Chris Atkins

 
 

Media Appearances

Audio: Atkins on tax proposal by Ilinois Governor (WNTA) April 03, 2007
Video: Atkins quoted on Business Tax Reform (CSPAN) January 31, 2007

Contributions

Urging North Carolina Courts to Hold Lottery Is a Tax -- Heatherly v. State September 08, 2008
Congress Finally Considers Lower Corporate Tax Rate but Underestimates International Tax Competition October 25, 2007
If Maryland Lawmakers Raise Taxes, Will Maryland Taxpayers Blame the Courts? October 16, 2007
Protecting Competitive Neutrality Before the Supreme Court: Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis September 21, 2007
Asking the U.S. Supreme Court to Rein in IRS Penalties on Struggling Businesses--Staff IT, Inc., v. United States September 20, 2007
MTC Wrong on Benefit Principle's Application to Nexus Debate August 20, 2007
Number of Companies That Paid No Corporate Tax is Meaningless in Maryland, Other States August 13, 2007
School Finance Lawsuits Lead to $34 Billion in New State and Local Education Appropriations August 01, 2007
Protecting Taxpayers From Discriminatory Taxes at the U.S. Supreme Court: CSX Transportation, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization of Georgia July 30, 2007
Appropriation by Litigation: Estimating the Cost of Judicial Mandates for State and Local Education Spending July 26, 2007
U.S. Still Lagging Behind OECD Corporate Tax Trends July 24, 2007
Indiana Property Taxes: Daniels Gets It July 20, 2007
State Nexus Debate Enters New Phase July 12, 2007
In OECD Comparison of Wage Taxes, U.S. Ranking Would Slip Badly if 2001 Tax Cuts Expired July 09, 2007
A First Look at Michigan's New Business Tax(es) July 05, 2007
Does the Sixth Circuit's DirecTV Opinion Reveal Tension Over the Cuno Decision? June 06, 2007
Would a Gross Receipts Tax Stabilize Michigan Revenue Collections? June 04, 2007
Asking the U.S. Supreme Court to Settle Tax Nexus Issue: FIA Card Services, N.A., fka MBNA America Bank, N.A., v. Tax Commissioner of the State of West Virginia May 09, 2007
Michigan House Democrats Release Solid SBT Replacement Plan April 27, 2007
Movin' on Up: Blagojevich Tax Increase Would Move Illinois into Top 10 on State and Local Tax Burden April 16, 2007
The Hidden Tax for Sm(all) Business in Governor Blagojevich's Gross Receipts Tax March 29, 2007
Outsourcing: Carrot or Stick Response? March 16, 2007
Truthy Claims About Gross Receipts Taxes March 14, 2007
Gross Receipts Tax: Wrong Way to Finance Illinois Government March 07, 2007
A Golden Opportunity for Tax Reform February 28, 2007
Corporate Tax Reform Will Enhance Kansas Competitiveness February 21, 2007
Tax Reform Can Boost Kansas' Tax Climate February 21, 2007
Tax Reform In The Peach State February 19, 2007
Granholm?s Service Tax: Right Principle, Wrong Application, Wrong Target February 08, 2007
Tax Reform in Michigan: Replacing the Single Business Tax January 24, 2007
Don't let misconceptions ruin reform January 24, 2007
EU Adopts Innovative Multilateral Pilot Tax System January 09, 2007
2006: The Year in Tax Law January 04, 2007
Does the Commerce Clause Protect Commerce or State Coffers? December 12, 2006
More Negatives than Positives in Governor Granholm's SBT Replacement Plan November 30, 2006
Japanese Tax Commissioner Releases Corporate Tax Cut Details November 21, 2006
Ohio Proposal Would Expand Gross Receipts Tax for Credit Card Companies November 20, 2006
Establishing Physical Presence: Borders Online Case Reveals Court Disharmony in Applying Physical Presence Rules to State Sales Taxes September 26, 2006
Arizona is Hooked on Cigarette Tax Revenue September 14, 2006
Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Course on Tax Supermajority Requirement September 13, 2006
Japan, Germany Flirting with Corporate Tax Rate Reductions September 05, 2006
The Murphy Case: Interpretive and Constitutional Issues August 31, 2006
Can Congress Reform the Federal Tax Code Without Addressing Spending? August 01, 2006
The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act: A Good Standard for Multi-State Business July 24, 2006
Judge Overturns Maryland's Wal-Mart Tax July 20, 2006
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Airline Hub Exemption Passes Constitutional Muster July 11, 2006
Improving the Connecticut Business Tax Climate July 01, 2006
Kentucky House Enacts Gross Receipts Tax Relief for Small Businesses June 28, 2006
