Currently, many low- and middle-income taxpayers can prepare and electronically file their tax return through the Free File program, which is operated by private companies...
Countries that give some taxpayers the option to file tax returns through exact withholding typically have simpler tax codes than the United States. Implementing a...
An exact-withholding system has the potential to reduce tax compliance burden for taxpayers. Filing tax returns can be a drain on taxpayers’ time and resources,...
In the late 1980s, Denmark became the first country to prepopulate taxpayers’ returns with available information from independent third parties, such as employers. The return...
Many countries have made it simpler for taxpayers to pay income taxes by either sending them partially or fully prepopulated tax returns. That approach depends...
Different tobacco products are taxed in different ways: cigarettes are taxed per pack, other tobacco products are typically taxed as a percentage of price, and...
For lotteries, the state government collects a share of revenue from all purchased tickets. The remaining money goes to prizes, retailer commissions, and administrative expenses...
Fines and fees include parking tickets and speeding tickets (including those from traffic cameras), court-imposed fees used to cover administrative costs and other criminal justice-related...
Although individual charges can be as little as a few dollars, in aggregate, charges are cumulatively a substantial revenue source for state and local governments...
Hannah Daly is a research analyst in the Center on Labor, Human Services and Population. She applies mixed-methods approaches to study policies and programs related...
Updated on March 21, 2024 The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC) uses its state-of-the-art microsimulation model to analyze the revenue and distributional consequences of federal...