Federal Tax Debate 2025

Congress will soon debate provisions from the Trump tax law that are set to expire at the end of 2025, as well as other tax policies that Trump proposed on the campaign trail. Here we examine what’s at stake as lawmakers consider significant changes to our tax system.

A Distributional Analysis of Donald Trump’s Tax Plan

A Distributional Analysis of Donald Trump’s Tax Plan

Corporate Taxes Before and After the Trump Tax Law

Corporate Taxes Before and After the Trump Tax Law

Extending Temporary Provisions of the 2017 Trump Tax Law: Updated National and State-by-State Estimates

Extending Temporary Provisions of the 2017 Trump Tax Law: Updated National and State-by-State Estimates

Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants

Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants

What's New

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State Rundown 1/9: New Year, New Pushes for Tax Policy Changes
ITEP Staff, January 2025
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Trump's Plan to Extend His 2017 Tax Provisions: Updated National and State-by-State Estimates
Steve Wamhoff, January 2025
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Undocumented Immigrants Pay More Than Their Fair Share of Taxes
Marco Guzman, January 2025
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The Pitfalls of Flat Income Taxes
Carl Davis, January 2025
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State Rundown 12/19: Anti-Tax Playbook in Action
.ITEP Staff, December 2024

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Carl Davis

Carl Davis
Research Director

The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.
Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the consolidation of power and influence. Tax policy offers a powerful means of beginning to address our nation’s stark level of inequality, but current law is clearly falling short of its potential.