Joint Committee on Taxation
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The Joint Committee on Taxation is a nonpartisan committee of the U.S. Congress that provides expert analysis, revenue estimates, and technical assistance on federal tax legislation.
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| instanceOf |
congressional committee
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nonpartisan legislative support agency → |
| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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legislative analysis → public finance → tax law → |
| hasCharacteristic |
analytical independence
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bipartisan membership → professional staff → |
| hasMemberType |
Representative
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Senator → |
| hasRole |
analyze federal tax policy
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analyze tax expenditures → assist congressional tax-writing committees → assist in drafting tax legislation → conduct economic analysis of tax proposals → prepare distributional analyses of tax burdens → prepare official revenue estimates for Congress → provide revenue estimates for tax legislation → provide technical assistance on tax legislation → provide technical explanations of tax legislation → |
| hasStaffType |
economist
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lawyer → public finance analyst → |
| independentOf |
executive branch of the United States
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| jurisdiction |
United States Congress
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| language |
English
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| nonpartisan |
true
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| partOf |
United States Congress
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| primaryFocus |
federal revenue policy
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federal taxation → |
| providesService |
distributional analysis of tax changes
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economic modeling of tax proposals → revenue estimating → tax expenditure analysis → tax policy analysis → technical drafting assistance → |
| providesTo |
Members of Congress
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congressional committees → |
| reportsTo |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
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| sector |
public sector
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| servesChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
| supportsCommittee |
House Committee on Ways and Means
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Senate Committee on Finance → |
| website |
https://www.jct.gov/
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Referenced by (4)
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Congressional tax-writing committees
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Office of Tax Legislative Counsel → |
worksWith |
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Office of Tax Analysis
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collaboratesWith |
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Title 26 of the United States Code
("Subtitle G – The Joint Committee on Taxation")
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contains |