TaxBytes

According to Director Mick Mulvaney, “The day of the CBO has probably come and gone.” We couldn't agree more.

Congress and the White House should focus on the most important elements that would contribute to jump-starting economic growth.

Trump may not be able to keep many of his campaign promises, but tax reform is the most important, and will actually make it easier to solve other problems.

Congressional leaders need to remember that the goal of tax reform is increased growth through increased business investment.

We don’t know whether border adjustment taxes will end up as part of the final tax reform package, but the arguments merit honest debate.

Some argue that tax reform must be revenue neutral so that it doesn't cost the economy. But revenue neutral tax reform will have significant costs as well.

Successful tax reform will include efforts to protect the privacy of tax filers

Getting the economy growing again should be the Trump administration’s number one priority.

Republicans should not trap themselves within the strait jacket of revenue neutrality--the goal is economic growth.

If the new Trump administration's tax reform efforts stimulate economic growth, it will ironically frustrate its ill-founded efforts to reduce trade deficits.