estates would be worse off, on balance, if Congress allows estate tax repeal and related tax changes to take effect on January 1, as now seems likely. The estate tax is irrelevant to the … -
Statement: Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy, on the Senate Debate on the Federal Estate Tax
December 16, 2009
Today’s Senate debate over whether to extend the federal estate tax or let it expire for next year is a study in irony. Under current law, the estate tax, which has been reduced very significantly since 2001 and now only affects the biggest 1 of every 500 estates in America, will expire next … -
Proposed Expansions of Homebuyer Tax Credit Would Be Highly Inefficient and Squander Federal Resources
October 27, 2009
Executive Summary Members of Congress are considering extending — and possibly substantially expanding — the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The credit, which is available to first-time homebuyers with incomes up to $150,000 (up to $75,000 for … -
Presentation for the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board Subcommittee on Tax Reform
October 16, 2009
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Video: Robert Greenstein Discusses the President's Budget on Washington Journal
May 8, 2009
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Statement: Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy, on the Administration’s International Tax Proposal
May 4, 2009
The Administration’s proposal is a welcome step forward in tax policy because it would make the tax code more balanced, support research and development, and promote fiscal responsibility. Specifically, it would tighten lax international tax rules and … -
House Republican Budget Would Aid Wealthy Individuals and Corporations, Cut Public Services, Slow Economic Recovery
April 2, 2009
The House Republican budget, introduced April 1 by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), calls for a massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of Americans to the nation’s wealthiest individuals and corporations.[1] It provides the richest households with a new round of very costly tax reductions by extending the Bush high-income tax cuts and adding another set of tax cuts that … -
Costly Isakson Homebuyer Tax Credit Amendment Would Be Ineffective Stimulus
February 9, 2009
An amendment by Senator Isakson that the Senate added to its economic recovery legislation, providing a new $15,000 tax credit for home purchases in the 12 months after enactment,[1] has low bang for the buck as stimulus and is thus a dubious addition to the package. Unlike the $7,500 first-time homebuyer credit that Congress adopted as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act in July 2008 — which the new tax credit …
