Tax Foundation Director of State Projects Joseph Henchman on NBC discussing Cyber Monday and the debate over collecting sales taxes for online purchases.
The debate about whether states should be able to tax out-of-state sellers is not new: It actually dates back to our country's founding. After independence, in the 1780s, states engaged in a trade war with each other. Coastal states imposed...
Joseph Henchman
Vice President, Legal & State Projects, Tax Foundation
Hearing on H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act of 2011
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President Obama just announced at a press conference that he has directed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to demand the resignation of the Acting IRS Commissioner, Steven Miller. CNN then obtained Miller's resignation letter...
In a press conference this weekend, Minnesota lawmakers announced an overview of their budget agreement. Though some details remain unspecified, the major tax provisions are disappointing.
Here’s what we do know....