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11 Oct 2021, 7:29 am by Kevin Kaufman
Tax Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. [read post]
6 Oct 2021, 2:01 pm by Kevin Kaufman
However, in our modeling of the American Jobs Plan, which included about $1.7 trillion in infrastructure spending as well as a higher corporate tax rate of 28 percent among other tax increases, we found that plan would on net reduce GDP by 0.5 percent and cost more than 100,000 jobs.[4]   The negative impact of corporate taxes on economic growth is well-documented.[5] An OECD study examining data from 63 countries concluded that corporate… [read post]
2 Sep 2021, 5:35 am by Kevin Kaufman
Specifically, they use Haig-Simons taxation, where the cost of investment is deducted over the lifetime of the asset.[5] The problem with this system economically is that the real value of those deductions declines over time thanks to inflation and the time value of money (a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow). [read post]
2 Sep 2021, 3:49 am by Kevin Kaufman
A new federal tax must try to avoid excessive interference in well-established state systems, although some impact is inevitable.[11] If the purpose of federal reform is to decriminalize the sale and use of marijuana (and not simply an attempt to establish a new revenue source),[12] then policy design should support legal businesses. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Table of Contents Introduction Tax Design and Revenue Estimate Regressivity State Tax Collections and Tax Pyramiding Impact of New Vapor Tax Reasonable Reform Conclusion Appendix Introduction Federal tobacco taxes have not increased for over a decade. [read post]
12 Aug 2021, 8:24 am by fjhinojosa
Brie Sherwin’s article Pride and Prejudice and Administrative Zombies: How Economic Woes, Outdated Environmental Regulations, and State Exceptionalism Failed Flint, Michigan is cited in the following article: Matthew Woodward, Not Approved for Human Consumption: A Study of the Denmark Water Crisis, a Call for Reforming the SDWA, and a Demand for Community Lawyering in Rural America, 45 Wm. [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 3:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
A more recent study from economists Natasha Sarin and Lawrence Summers adjusted for inflation and income growth since 2013 to approximate the current tax gap and arrived at $630 billion for 2020—or around 15 percent of total taxes owed. [read post]
29 Jun 2021, 2:20 pm by Kevin Kaufman
Studies show that high marginal income tax rates reduce gross state product growth, while reductions in top marginal rates are beneficial to long-term growth. [read post]
17 Jun 2021, 3:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
The result would be less foreign direct investment (FDI) and slower global economic growth. [read post]
9 Jun 2021, 2:21 pm by Kevin Kaufman
These suggestions—among several others—are described in further detail in our Wisconsin tax reform options guide. [read post]
21 May 2021, 10:23 am by Jesse Solis
This can make it difficult to characterize certain reforms as net tax increases or decreases, leading to mistaken interpretations of how taxes impact growth. [read post]
27 Apr 2021, 11:23 am by Kevin Kaufman
I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today about tax fairness, economic growth, and funding government investments. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 9:32 am by William Ford, Tia Sewell
Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 6:51 am by Kevin Kaufman
That is not itself a problem; reducing reliance on nonneutral, volatile, and economically inefficient sources of tax revenue in favor of revenue streams that are more neutral, stable, and pro-growth is the essence of sound tax policy and plays an important part in any package of comprehensive tax reform. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Throughout history, waves of innovations have led to significant leaps in economic growth and to higher living standards. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
In the early years of the Republic, excise taxes served as a revenue tool related to wars and economic downturns. [read post]
24 Feb 2021, 2:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Net operating losses (NOLs) were also reformed by providing a carryforward of up to 80 percent of taxable income annually to offset taxable income in future years, but carrybacks were eliminated.[3] The economic literature shows that corporate income taxes are one of the most harmful tax types for economic growth,[4] as capital investment is sensitive to corporate taxation. [read post]
4 Feb 2021, 3:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Key Findings The EU budget agreement reached in 2020 called for a new digital levy as a funding mechanism. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 5:29 am by Kevin Kaufman
A tax on road use should be used to fund road maintenance. [read post]