[6] A joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, it aims to provide independent analyses of current and longer-term tax issues, and to communicate its analyses to the public and to policymakers.

[9] Bill Gale, Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy at the Brookings Institution, has served as Co-Director since its founding.

A 2012 report outlined the then-presidential candidates' tax proposals and analyzed their distributional and revenue impacts.

TPC representatives have testified before the United States Congress regarding tax and health care reforms.

[19][20][21] TaxVox, the TPC blog, discusses current tax and budget issues.