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What is the experience of other countries with national retail sales taxes?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

What is the experience of other countries with national retail sales taxes?

No country has attempted a truly ambitious retail sales tax. Those that have tried more modest versions have abandoned them in favor of value-added taxes.

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What are the major federal excise taxes, and how much money do they raise?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

What are the major federal excise taxes, and how much money do they raise?

Federal excise tax revenues—collected mostly from sales of motor fuel, airline tickets, tobacco, alcohol, and health-related goods and services—totaled nearly $100 billion in 2019, or 2.9 percent of total federal tax receipts.

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Would tax evasion and avoidance be a significant problem for a national retail sales tax?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

Would tax evasion and avoidance be a significant problem for a national retail sales tax?

A national retail sales tax would certainly not eliminate tax evasion and avoidance, and might increase it.

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