2022-2023
DC Tax Revision
Commission
Appointed by the DC Council and the Mayor, we are an independent body that will provide recommendations for improving the DC tax code.
Appointed by the DC Council and the Mayor, we are an independent body that will provide recommendations for improving the DC tax code.
Over the course of the coming year, we are hearing from tax experts, economists, government officials and members of the public about what's wrong with the DC tax policy—and how to better align it with the city's values and shifting economic base.
Our staff and consultants are sifting through best practices in tax policy and penciling out innovative ideas.
On Tuesday evenings, we invite experts to brief the Commission.
We are scheduling open meetings for the spring and inviting online submissions.
We want to stay in touch with you. Sign up at the bottom of the page for our meeting announcements.
We will submit our slate of recommendations to the DC Council at the end of 2023.
Tell us what you think.
We welcome all ideas for improving the DC tax code. Comments will be posted to this website and presented to the Commission.
We invite individuals and organizations to submit formal 1-3 page statements for the public record. They will be posted on this website.
There are in-person and virtual opportunities for the public to speak directly to Commissioners. Sign up below.
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Discussion Draft for TRC Reports and/or Presentations
Read moreDraft of the TRC's running list of tax reform ideas
Read moreProduced by the District's Chief Financial Officer
Read moreBusiness franchise taxes include a tax on corporations’ profits, based largely on the federal corporate income tax, and a separate tax on unincorporated businesses. These two taxes are the city's fifth and sixth largest tax revenue sources. The business franchise tax has been an increasing source of tax revenue.
Read moreBusiness franchise taxes include a tax on corporations’ profits, based largely on the federal corporate income tax, and a separate tax on unincorporated businesses. These two taxes are the city's fifth and sixth largest tax revenue sources. The business franchise tax has been an increasing source of tax revenue.
Read moreThe individual income tax (IIT, sometimes known as personal income tax) is the city's largest single revenue source. It is also the fastest-growing and most progressive major revenue source.
Read moreSince the last DC Tax Revision Commission in 2012-2013, the District has enacted significant tax changes. Here is an overview of what changed in our tax system.
Read moreThe two main components of the property tax—the real commercial property tax and real residential property tax—are the city's second and fourth largest single revenue sources. Revenue from both taxes have been stable or rising for most of the last two decades as a share of total DC taxes, but have declined as a share of total tax revenue in recent years.
Read moreNamita Mody, Director, DC Council Office of Racial Equity
Read moreBy Dr. Tracy Hadden Loh, Fellow at Brookings Institution
Read moreDr. Santiago Pinto, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Read moreNorton Francis, Director of Revenue Estimation, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Read moreProduced by the District's Chief Financial Officer
Read moreEach month, the OCFO publishes a report of cash collections by the District government.
Read moreComparison of tax Rates and tax burdens between DC and the rest of the country
Read moreKey DC econoic indicators from the OTR's office
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