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Business Taxes

Four New Reasons To Question The Federal Tax Exemption Of Non-Profits

March 29, 2019 –
In recent weeks, we’ve seen four different stories that raise questions about the state of tax-exempt organizations.
Individual Taxes

"Let Me Tell You About The Very Rich. They Are Different From You And Me.”

March 18, 2019 –
F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn’t talking about the way they make their money, or the taxes they pay, but he could have been. According to a...
State and Local Issues

State Revenue Picture in Post-TCJA Era: Joy, Sorrow, and Uncertainty

March 12, 2019 –
The Tax Policy Center’s State and Local Finance Initiative’s quarterly “ State Tax and Economic Review ” shows solid revenue growth in the third quarter...

A Comprehensive and Accessible Analysis of Trade, Immigration, and International Taxation

February 27, 2019 –
In Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital , Kimberly Clausing has written a comprehensive and accessible analysis of three of...

Tackling Stock Buybacks: Too Little, Too Late from Foreign Investors

February 21, 2019 –
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) lowered taxes for US corporations, with the stated goal of creating jobs throughout the US . In...
Business Taxes

Should Congress Use The Income Tax To Discourage Consumer Drug Ads?

January 28, 2019 –
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a score of Democratic cosponsors want to use the tax code to discourage direct-to-consumer advertising by drug companies. Their bill,...

Treasury Left The Door Open To The 20-Percent Tax Deduction For Pass-Through Businesses

January 24, 2019 –
Last Friday, Treasury finalized its regulations for the special 20-percent tax deduction for income from pass-through businesses, which was added by the 2017 Tax Cuts...
Business Taxes

How Should The US Spend Carbon Tax Revenue?

January 24, 2019 –
The debate over a carbon tax is about two big things: The most obvious is whether a tax at politically acceptable levels could significantly slow...
Business Taxes

Economists Love Carbon Taxes. Voters Don't.

December 27, 2018 –
Economists—both liberal and conservative—love carbon taxes. The levies, they say, would create market incentives for people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels and, more...
State and Local Issues

States Enjoyed Another Stellar Quarter Of Revenue Growth; But The Longer-Term Fiscal Outlook Is Cloudy

December 18, 2018 –
States closed their fiscal 2018 books at the end of June on a positive note. But they shouldn’t bank on the good times lasting forever...