Sales Tax Holidays by State, 2024
However well-intended they may be, sales tax holidays remain the same as they always have been—ineffective and inefficient.
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Joseph Johns
State Tax Policy Analyst
Joseph Johns is a State Tax Policy Analyst with the Tax Foundation.
Johns focused his research on taxes and spending while at a nearby think tank and has worked alongside various nonprofits in the Washington, D.C. area. He graduated from George Mason University in 2021 as an MA Fellow at the Mercatus Center, where he assisted Mercatus scholars with state-level economic research. He currently lives in Central Arkansas and enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with friends.
Latest Work
Evaluating Proposed Pennsylvania Income Tax Reforms
The proposal is a good example of what can be done to reduce tax burdens on residents if spending is constrained. There are real, tangible benefits associated with enacting this pro-growth reform that should not be discounted.
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Arkansas Enacts Fourth Tax Cut in Less than Two Years
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) recently called a brief special legislative session to enact the fourth round of reductions to the Natural State’s individual and corporate income taxes. Legislators also passed a modest property tax reform proposal.
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Gross Receipts Taxes by State, 2024
Gross receipts taxes impose costs on consumers, workers, and shareholders alike. Shifting from these economically damaging taxes can thus be a part of states’ plans for improving their tax codes in an increasingly competitive tax landscape.
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Throwback and Throwout Rules by State, 2024
States have generally tried to encourage capital investment. Throwback and throwout rules are an unfortunate example of penalizing it.
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