Tag: qualified business income deduction
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Redistribution in Reverse: The Macroeconomics of the OBBB with Addendum on the Senate Version
This amended policy brief evaluates the macroeconomic and distributional implications of both the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The Senate (and final) version is largely similar to the House bill in structure and priorities. Both preserve the core individual income tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs…
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Assessing the Economic Effects of Extending and Increasing the QBI Deduction
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced a tax deduction of 20% of qualified business income (QBI) for pass-through businesses. This provision is set to expire at the end of 2025, but Republican lawmakers have proposed both extending it and increasing the deduction to 23%. This brief describes IMPA’s evaluation of the proposal.…