Happy Tax Day!

Here’s a roundup of the tax pieces we’ve recently issued or updated.

Our Favorite Charts

• Top 10 Federal Tax Charts
• Top 5 (+1) State Tax Charts

Recently Updated Tax Basics

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• Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
• Where Do Federal Tax Revenues Come From?
• Federal Payroll Taxes
• Federal Tax Expenditures
• Tax Exemptions, Deductions, and Credits
• The Federal Estate Tax
• Marginal and Average Tax Rates
• Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?

Working-Family Tax Credits

• EITC and Child Tax Credit Promote Work, Reduce Poverty, and Support Children’s Development, Research Finds
• Tax Season: Time to Help the Lone Group Taxed Into Poverty
• States Can Adopt or Expand Earned Income Tax Credits to Build a Stronger Future Economy

Federal Estate Tax

• Eliminating Estate Tax Would Increase Deficits and Inequality
• Ten Facts You Should Know About the Federal Estate Tax
• A State-by-State Look at the Federal Estate Tax
• Estate Tax Repeal Would Be a Boon for Heirs of Wealthiest Estates

IRS Funding

• IRS Funding Cuts Continue to Compromise Taxpayer Service and Weaken Enforcement
• Congressional Budgets Likely Lock in Damaging IRS Funding Cuts
• IRS Funding Cuts Have Damaging Effects
• John Oliver’s Funny Take on the Serious Problem of IRS Funding Cuts

General Tax Issues

• A Timely Tax-Season Thanks to Volunteers
• House Efforts to Make Tax “Extenders” Permanent Are Ill-Advised
• Four Facts About the Tax Code’s Marriage Penalties — and Marriage Bonuses
• Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens
• Fact Sheet: Why Cutting State Income Taxes Isn’t the Way to Attract Residents
• Fact Sheet: Big Cuts in State Income Taxes Not Yielding Promised Benefits