Taxes

Key Findings In tax year 2020, taxpayers claimed more than 159 million tax credits on their individual income tax returns worth a total of more than $277 billion. That was an increase of $35.3 billion from tax year 2019, largely due to an influx of pandemic relief administered through the tax code in 2020. Taxpayers

Debate on how to reform the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is heating up as lawmakers offer competing ideas. The credit was most recently boosted temporarily in 2021 under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and just a few years prior, Republicans gave it their own temporary boost under their 2017 tax reform package, the

Transcript We may not like it, but we need taxes to raise revenue for all sorts of things that we depend on. But not all taxes are created equal. There are 3 main types of taxes: taxes on what you earn, what you buy, and what you own. Every type of tax impacts the economy,

This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify tax issues and explore the world through the lens of tax policy. Learn more about taxes with TaxEDU. It’s no “Cruel Summer” this year if you’re a Swiftie. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour could be the highest-grossing tour ever by the time its 131

Patent box regimes (also referred to as intellectual property [IP] regimes) provide lower effective tax rates on income derived from IP. Most commonly, eligible types of IP are patents and software copyrights. Depending on the patent box regime, income derived from IP can include royalties, licensing fees, gains on the sale of IP, sales of

Latest Updates Post was updated to reflect recent developments. Originally published. See Full Timeline The Spanish election results are moving the country away from pro-growth tax reforms while launching the government’s tax agenda, and the agenda of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, into uncertainty. Despite gaining 16 more seats than

“The hardest thing in the world is to understand the income tax.” — Albert Einstein Every now and then, we are reminded that taxes can be complex and confusing, and understanding tax policy is an endeavor all its own. Even those of us who work at the Tax Foundation are not immune to this reality.

The tax information you need all in one place. We’ve put together a master list of helpful articles for your tax situation, whether you’re preparing to file, in the process of filing, or waiting for your refund. If you’re self-employed, we have a section for that too. Let’s dive right in. Individual filers Stage 1:

The IRS recently announced that it will delay the $600 threshold for Form 1099-K by one year. While this means you may get a reprieve for tax year 2022, many more eBay sellers will begin receiving Form 1099-K next year during the 2023 tax season. Because of this, eBay has put together a handy guide

Tennessee joined the ranks of no-income-tax states in 2022 with the phaseout of the Hall Tax on interest and dividend income. But with other states upping their game to attract ever-more-mobile people and businesses, lawmakers and the governor are not content to leave Tennessee’s business taxes in their current, uncompetitive form. Gov. Bill Lee (R)

Keen technophiles may recall that the internet is “a series of tubes” (not a “big truck”), and sometimes those tubes get congested. The late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) fretted about streaming services crowding out other data packets. The analysis is highly technical, but do your best to follow: “Ten movies streaming across that internet and

Big life events often trigger tax changes, and getting married is one of them. Though often overlooked, one of the most important steps you should take after getting married is updating your Form W-4 with your employer. Should I fill out a new W-4 when married? Yes! Your W-4 tells your employer how much tax