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Episode | Date |
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Windfall Profits Taxes?
818
Oil prices have skyrocketed, posing a new risk to the post-pandemic recovery. Feeling the pressure to respond, policymakers have proposed everything from gas tax holidays, tapping into strategic reserves, and even rebate cards. One idea that has crawled back from the dead: “Windfall Profits Taxes.” |
Jun 28, 2022 |
Clean Up on the Grocery Tax Aisle
1161
Amidst soaring inflation, policymakers across the political spectrum proposed many ideas to soften the blow of higher prices—especially for low-income workers and families. |
Jun 09, 2022 |
Pondering Property Taxes
1011
Property taxes are one of the most substantial tax burdens businesses face. In 2020 alone, property taxes accounted for almost 38 percent of all taxes paid by businesses to state and local governments. |
May 26, 2022 |
Clearing up Carbon Taxes
1253
Amidst bipartisan climate negotiations on Capitol Hill, there have been renewed calls for a carbon tax. |
May 12, 2022 |
States' Taxes Go Flat
1048
Episode Description: State lawmakers have been on the move this year. One major trend that has been taking place? A push for flat taxes. |
Apr 28, 2022 |
Biden’s Budget Battle
1129
President Biden this week released his annual budget. In a letter to lawmakers, the 46th President said that this $5.8 trillion package would “[grow] our economy, while ensuring that the wealthiest Americans and the biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share.” |
Mar 31, 2022 |
Let’s Make a Global Tax Deal
1271
Late last year, over 130 countries agreed to a global minimum tax, a purported end-all and be-all to the "race to the bottom." |
Mar 17, 2022 |
A Gas Tax Holiday
748
The cost of gas is going up. To address this, policymakers have proposed suspending the gas tax as a way to give taxpayers immediate relief at the pump. |
Mar 03, 2022 |
The Child Tax Credit Score
905
The expanded Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan was touted as a once-in-a-lifetime achievement toward reducing child poverty. But it was passed as a temporary tax measure. Temporary tax policy makes tax filing confusing, and the IRS has shown that it isn’t able to keep pace with being a social administrator and a tax collector. |
Feb 17, 2022 |
States on the Move: Cutting Across Party Lines
888
After a whirlwind of cuts and reforms in 2021, it looks like 2022 might be an even bigger year for state tax codes. Republican and Democratic governors alike used their annual State of the State addresses to call for tax reform, and there is already serious momentum from state lawmakers nationwide to get the job done. |
Feb 03, 2022 |
Tax Season's Greetings
892
The 2022 tax filing season is about to begin. But before the first returns have even been processed, the IRS is warning Americans to prepare for the worst. |
Jan 20, 2022 |
A Stimulating COVID-19 Discussion
830
New research shows that the United States had the second largest fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic globally. But did this magnitude of stimulus have the economic impact policymakers were hoping for? Alex Durante, economist at the Tax Foundation, joins host Jesse Solis to take a deeper dive into what these fiscal measures actually achieved and what Capitol Hill might do next in response to the omicron variant. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Jan 13, 2022 |
Taxing Decisions, 2021: Minisode 4 Waiting on the Senate
794
The House has passed the Build Back Better Act, a multi-trillion-dollar package funding a number of social programs that President Biden has made tenets of his agenda. Its chances are still shaky in the Senate, where Democratic leaders have pressed for urgency while moderates have called for a pause. Senior policy analyst Garrett Watson joins host Jesse Solis to discuss the bill's prospects and what tax changes--ranging from SALT to the Child Tax Credit--could change in order to gain enough support for passage. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Dec 02, 2021 |
Taxing Decisions, 2021: Minisode 3 Revenge of the SALT
900
Infrastructure has made its way across the finish line, but the tax debate is far from over on Capitol Hill. Senior policy analyst Garrett Watson joins host Jesse Solis to walk us through the latest iteration of Democrats' trillion-dollar reconciliation package and the myriad tax changes that are being proposed to finance this deal. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Nov 11, 2021 |
Taxing Decisions, 2021: Minisode 2
740