Providing an Accurate Measure of Ohio's State and Local Tax Burden June 19, 2006
Ohio's Changing Fortunes: Can the State's Economy Overcome the Tax Burden? June 19, 2006
Did New York Really Change its Tax Treatment of Telecommuters? June 12, 2006
New IRS Corporate Inversion Rules on Foreign Presence June 06, 2006
New York Relaxes its Tax Rules on Telecommuting June 01, 2006
Oregon Corporate Tax Disclosure Headed to Ballot? May 31, 2006
SBT Repeal Movement Collects 360,000 Signatures May 26, 2006
Supreme Court Denies Review of Cuno Property Tax Exemption May 24, 2006
European Tax Burden High, But Falling May 18, 2006
Unanimous Supreme Court Dismisses Cuno Case May 15, 2006
Important State Court Rulings on Tax Incentives and Nexus May 12, 2006
Reforming Property Taxes in the Lone Star State May 11, 2006
European High Court Official Affirms Tax Competition May 11, 2006
U.S. Lagging Behind OECD Corporate Tax Trends May 05, 2006
Single Business Tax is Dragging Down Michigan's Economy March 30, 2006
Maryland's Wal-Mart Tax Likely to Hurt Wal-Mart's Workers March 09, 2006
The Cuno Hearing: From the Back Row March 01, 2006
European Corporate Tax Reform and U.S. Corporate Tax Policy January 31, 2006
Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2005: Restoring Balance to State Taxation of Telecommuters January 31, 2006
Indiana: A Case Study in the Dangers of Fiscal Entanglement January 27, 2006
Spain?s Socialist Government Proposes Reduction in Corporate Income Tax Rate from 35 to 30 percent January 24, 2006
New Belgium Tax Deduction Seeks to Remove Distortion, Encourage Investment January 17, 2006
We're Number One! January 03, 2006
Nebraska Governor Recommends Tax Cuts December 13, 2005
The Constitutional Challenge to West Virginia's Coal Severance Tax December 06, 2005
U.S. Corporate Tax Competitiveness: A Senator Speaks Out December 02, 2005
Texas Supreme Court: More Money Won't Solve State's Education Problems November 23, 2005
The U.S. Corporate Income Tax System: Once a World Leader, Now A Millstone Around the Neck of American Business November 15, 2005
Defending Tax Competition in the U.S. Supreme Court: DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Charlotte Cuno, et al. November 14, 2005
Marketing Tax Nexus? November 02, 2005
Rebuilding Mississippi's Business Tax Climate October 24, 2005
Debating the "COST" of H.R. 1956 October 07, 2005
Voluntary Streamlined Sales and Use Tax System (SSTP) Up and Running October 04, 2005
A Twentieth Century Tax in the Twenty-First Century: Understanding State Corporate Tax Systems September 30, 2005
Thinking Correctly about Fiscal Federalism, State Sovereignty, and H.R. 1956 September 27, 2005
Paying for "Civilized Society" in the Global Marketplace: H.R. 1956's Physical Presence Rule Accurately Matches Taxes Paid and Benefits Received September 26, 2005
Targeted Tax Relief for Katrina Rebuilding in a Cuno World September 22, 2005
Is the Washington Airplane Manufacturers Tax Cut Susceptible to Challenge Under Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler? September 16, 2005
Oklahoma Voters Say 'No Thanks' to Gas Tax Increase September 15, 2005
Will Politicians Make Fiscal Sacrifices to Help Katrina Survivors? September 14, 2005
The Original Impetus for the Commerce Clause and Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler August 29, 2005
Important Tax Cases: Scripto v. Carson and the Agency Theory of Nexus August 26, 2005
A Virginia Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Good for Taxpayers August 23, 2005
Federalism, State Tax Sovereignty, and its Guardians August 17, 2005
Stopping "Abusive Tax Shelters" or Avoiding Tax Competition? August 12, 2005
Important Tax Cases: McCullough v. Maryland and the Sovereign Power to Tax August 10, 2005
Revisiting Kelo v. New London: The Tax Consequences of the Supreme Court?s Ruling August 03, 2005
President James Madison and Pork-Barrel Spending July 26, 2005
Who Says Tax Law Can't Be Fun? A Word-Game Based on Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler July 22, 2005
Important Tax Cases: Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and the Physical Presence Rule for Sales Tax Collection July 19, 2005
Washington State Supreme Court Rejects Tax Initiative July 15, 2005
Tax Reform and Revenue Neutrality: President's Panel Should Avoid the Redistribution of 1986 July 13, 2005

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