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State and Local Issues

TPC’s Sports Gambling Tip Sheet

January 10, 2019 –
I don’t have an official over-under for the number of states that will legalize sports gambling in 2019, but I know it’s high. Since the...

The TCJA Eliminated Personal Exemptions. Why Are States Still Using Them?

December 17, 2018 –
A key provision of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the elimination of the personal exemption. The change has a major effect on...

How Should Government Return Carbon Taxes To Households?

December 12, 2018 –
Carbon dividends are the hottest idea in climate policy. A diverse mix of progressive and conservative voices are backing the idea of returning carbon tax...
State and Local Issues

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

November 20, 2018 –
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...

What Lessons Can We Learn from Amazon’s HQ2 Drama?

November 16, 2018 –
Now that Amazon has finally chosen Long Island City, NY and Arlington, Virginia as co-winners in its second headquarters sweepstakes, it’s a good time to...
State and Local Issues

What Do Women Want?

November 14, 2018 –
I’m not trying to win an election and I certainly don’t want to antagonize my friends, but there are good reasons why a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products is the wrong call.
State and Local Issues

2018 Voters Faced a Slew of Confusing Revenue  Measures and Rejected Most Tax Increases

November 9, 2018 –
With so much to follow in the midterm elections, it is easy to lose sight of a bumper crop of tax-related ballot measures . But...
Individual Taxes

The Ups and Downs Of California’s Gas Tax

November 1, 2018 –
Last year, California raised its excise taxes on motor fuels. The tax on gasoline increased from 34.7 cents per gallon to 46.7 cents per gallon...

Halloween Candy for Tax Nerds: 2018's State Ballot Initiatives

October 25, 2018 –
Election Day 2018 has a bumper crop of voter initiatives on state taxes, ranging from new levies on carbon, payroll, motor fuels, marijuana, soda, and...
State and Local Issues

Don’t Look Now, But States Already Are Requiring Online Sellers To Collect Sales Taxes

September 4, 2018 –
Note to Congress: About that Internet sales tax thing, stand down...