Will Trump鈥檚 2017 tax plan be extended? A look at how the administration might pay for tax cuts in 2025.

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Will Trump鈥檚 2017 tax plan be extended? A look at how the administration might pay for tax cuts in 2025.

By Frankie Graziano,

Published April 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT

FILE: Copies of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report sit on the dais of the House Rules Committee at the U.S. Capitol December 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.

There鈥檚 a lot at stake as the clock ticks on Trump鈥檚 tax program. The 2017 Trump tax cuts expire at the end of this year.

Top Republicans are pushing to extend the program.

But, experts from the liberal think tank The Center for American Progress, meanwhile, say the tax cuts . This week on the Wheelhouse, why 2025 is a watershed year for American tax policy.

Also, as tax day approaches, we鈥檒l discuss the state of the IRS and whether workforce cuts there could impact the delivery of your refund check.

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