Tax reform and base broadening

As I've noted in these posts in recent months, both political parties have mentioned base broadening as part of tax reform including how...

Addressing the Fiscal Cliff - Maybe in December?

Here is the House schedule for the week of November 26.  Note the absence of anything involving the big issue on hand - the "fiscal cli...

The Fiscal Cliff and the States

A report by the Pew Center on the States on 11/15/12 notes that the fiscal cliff the federal government is facing also affects the states. T...

Time to move the 1040 pie charts to the web

The first pie charts included in the 1991 Form 1040 instruction booklets.  Click here for a larger format. In 1990, Congress decided it woul...

President Obama - Tax Plans

While I think it is likely that President Obama will reshape his tax reform plans in his second term, take a look at this table I created a ...

Challenges of lower tax rates for individuals

An October 11, 2012 letter from the Joint Committee on Taxation to Senator Baucus indicates that even significant tax law changes will not p...