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State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Misbegotten Bidding War Over Public Subsidies for Washington’s Football Team

Dan Snyder, owner of the newly-renamed Washington Commanders football team, reportedly wants to build a $1 billion stadium that would anchor $2 billion in commercial...
February 23, 2022Howard Gleckman
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Amazon HQ2 Tax Incentives: There Ought To Be A Law… Or Something

Amazon’s decision to build big new facilities in New York City and Northern Virginia prompted a predictable outcry about the reported $2 billion plus in...
November 20, 2018Tracy Gordon
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Trouble with State Tax Triggers

State policymakers are increasingly using “triggers” to pass big tax cuts while ducking tough decisions on how to pay for them. They are bad tax policy. Naturally, they are incredibly popular. Here’s how a tax trigger works: A state cuts taxes over a period of years. There may be an initial tax cut
September 24, 2015Norton Francis
: Daily Deduction

Clicks, Pumps, Dreams and Time… How Many May See Their Taxes Rise?

Cyber Monday will live to hear another click. Speaker of the House John Boehner has at least temporarily killed the Marketplace Fairness Act. The bill, which would allow states to require out-of-state websites to collect Internet sales tax, passed the Senate last year with bipartisan support . Tax
November 12, 2014Renu Zaretsky
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Final Frontier: A Tax Break for Burial in Space

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, the Virginia General Assembly is about to consider a bill that would provide a tax subsidy to...
December 13, 2011Howard Gleckman