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Business Taxes

The IRA’s Green Energy Subsidies May Cost More Than Expected. Is That Good Or Bad?

July 14, 2023 –
It appears that the green energy tax breaks included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are more popular among businesses than Congress imagined when...
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Business Taxes

Does the “Chicken Tax” encourage people to purchase larger trucks?

May 31, 2023 –
The “Chicken Tax” is a 25 percent tariff on imported light-trucks that was first imposed in 1964, in response to tariffs levied by some European...
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Business Taxes

How Can the US Meet its Paris Climate Goals?

November 17, 2022 –
The ongoing COP-27 climate conference will take stock of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and encourage member countries to accelerate their efforts to reach climate...
Business Taxes

The IRA’s Green Energy Tax Credits Lose Their Punch Because They Try To Do Too Much

August 17, 2022 –
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) just signed by President Biden includes more than $200 billion in energy-related tax subsidies over the next decade. It is,...

Could Crypto Mining Taxes in The US Help Save The Planet, Or Is There an Easier Way?

August 3, 2022 –
Crypto mining requires a lot of energy. Should crypto miners in the US face heavier regulation of their energy use, pay a tax on their electricity use, or receive tax incentives for using renewable energy?
Business Taxes

What Do The Political Parties Think About A Gas Tax Holiday? It Depends On Who Proposes It

July 6, 2022 –
Looking for a case study of our hyper-partisan politics? No need to search any further than your local gas pump. The ongoing debate in Washington...

How Should the US Tax Petroleum Profits?

June 27, 2022 –
Ballooning oil company profits have produced a volley of “windfall profit tax” proposals. How well would their different provisions meet the near-term US policy goals...
Business Taxes

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is A Terrible Idea

June 22, 2022 –
President Biden is proposing a three-month federal gasoline tax holiday. He may want to appear to be doing something to address high inflation, which is both an economic concern...
Business Taxes

Joe Manchin Just Made A Great Argument In Support of A Carbon Tax

May 3, 2022 –
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin set off environmentalists last week when he said tax credits to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits...
Business Taxes

The Energy Tax Policy Conundrum: Do We Want To Reduce Fossil Fuel Prices Or Increase Them?

April 7, 2022 –
State and federal lawmakers are debating an extraordinary range of often-contradictory energy-related tax changes. These inconsistencies have existed for years, but they rarely have been...
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The Tax Gap’s Many Shades of Gray (Brief)

  • Tax Professor Daniel Hemel
Daniel Hemel, Janet Holtzblatt, Steven M. Rosenthal
February 22, 2022

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