Special Reports

 
 

Policy studies of current tax and spending issues, including state and local tax burdens and Tax Freedom Day®.

Tax Freedom Day® 2013 is April 18, Five Days Later Than Last Year | Posted April 02, 2013 By William McBride, Kyle Pomerleau, Elizabeth Malm
Growth Dividend from a Lower Corporate Tax Rate | Posted March 12, 2013 By Michael Schuyler
What Is the Evidence on Taxes and Growth? | Posted December 18, 2012 By William McBride
Is the Postal Service Like Greece? | Posted December 04, 2012 By Michael Schuyler
Diving Off the Fiscal Cliff: An Economy on the Rocks | Posted November 27, 2012 By Stephen J. Entin
The Fiscal Cliff: A Primer | Posted November 13, 2012 By TF Staff
The Fiscal Costs of Nonpayers | Posted September 19, 2012 By Will Freeland, William McBride, Ed Gerrish
A Global Perspective on Territorial Taxation | Posted August 10, 2012 By Philip Dittmer
Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy | Posted July 30, 2012 By Joseph Henchman
Tax Equity and the Growth in Nonpayers | Posted July 20, 2012 By Will Freeland, Scott A. Hodge
Taxation of Online Travel Services: Lawsuits Generally Not Succeeding In Effort to Expand Hotel Taxes | Posted May 09, 2012 By Joseph Henchman
Movie Production Incentives in the Last Frontier | Posted April 26, 2012 By I. Harry David, Mark Robyn
Special Report No. 198: Tax Freedom Day 2012 | Posted April 02, 2012 By William McBride
Rethinking U.S. Taxation of Overseas Operations: Subpart F, Territoriality, and the Exception for Active Royalties | Posted November 22, 2011 By Joseph Henchman
Overreaching on Obesity: Governments Consider New Taxes on Soda and Candy | Posted October 31, 2011 By Scott Drenkard
U.S. Corporations Suffer High Effective Tax Rates by International Standards | Posted September 13, 2011 By Philip Dittmer
Beyond the Headlines: What Do Corporations Pay in Income Tax? | Posted September 07, 2011 By William McBride
Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy | Posted July 28, 2011 By Joseph Henchman, Micah Cohen, Mark Robyn
Ten Reasons the U.S. Should Move to a Territorial System of Taxing Foreign Earnings | Posted May 11, 2011 By Scott A. Hodge
Ten Benefits of Cutting the U.S. Corporate Tax Rate | Posted May 11, 2011 By Scott A. Hodge
Tax Freedom Day® Arrives on April 12 | Posted March 30, 2011 By Kail Padgitt
State-Local Tax Burdens Fall in 2009 as Tax Revenues Shrink Faster than Income | Posted February 23, 2011 By Gerald Prante, Mark Robyn
State Tax Changes During 2010 | Posted January 12, 2011 By Joseph Henchman
How Would Expiration of Bush-Era Tax Cuts Affect State and Local Budgets? | Posted November 22, 2010 By Mark Robyn
Washington Voters to Consider High-Earner Income Tax | Posted October 26, 2010 By Joseph Henchman
Over One-Third of New Tax Revenue Would Come from Business Income If High-Income Personal Tax Cuts Expire | Posted September 13, 2010
Putting Corporate Tax "Loopholes" In Perspective | Posted August 03, 2010 By Scott A. Hodge
Oil Industry Taxes: A Cash Cow For Government | Posted July 28, 2010 By Scott A. Hodge
Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy | Posted July 26, 2010 By Joseph Henchman, Micah Cohen, Mark Robyn
Income Mobility and the Persistence of Millionaires, 1999 to 2007 | Posted June 21, 2010 By Robert Carroll
The Economic Effects of the Lower Tax Rate on Dividends | Posted June 07, 2010 By Robert Carroll
The Federal Estate Tax: Will It Rise From the Grave in 2011 or Sooner? | Posted May 27, 2010 Edited By William Ahern
PEP and Pease: Repealed for 2010 But Preparing a Comeback | Posted April 29, 2010 By Patrick Fleenor
"Amazon Tax" Laws Signal Business Unfriendliness And Will Worsen Short-Term Budget Problems | Posted March 08, 2010 By Joseph Henchman
The Importance of Tax Deferral and A Lower Corporate Tax Rate | Posted February 19, 2010 By Robert Carroll
Cities Pursue Discriminatory Taxation of Online Travel Services | Posted February 03, 2010 By Joseph Henchman
Movie Production Incentives & Film Tax Credits: Blockbuster Support for Lackluster Policy | Posted January 14, 2010 By Will Luther
How Much Does President Obama's Budget Redistribute Income? | Posted September 21, 2009 By Gerald Prante, Patrick Fleenor
Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy | Posted August 26, 2009 By Mark Robyn, Micah Cohen, Joseph Henchman
The Excess Burden of Taxes and the Economic Cost of High Tax Rates | Posted August 14, 2009 By Robert Carroll
The Corporate Income Tax and Workers' Wages: New Evidence from the 50 States | Posted August 03, 2009 By Robert Carroll
How Much Does President Obama's Budget Redistribute Income? | Posted June 25, 2009 By Gerald Prante, Patrick Fleenor
Bank Secrecy, Tax Havens and International Tax Competition | Posted May 13, 2009 By Robert Carroll
How Do Americans Feel About Taxes Today? Tax Foundation's 2009 Survey of U.S. Attitudes on Taxes, Government Spending and Wealth Distribution | Posted April 08, 2009 By Matt Moon
State Budget Shortfalls Present a Tax Reform Opportunity | Posted February 11, 2009 By Joseph Henchman
Certainty and Uniformity: The Standards (Testimony Before Congress on H.R. 5267, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008) | Posted June 24, 2008 By Joseph Henchman
An Opportunity to Improve Mississippi's Tax Climate | Posted April 03, 2008 By Tonya Barr, Joseph Henchman
Virginia Supreme Court Considers Taxpayer Protections in NVTA Tax Case | Posted February 13, 2008 By Joseph Henchman
Defending Competitive Neutrality Before the Supreme Court | Posted November 30, 2007 By Joseph Henchman
A Progressive AMT Fix Without Higher Tax Rates | Posted June 27, 2007 By Gerald Prante

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