TPC estimates that extending expiring provisions of the TCJA would slightly boost GDP in the short term by about 0.4 percent, on average, from 2026 through 2034. But over time, these benefits would ...

Corporations and individual taxpayers who itemize can deduct charitable contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations. Many nonprofit institutions are exempt from paying federal income tax, but taxpayers ...

Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns can deduct state and local taxes--specifically property taxes plus either income taxes or general sales taxes. However, the Tax ...

Total US tax revenue equaled 27 percent of gross domestic product, well below the 34 percent weighted average for the other 37 OECD countries. US taxes are low relative to those in other high-income ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act nearly doubled the standard deduction and eliminated or restricted many itemized deductions in 2018 through 2025. It also eliminated the “Pease” limitation on itemized ...

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Primarily through their impact on demand. Tax cuts boost demand by increasing disposable income and by encouraging businesses to hire and invest more. Tax increases do the reverse. These demand ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to individual income taxes and the estate tax. Almost all these provisions expire after 2025. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made substantial ...

Motor fuel taxes are taxes levied on gasoline, diesel, and gasohol (a mixture of ethanol and unleaded gasoline). State and local governments collected a combined $53 billion in revenue from motor fuel ...

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act discouraged charitable giving by reducing the number of taxpayers claiming a deduction for charitable giving and by reducing the tax saving for each dollar donated. The ...

Federal excise tax revenues—collected mostly from sales of motor fuel, airline tickets, tobacco, alcohol, and health-related goods and services—totaled nearly $90 billion in 2022, or 1.8 percent of ...

The corporate income tax is levied on business profits of C-corporations (named after the relevant subchapter of the IRS code). State and local governments collected a combined $99 billion in revenue ...