Marginal vs. effective tax rates are two ways to express the percentage of your income that goes to tax. But they're each ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released its new marginal tax rates for next year. For 2025, tax adjustments will generally apply to income tax returns to be filed starting in the 2026 tax season.

High income taxes are often framed as a burden, but in many countries they are the price paid for stability, strong public ...

Nine states are cutting individual income tax rates in 2026, potentially leaving residents with more take-home pay to save, ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)—passed in 2017 during the first Trump administration—wasn't really a tax cut in practice. It ended up functionally raising taxes on a lot of people. While it did lower ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. More than half of all state legislatures enacted income tax cuts ...

A historical look at how taxes rose and fell under the past 10 presidents. Jan. 24, 2011 -- intro: Ever since revealing his approximate tax rate last week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Tax cuts will take effect in a number of states and localities on ...