We have a new framework! President Biden and Congressional Democrats introduced a scaled-back proposal of their reconciliation package this week, with House leadership saying they hope to vote on this new trillion-dollar package ASAP. |
Oct 28, 2021 |
Wireless with Strings Attached
1463
As of 2020, there were more active cell phone and wireless plans in the U.S. than there were Americans—about 448 million, to be precise. The taxes on those plans brought in approximately $11.3 billion and constituted a record 24.96 percent of the cost of an average cell phone bill. |
Oct 18, 2021 |
Federal Policy is Hard
1220
Federal policy is hard. Federal health care policy during reconciliation while governing with razor-thin margins is really, really hard. This week, senior economist Erica York joins host Jesse Solis to break down the debate on Capitol Hill over drug pricing. They discuss why this policy found its way into the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package and what the tradeoffs would be of having the federal government set prescription drug prices. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Oct 01, 2021 |
Taxing Decisions, 2021: Minisode 1
755
The reconciliation process on Capitol Hill is underway. Senior policy analyst Garrett Watson joins host Jesse Solis this week to give an update on where the package stands. The two also talk through recent Tax Foundation modeling of the proposal, which found that the plan may not have the economic boost its proponents have claimed. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Sep 24, 2021 |
Wake Me Up when Reconciliation Ends
2250
Reconciliation. One word that drives D.C. crazy, yet has been the way some of Congress’s most monumental bills have become law. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Sep 14, 2021 |
The One About Crypto
1946
The quick-moving world of cryptocurrency can be confusing and, at times, comical. |
Sep 01, 2021 |
Tackling the Tax Gap: What Can Be Achieved?
1449
Increasing enforcement of existing laws instead of increasing taxes is an appealing way to raise revenue. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Aug 14, 2021 |
The State of State Income Taxes
1275
As final state revenue figures come in for fiscal year 2021, many states are finding they are in a much healthier position than they ever would have anticipated this time last year. |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Semiconducting Tax Policy
1246
If you've read any headlines in the last few months, you've no doubt heard about the semiconductor shortage gripping global supply chain—and if you've tried to buy anything from a toaster to a car, you've witnessed it firsthand. |
Jul 06, 2021 |
G7 Agrees to Global Minimum Tax
2141
One of the hottest topics in the tax world today is the recent announcement by G7 finance ministers that they would support enacting a new, 15 percent global minimum tax. |
Jun 14, 2021 |
States Consider Digital Taxes Amidst Conflicting Rationales
1667
Across the U.S., policymakers of both parties have developed a strong interest in taxing large technology companies through digital advertising taxes, social media taxes, and data taxes. |
Jun 07, 2021 |
Pleading GILTI: A Guide to the Complicated World of Global Intangible Low Tax Income
1467
Policymakers in Washington are edging closer to a deal on an infrastructure package. But while many believe it will be an economic boon to workers across the country, one provision tucked deep into the American Jobs Plan could jeopardize jobs across the country. |
May 24, 2021 |
Recreational Marijuana Taxes
2151
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge is joined by Senior Policy Analyst Ulrik Boesen to discuss the taxation of cannabis (marijuana). |
Apr 02, 2021 |
The World of Excise Taxation
1687
Senior Policy Analyst Ulrik Boesen joins Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge discuss and explore the wide and varied world of excise taxation. |
Mar 22, 2021 |
How Should R&D Be Taxed?
1950
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge is joined by economist Erica York and Senior Policy Analyst Garrett Watson to answer a question U.S. policymakers have been asking for decades: how should we tax research and development (R&D)? R&D is more important than ever as pharmaceutical companies and governments around the world invest in coronavirus research and supply chains. |
Mar 08, 2021 |
Interview: Ken Kies, former Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Chief of Staff
1707
Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge interviews Ken Kies, former Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) from 1995 to 1998. Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/) |
Feb 22, 2021 |