A progressive tax is when the tax rates increase (or “progresses”) as the taxable income increases for an individual or a business.

People across the country already struggle to exercise economic and political control over their own lives, and there may be imminent changes in economic and tax policy that could make things worse.1 ...

As lawmakers in Congress debate whether to renew the personal income tax cuts established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a familiar criticism has resurfaced: that President Trump’s signature ...

If you’ve just filed your income taxes, it might interest you that the U.S. tax code is incredibly progressive. That’s meant in a mathematical sense. It’s progressive because it collects far more ...

Tax Day 2011 comes in the middle of President Obama’s push for raising taxes to tackle deficit spending. The president’s budget calls for raising both taxes and deficits. But last week, Obama said ...

Guest columnist Bailey Williams is Policy Matters Ohio’s tax policy researcher. A smart, progressive tax system has enormous benefits: great schools and libraries, well-maintained roads and bridges, ...