Taxes

TCJA Strongly Boosted Corporate Investment, Study Finds Skip to content Home • Blog • New Study Finds TCJA Strongly Boosted Corporate Investment The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 overhauled the federal tax code by reforming individual and business taxes. It was pro-growth reform, significantly lowering marginal

Do People Really Move Because of Taxes? | TaxEDU Skip to content Home • Blog • The Short Form: Do People Really Move Because of Taxes? This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify tax issues and explore the world through the lens of tax policy. Learn more about taxes

California Menthol Ban Results Mixed, with Illicit Market Thriving Skip to content Home • Blog • Californians Still Smoking Menthol after Ban: Evidence from a Discarded Pack Audit It’s been almost a year since California banned the sale of all flavored tobacco products, and the big question is: did it work? While legal sales are

IRS Tax Gap Report: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • IRS Report Shows Closing the Tax Gap Would Not Close the Deficit The latest tax gapThe tax gap is the difference between taxes legally owed and taxes collected. The gross tax gap in the U.S. accounts for at least 1 billion

Capital Cost Recovery under BEFIT vs EU Member State Policies Skip to content Home • Blog • European Tax Policy Scorecard: Capital Cost Recovery under BEFIT versus Current Member State Policies On 12 September, the European Commission released the Business in Europe: Framework for Income TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by

October is economic education month. An important part of economic education is understanding how taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. es affect the economy. On this special episode of The Deduction,

Real Property Taxes in Europe | Tax Foundation Maps Skip to content Table of Contents Early property taxA property tax is primarily levied on immovable property like land and buildings, as well as on tangible personal property that is movable, like vehicles and equipment. Property taxes are the single largest source of state and local

Successful Fiscal Consolidations Do Not Rely Solely on Tax Hikes Skip to content Home • Blog • Most Successful Fiscal Consolidations Do Not Rely Solely on Tax Hikes Although interest rates are expected to fall as inflationInflation is when the general price of goods and services increases across the economy, reducing the purchasing power of

Trump Corporate Tax Rate Cut Proposal: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • A Lower Corporate Rate Is an Opportunity Worth Taking as Part of Broader Tax Reform As the 2024 presidential campaign season gets fully underway, candidates are beginning to sketch out their taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge

Presented by: Will McBride Alex Muresianu Debate swirls around the transition to a greener economy. On October 1st, the European Union (EU) began implementing its carbon tariff, called the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Starting in 2025, the policy will place a tax on certain carbon-intensive imports. CBAM is intended to put EU industry that

Pillar One US Treasury Consultation: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Five Takeaways from the New Pillar One Documents Last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a trove of new documents on a draft multilateral taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state,

2023 International Tax Competitiveness Index | Tax Foundation Skip to content Table of Contents Note: Each year we review and improve the methodology of the Index. For that reason, prior editions are not comparable to the results in this 2023 edition. All data and methodological notes are accessible in our GitHub repository. Below is an

Kansas Property Tax Assessment Limit: Details & Analysis Skip to content Table of Contents Note: An oral version of the following prepared remarks was presented, by invitation, to the Kansas Special Committee on Taxation during an informational hearing on October 9, 2023. Chair Smith, Vice Chair Tyson, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for

CCCTB vs. BEFIT: EU Corporate Tax Base: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • CCCTB vs. BEFIT: How Have the Proposals Changed? The European Union (EU) has tried to create a common corporate tax baseThe tax base is the total amount of income, property, assets, consumption, transactions, or other economic activity subject

Indiana Tax Reform Options: Details & Analysis Skip to content Table of Contents Note: The following was written testimony presented before the Indiana State and Local Tax Review Task Force. Download the full testimony and presentation slides above. Chairman Holdman and Members of the State and Local TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge

Pennsylvania Cigarette Markups Could Cost $47 Million per Year Skip to content Home • Blog • Pennsylvania Cigarette Minimum Markups Will Cost the State $47 Million per Year Minimum price markups may not be a taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to

Transcript Taxes only generate revenue if they’re paid and collected. Sounds simple, right? It should be. In fact, simplicity is one of the most important principles of sound tax policy. A simple tax code means taxes should be easy for taxpayers to pay and easy for governments to administer and collect. Simpler tax policies maximize

2023 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index Skip to content Below is an excerpt of the 2023 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index (RTCI), a recent report published in collaboration with Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad. Click the link above to download the full report in Spanish. Executive Summary The Regional TaxA tax is a mandatory payment

Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps | Tax Foundation Skip to content Note: Below is an excerpt from our recent guide, “The Future of Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps on the Road Map to Competitiveness.” Download the full report above. Arkansas TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments

501(c)(3) Nonprofit Revenue Data: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Nonprofits are Financially Healthy and Doing Big Business Can an organization rightfully be called a “nonprofit” if it almost always makes money? And what if most of that organization’s income comes from “business income,” should it legitimately be considered a “charity”?