Our Taxes Explained series aims to make tax policy clear and accessible. We want people to know what’s on the line and understand how Trump’s tax cuts are designed specifically to benefit the ...

Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth can’t be solved by “taxing the rich.” Want to nationalize health care?

Even with Tax Day now behind us, if you continue to listen to progressive policymakers, you’ll likely still hear that few problems on Earth can’t be solved by “taxing the rich.” Want to nationalize ...

As we draw closer to the November elections, there is an inordinate amount of attention being paid to “disinformation,” and a great deal of fact-checking of candidates’ statements. So this seems to be ...

The U.S. tax system privileges wealth accumulation over income earned from work, allowing the ultrarich to exponentially grow their wealth and pass it on without ever paying taxes. Due to our history ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes contributing editor and historian Joseph J. Thorndike discusses President Trump’s referral to “the forgotten man” and how the phrase connects to a ...

Discover how the ability to pay principle influences taxation through progressive tax systems. Learn with examples how tax burdens are tailored to individual financial situations.

Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth can’t be solved by “taxing the rich.” Want to nationalize health care?

Washington State is entering the new year with an estimated revenue shortfall of $11 billion. In response, advocates for working families are urging the state to generate new revenue by raising taxes ...

For an opposing viewpoint, see "The rich need to pay more taxes" by Dean Baker If you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth can’t be ...