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State and Local Issues

State Tax Debates Could Use Some (Customized) State Economic Data

November 12, 2019 –
Politicians love to make claims about tax policy. This tax cut will create jobs! That one forced the school district to fire teachers! But too...
State and Local Issues

Colorado and Texas Voters Face Big Tax Questions This Year

October 28, 2019 –
Like most states, Colorado and Texas do not have legislative or gubernatorial elections in 2019. Still, their voters are facing tricky, and potentially far-reaching, tax...
Federal Budget and Economy

Saez and Zucman Say Everything You Thought You Knew About Tax Policy Is Wrong

October 23, 2019 –
A new book by economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay,...

Fiscal 2019 Was A Strong Revenue Year For Most States But 2020 May Be Less Robust

October 14, 2019 –
State revenue growth was strong in fiscal year 2019 (July-June for 46 of the 50 states), but not as robust as in 2018. And temporary...
Individual Taxes

Anybody Can Itemize Their Deductions. But Most Don’t Want To

September 5, 2019 –
It is sometimes said that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) ended the ability of millions of taxpayers to claim itemized deductions, and...

Rethinking The Presidential Election Campaign Fund

July 25, 2019 –
When you filed your tax return last spring, did you check off the "Presidential Election Campaign" box on the Form 1040? Didn’t think so. Hardly...
Federal Budget and Economy

Post TCJA Bonuses Were Mostly a Timing Shift, Not A Boost In Long-Term Worker Pay

July 16, 2019 –
A spike in announcements of bonus payments for workers followed the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, and President...

A Last Look At The 2019 Filing Season

April 25, 2019 –
You’ve printed out your returns. You are awaiting your refund…or the IRS cashed your balance due check. Now you finally can put that shoebox full...

Thirty Years Later: I’m Paying A Lower Tax Rate On More Income

April 23, 2019 –
As I finished my federal income tax return for 2018, I could not help but think about a return I filed 30 years ago. What...

Tax Day Is Here, And State Budget Offices Share Your Fears And Hopes For A Good Return

April 15, 2019 –
With Tax Day here, taxpayers are scrambling to finish up their returns—both federal and state (that is, if their state has an individual income tax)...
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A Proposal to Reform the Taxation of Corporate Income

  • Alan Viard
Eric Toder, Alan Viard
June 17, 2016

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