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Concerns About the State of the Economy Are Not a Good Reason to Waive PAYGO For AMT Relief
12/6/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

The AMT's Growth Was Not "Unintended": How the Administration and Congressional Leaders Anticipated the AMT Problem and Knowingly Made it Worse
11/30/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Ways and Means Committee Republicans� Use of Joint Tax Committee Data is Deeply Deceptive
11/9/07
Robert Greenstein and Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Myths and Realities About Changing the Tax Treatment of Private Equity Fund Managers
11/8/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

The House Has Complied This Year With Its New "Pay-As-You-Go" Rule: But Greater Challenges Lie Ahead
11/7/07
Richard Kogan and James Horney
HTML, PDF, 18pp.

Families Helped by the Child Tax Credit Expansion Work Hard in Low-Paying Jobs
11/7/07
Sharon Parrott and Arloc Sherman
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

What Would It Say about Congress�s Priorities to Waive PAYGO for the AMT Patch?
11/7/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

House AMT �Patch� Bill is Fiscally Responsible: Also Includes Child Tax Credit and Carried Interest Provisions That Would Make the Tax Code More Fair
11/7/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 8pp.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel's Proposed Expansion of the EITC for Childless Workers: An Important Step to Make Work Pay
10/25/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Arloc Sherman
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

New Data Show Income Concentration Jumped Again In 2005: Income Share of Top 1% At Highest Level Since 1929
Revised 10/24/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

How Robust is the Current Economic Expansion?
Aviva Aron-Dine, Chad Stone, and Richard Kogan
Revised 10/16/07
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

An Unlimited Estate Tax Exemption For Farmland Unnecessary, Open to Abuse, and Likely to Hurt, Rather Than Help, Family Farmers
10/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Higher Taxes on Carried Interest Would Be Borne By Investment Fund Managers: Pension Funds, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Low-Income Housing Development Would Be Largely Or Entirely Unaffected
9/19/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 8pp.

The Internet Tax Freedom Act and the "Digital Divide"
9/11/07
Michael Mazerov
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

CBO Analysis Shows Economic Benefits of Fiscal Sustainability Are Large and Nearly the Same Whether Taxes Are Raised or Spending Is Cut
9/10/07
Chad Stone
HTML PDF, 5pp.

Statement: James Horney, Director Of Federal Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on CBO�s Budget and Economic Projections
8/23/07
HTML PDF, 1pp.

Congressional Budget Office Sees No Significant Improvement In Budget Outlook
8/23/07
James Horney
HTML PDF, 3pp.

Historical Averages Not A Meaningful Benchmark For Future Revenues
8/22/07
Matt Fiedler and Richard Kogan
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

An Analysis of the "Carried Interest" Controversy
Revised 8/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 15pp.

Administration�s Proposed Tax Deduction For Health Insurance Seriously Flawed
7/31/07
Edwin Park
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

Would Tax Incentives Be An Effective Way To Expand Health Coverage For Low-Income Children And Families?
7/31/07
Judith Solomon
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Renewing The �Internet Tax Freedom Act� Could Have An Especially Adverse Impact On Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio And Texas
7/26/07
Michael Mazerov
HTML, PDF, 4 pp.

Smaller Deficit Estimate No Surprise: New OMB Estimates Do Not Support Claims About Tax Cuts
7/11/07
James Horney
HTML PDF, 7pp.

Statement: James Horney, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on OMB�s Mid-Session Review
7/11/07
HTML PDF, 1pp.

Making the �Internet Tax Freedom Act� Permanent Could Lead to a Substantial Revenue Loss For States and Localities
7/11/07
Michael Mazerov
HTML, PDF, 24 pp.

The Effects of the Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Cuts On the Economy and Revenues
Aviva Aron-Dine
Revised 7/10/07
HTML, PDF, 16pp.

Analysis of Sessions Amendment to Deny the EITC to People Working Here Legally As A Result of the Senate Immigration Bill (Amendment # 1234)
Revised 6/7/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Analysis of Sessions Amendment to Deny the EITC to Many Legal Permanent Residents (Amendment # 1235)
6/6/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Sharon Parrott
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

A Significant Number Of Students in Every State Are Shut Out Of Federal Higher Education Tax Credits
6/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Arloc Sherman
HTML PDF, 4pp.

