Lawmakers have now passed a total of six major COVID relief bills at a cost of $5.3 trillion to help our nation cope with the devastating health and economic impacts of the pandemic. The latest bill, the American Rescue Plan, comes with a $1.9 trillion price tag, and includes everything from direct payments to certain taxpayers to aid for local governments. Below is a breakdown of the major programs and their funding levels.
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Some Tax Provisions Are Expiring in 2025 — Here’s What Experts Think About Them
The TCJA lowered taxes for millions of households and made filing simpler for many — all while making the country’s fiscal outlook worse.
How Much Would It Cost to Make the TCJA Permanent?
Most of the individual tax provisions and a handful of business provisions in the TCJA are scheduled to expire in the next few years.
How Did the TCJA Affect Corporate Tax Revenues?
For the first few years after TCJA’s enactment, revenues from corporate taxes dropped sharply, but they returned to pre-TCJA levels starting in 2021.