Although it is generally blind with respect to race, the tax code can create racial disparities when factors that affect tax liability are correlated with race. In this working paper, we provide new ...

Table shows the effect on the distribution of federal taxes, by expanded cash income percentile, relative to current law in 2021 of all major tax provisions in the final version of H.R. 1319, The ...

Our guest this week is Scott Winship, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He will discuss the 2021 expanded child tax credit and how the benefits could impact the labor market if ...

Research report State Revenues Show Sluggish Growth Through the First Six Months of 2024 State Tax and Economic Review, 2024 Quarter 1 Lucy Dadayan Display Date September 17, 2024 File File Download ...

Working-age adults with children were more likely than adults without children to face difficulty meeting basic needs in 2022, despite having higher family employment rates. Adults living with ...

In response to Hamilton’s upwardly redistributive “funding system,” which directed revenue from a regressive tax on whiskey to the wealthy owners of public debt, western Pennsylvania farmers revolted, ...

The federal government’s response to the recent pandemic demonstrated its great capacity to act rapidly and mobilize significant resources to save the economy and restore the nation’s health. But even ...

The earned income tax credit provides substantial assistance to low- and moderate-income workers. Benefits tilt heavily to families with children. Prompted in part by the success of the credit and in ...

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 increased the federal earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC). In turn, 28 states and the District of Columbia will see increases in their ...

Steven M Rosenthal, senior fellow, testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Oversight Subcommittee at a hearing on “Tax Fairness.” In his testimony, he examines ...

Within days, Congress drafted and enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which touches virtually every US business and household. During this online event, ...

The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center is holding a series of online conversations on tax and fiscal policy in today’s economy. The discussions take place every other Thursday afternoon and feature ...