Ensign Amendment Would Undercut Immigration Bill Goals by Imposing Unaffordable Tax Burdens on Many Immigrants
6/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and John Wancheck
HTML PDF, 6pp.

Making Higher Education Tax Credits More Available To Low- And Moderate-Income Students: How and Why
5/10/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML PDF, 10pp.

Alternative Approaches to AMT Reform: Criteria For Evaluation and Preliminary Assessments
Revised 4/30/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML PDF, 9pp.

Greenstein Op-Ed: Are Americans Overtaxed?
4/17/07
Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

CBO Provides New Evidence That the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Have Only Modest Economic Effects and Do Not Pay For Themselves
4/13/07
Chad Stone
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Federal Tax Burdens in Historical Perspective
4/10/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go?
4/10/07
Matt Fiedler
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

New Study Finds "Dramatic" Reduction Since 1960 In The Progressivity Of The Federal Tax System: Largest Reductions in Progressivity Occurred in 1980s and Since 2000
3/29/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML PDF, 4pp.

New Data Show Income Concentration Jumped Again In 2005: Income Share of Top 1% Returned to Its 2000 Level, the Highest Since 1929
3/29/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML PDF, 4pp.

Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households� Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public
Revised 3/29/07
Robert Greenstein and Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML PDF, 11pp.

The Alternative Minimum Tax, The President�s Budget, and the Congressional Budget Resolutions
3/28/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Richard Kogan
HTML PDF, 3pp.

Claim That House Budget Calls for "Largest Tax Increase in History" Is Inaccurate
3/28/07
HTML PDF, 1pp.

The 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts and Small Business
3/21/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Economic Effects of the Pay-As-You-Go Rule
3/19/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 8pp.

Have the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Made The Tax Code More Progressive?
3/19/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

�Small Business� Tax Package in Senate Minimum Wage Bill Poses Fiscal Risks
2/27/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Why the Cost of AMT Relief Should Be Included in Estimates of the Cost of Extending the President�s Tax Cuts
Revised 2/20/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Myths and Realities About the Alternative Minimum Tax
2/14/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

Testimony: Robert Greenstein on Domestic Discretionary Funding Trends Prepared for the House Appropriations Committee
2/14/07
Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

The Skewed Benefits of the Tax Cuts, 2008-2017: With the Tax Cuts Extended, Top 1 Percent of Households Will Receive More Than $1 Trillion in Tax Benefits Over the Next Decade
Revised 2/6/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 10pp.

Two High Income Tax Cuts Not Yet Fully in Effect Will Cost Billions Over the Next Five Years: Freezing the Tax Cuts at 2007 Levels Would Yield Significant Savings
2/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine and Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Revenue Losses from Repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax Are Staggering
Revised 2/1/07
Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

Testimony: Robert Greenstein on Long-Term Budget Projections Before Senate Budget Committee
1/30/07
Robert Greenstein
HTML, PDF, 11pp.

The Long-Term Fiscal Outlook Is Bleak: Restoring Fiscal Sustainability Will Require Major Changes to Programs, Revenues, and the Nation�s Health Care System
1/29/07
Richard Kogan, Matt Fiedler, Aviva Aron-Dine, and James Horney
Press Release: HTM, PDF, 2pp.
Summary: HTM, PDF, 4pp.
Full Report: PDF, 21pp.
Methodology: PDF 27pp.

There Is No General "Entitlement Crisis": In Coming Decades, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Will Grow Rapidly, But Other Entitlements Will Shrink As a Share of the Economy
1/29/07
Richard Kogan and Aviva Aron-Dine
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

New CBO Report Shows Only Modest Fiscal Improvement: Deficits Projected at $2.9 - $3.4 Trillion Over Ten Years If Policies Do Not Change
1/24/07
Robert Greenstein, Jim Horney, and Richard Kogan
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

If You�re Going to Do Social Policy Through the Tax Code, Do it Right
1/24/07
Jason Furman
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Statement: Greenstein on Budget and Health Care Tax Issues in the State of the Union
Revised 1/24/07
HTML, PDF, 1pp.

How Robust is the Current Economic Expansion?
Aviva Aron-Dine, Richard Kogan, and Isaac Shapiro
Revised 1/16/07
HTML, PDF, 6pp.