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Grain Glitch

The ‘Grain Glitch’ Needs to Be Fixed

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax preference for farm co-ops would distort agricultural activity and create tax planning opportunities for wealthy taxpayers.

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Individual Income Tax Conformity by State

Pass-Through Deduction Won’t Flow Through to Most States

For policymakers in most states, the fact that the pass-through deduction doesn’t affect AGI should come as a relief. For those in the six states which use federal taxable income as their starting point for conformity, decoupling from the provision is an entirely viable option.

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Conference Report Limits on Interest Deductions

There is no good reason to eliminate interest deductions to permit expensing. Expensing is a key element of any tax system which seeks to put all economic activity on a level playing field.

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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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Big Six Tax Plan Framework

Details of the “Big Six” Tax Framework

Republican leadership in the House, Senate, and White House released a framework for a tax proposal that would lower taxes on businesses and individuals and simplify a number of aspects of the federal tax code. Here are the details we know right now.

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Tax Expenditures, corporate and individual tax expenditures

Corporate and Individual Tax Expenditures

The elimination of tax expenditures is a popular way to pay for tax reform, but not all tax expenditures are equally worthy of elimination. It is important to ask, for each expenditure, whether it serves a reasonable purpose and whether it accomplishes that purpose in a reasonable way.

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