Explore comprehensive insights on tax policies, including their complexities, treatments, and impacts, in this detailed briefing book by the Tax Policy Center.

Although prohibited under federal law, 21 states allow and levy some type of excise tax on recreational cannabis purchases. But different states use different taxes—percentage-of-price taxes, ...

Most low-income households do not pay federal income taxes, typically because they owe no tax (as their income is lower than the standard deduction) or because tax credits offset the tax they would ...

Although the US tax code does not explicitly reference race or ethnicity, the federal income tax system contributes to racial disparities when factors that affect tax liabilities are correlated with ...

For children to thrive, they need to have their basic needs met. When needs go unmet, children’s opportunities are compromised. The Census Bureau estimates that 12.4 percent of children were living ...

A tariff is a tax on imported goods. Despite what the President says, it is almost always paid directly by the importer (usually a domestic firm), and never by the exporting country. Thus, if the US ...

People who filed tax returns for either 2007 or 2008 qualified for “recovery rebates.” In total, the rebates lowered the average filer’s federal tax burdens by about 5 percent in 2008 (reducing the ...

Federal, state, and local government officials are increasingly paying attention to reforms of fines and fees. These constitute a small share of total revenues, but they can be particularly harmful ...

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 ...

Back to American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Final Version as Passed by the Senate and House (March 2021) Model Estimate T21-0041 – All Major Provisions in H.R.1319, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ...

This report provides an overview of interactions between the federal individual income tax system and racial and ethnic disparities in the United States. The tax code may appear to be “race blind” ...

The declining values of office buildings across the country in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic could significantly change how major cities and other localities raise revenue and provide public ...