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Joel Slemrod

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

$4 Trillion In US Wealth Is Stashed Overseas, Much Of It In Tax Havens

$4 Trillion In US Wealth Is Stashed Overseas, Much Of It In Tax Havens A handful of extremely wealthy US taxpayers holds trillions of dollars...
March 28, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

"Taxes In America" Is A Valuable And Painless Look At How The US Raises Revenue

If you are not a public finance economist and want to understand how the US tax code works, pick up the new version of Taxes...
March 10, 2020Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Case of Love, Death, Estates, and Taxes

I was 12 when I first heard “Little Red Corvette,” a profoundly racy song by the late musician Prince. I didn’t really understand the lyrics but remember shouting, “I love this song!” Even though English was their second language, my parents caught its meaning and were not fans. I just rolled my eyes, thinking “What’s wrong with a car?”
May 4, 2016Renu Zaretsky
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What to Read While Hanging Out at the Fiscal Cliff

While you are waiting for Congress and President Obama to decide what they are going to do about the fiscal mess, here an idea: Pick...
November 29, 2012Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Simpsons for Tax Wonks: The NTA Honors Joel Slemrod

Congratulations to University of Michigan tax economist Joel Slemrod for winning the National Tax Association’s Daniel M. Holland Medal for outstanding contributions to the study...
November 20, 2012Howard Gleckman