Tax Compliance Burden Could Cost America as much as 1.2 Percent of its GDP
The time and effort associated with tax compliance is a drag on the economy, as researchers have shown. Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduce that burden?
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The time and effort associated with tax compliance is a drag on the economy, as researchers have shown. Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduce that burden?
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9 min readThe Tax Foundation’s 2018 tax reform calculator shows you how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will impact take-home incomes, taxes owed, and more.
2 min readOregon’s Legislative Revenue Office anticipates a $40 million revenue loss in fiscal year 2019, for one simple reason: absent legislative action to the contrary, Oregon will adopt the new pass-through deduction, while most other states will not.
3 min readThe TCJA is projected to improve the United States’ current ranking from 30th among the 35 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to 25th, an improvement of five places.
4 min readWhile other states are working to promote growth, Pennsylvania is headed in the opposite direction with a policy that dramatically overtaxes investment.
4 min readGovernor Justice’s proposal to roll back West Virginia’s tangible personal property tax, a tax on equipment and machinery, is an opportunity improve the state’s outmoded property tax structure.
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