Tax Policy Center: Estate TaxesTax Policy Center reports on: Estate Taxes - The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.A Preliminary Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans (Summary)- June 24, 2008 Tax and fiscal policy will loom large in the next president's domestic policy agenda. Nearly all of the tax cuts enacted since 2001 expire at the end of 2010 and the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) threatens to ensnare tens of millions of Americans. While a permanent fix palatable to both political parties has proven elusive, both candidates have proposed major tax changes. This summary outlines our analysis of the 2008 presidential candidates' tax plans. The full length report is also.http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=411702&RSSFeed=Estate_Taxes.xml A Preliminary Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans (Full Report)- June 20, 2008 Tax and fiscal policy will loom large in the next president's domestic policy agenda. Nearly all of the tax cuts enacted since 2001 expire at the end of 2010 and the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) threatens to ensnare tens of millions of Americans. While a permanent fix palatable to both political parties has proven elusive, both candidates have proposed major tax changes. This report describes how we performed our modeling and analysis, outlines the major tax proposals, and discusses.http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=411693&RSSFeed=Estate_Taxes.xml The Distribution of Federal Taxes, 2008-11- June 11, 2008 Overall, the federal tax system is highly progressive. On average, households with higher incomes pay taxes that are a larger share of their income. The tax cuts passed since 2001 have reduced progressivity with the notable exception of the 2008 stimulus package. Almost all provisions of the tax cuts are set to expire by the end of 2010. Barring legislative action, effective tax rates will rise across the income spectrum in 2011 with the largest increases in the upper income classes. This paper.http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=1001189&RSSFeed=Estate_Taxes.xm... |