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Fix The Tax Code Friday: The Next Stimulus Package

Fix The Tax Code Friday: The Next Stimulus Package

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

As Congress gets to work on a second stimulus package, there have been a number of suggestions for how to kick start the economy. Some

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Extending Tax Season

Fix The Tax Code Friday: Extending Tax Season

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Earlier this week, I reported that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was still considering extending the tax season. Reactions to this idea were mixed. So, for

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: More Stimulus Checks

Fix The Tax Code Friday: More Stimulus Checks

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 15, 2020May 18, 2020

Earlier this week, the House introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or HEROES Act (you can read my summary here). Included

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Charitable Deductions For All Taxpayers

Fix The Tax Code Friday: Charitable Deductions For All Taxpayers

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 27, 2019December 27, 2019

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Charitable deductions have been limited to taxpayers who itemize their deductions rather than claim the standard deduction. With the

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Personal Exemptions

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 26, 2018November 2, 2019

Today’s Fix The Tax Code Friday question: Should Congress set the personal exemption amount to zero permanently?

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Cutting The IRS Budget

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 17, 2017

It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday! Today we tackle the IRS budget.

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Refundable Tax Credits Under The GOP Health Care Plan

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 10, 2017

It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday! Today’s question focuses on the new, refundable tax credit in the GOP health care proposal.

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Limiting Or Eliminating Charitable Deductions

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 3, 2017December 27, 2019

It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday! Today’s question: Should we limit or eliminate the charitable deduction?

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Estate Tax Repeal

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 24, 2017

It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday! Today’s focus is federal estate tax repeal.

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Limiting Tax Deductions

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 17, 2017May 19, 2020

It’s Fix The Tax Code Friday. Today, we focus on capping itemized deductions.

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