Expert
Jared Walczak
Senior Fellow
Jared Walczak is a Senior Fellow at the Tax Foundation, where he spent five years as Vice President of State Projects, and president of Walczak Policy Consulting.
Jared has written or co-written tax reform guides for more than a dozen states and has served as the principal author of the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index and Location Matters. He is also a regular on the conference circuit and has testified before legislatures in 35 states. His efforts have been instrumental in securing tax reform in many states, including sweeping reforms in Iowa and Louisiana, along with substantive reforms in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming, among others.
Jared also serves as a member of the faculty of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, sits on the state tax advisory board of the Institute for State Policy Leaders, and contributes to Tax Notes State magazine. He is the author of the “SALT Road” Substack, a free newsletter on state and local tax policy.
Latest Work
High-Tax States are Inconsistent on the State and Local Tax Deduction
If the state and local tax deduction is necessary to prevent double taxation, why don’t states offer a deduction for federal and local taxes?
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Important Differences Between the House and Senate Tax Reform Bills Heading into Conference
The House and Senate have both passed legislation that would overhaul the federal tax code. Learn about the key differences between the two bills.
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Key Changes in Senate Tax Reform Bill Heading into the Vote-a-Rama
A brief summary of the most notable provisions of the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the form in which it enters the “vote-a-rama.”
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Who Gets a Tax Cut Under the Amended Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
Here’s how the individual income tax provisions of the amended Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would impact individuals and families across the income spectrum.
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Are Pass-Through Businesses Treated Fairly Under the Senate Version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
A more careful look shows that the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t put pass-through businesses at a disadvantage compared to C corporations.
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Who Gets a Tax Cut Under the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
Here’s how the individual income tax provisions of the Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would impact individuals and families across the income spectrum.
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Eight Important Changes in the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes hundreds of structural reforms to the tax code. Here is a guide to the eight most important changes.
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Important Differences Between House and Senate Versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This list, though not exhaustive, catalogues the major differences between the House and Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Details of the Senate Version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act shares many things with its House counterpart, but also differs on several particulars. This guide consolidates all of the details of the Senate plan in one convenient location.
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Benefits of the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the Lower-Middle Class
According to the Taxes and Growth model, the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act should increase after-tax income by 4.5 percent for those in the second-lowest quintile, and by 4.6 percent for those in the middle quintile.
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How the State and Local Tax Deduction Interacts with the AMT and Pease Limitation
The way the state and local tax deduction, alternative minimum tax, and Pease limitation interact is complex. This primer makes things easier to understand.
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House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Would Substantially Improve the U.S.’s International Tax Competitiveness
Considered as a whole, this plan would make the U.S. substantially more competitive, not only due to lower rates but also due to a better tax structure.
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Eight Important Changes in the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The widely anticipated House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes hundreds of structural changes to the tax code. Here are the eight most important provisions in no particular order.
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Details of the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The House Tax Cuts and Jobs act would fundamentally reform the U.S. tax code for the first time in over 30 years. Here are all the important details.
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2017 International Tax Competitiveness Index
Hampered by high marginal tax rates and complex business tax rules, the United States again ranks towards the bottom of the pack on our 2017 International Tax Competitiveness Index, placing 30 out of 35 OECD countries.
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Five Implications of Retaining the Property Tax Deduction Under Federal Tax Reform
To achieve meaningful tax reform, Congress will require significant base-broadeners. Saving the property tax deduction makes the math more difficult, but still leaves clear paths forward.
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