TaxBytes

It’s not fair to judge a tax reform plan that hasn’t been released yet, but our overall excitement is tempered by a number of concerns.

Compromise on principles is wrong, but compromise on details is necessary, if any good is to be obtained.

The assumption that the highest good for a business is to pay taxes is wrong and harmful to the economy.

Faster economic growth is on the table, if only Republicans can keep their eyes on the prize.

If Republicans, with a majority in Congress and control of the White House, can’t get tax reform done, what good are they?

Let’s try not to compound economic disasters with economic fallacies. Markets work better than governments, even in a disaster.

There’s not even a bill on the table yet, but President Trump has already scored a historic accomplishment on tax reform.

We can say goodbye to the myRA program. But it won’t be the last time the federal government attempts to lure the American people into bailing out Washington’s unrestrained spending.

Through the federal tax code, we encourage higher state taxes by allowing the deductibility of state taxes from federal income taxes.

The border adjusted tax should be evaluated based on its merits and effects, not simply as a pay-for. And if Congress rejects the border adjusted tax, it’s fine to go with tax cuts that are not revenue neutral.