Tax Policy Blog

Ways & Means Committee Mark Ups Include Changes to Health-Care Related Taxes

The Right Way to Measure Tax Changes by Income Group

Missouri Governor Set to Sign Income Tax Cuts

Potential Supreme Court Nominees on Taxpayer Rights, State Taxes, and Interstate Commerce

What Does the Wayfair Decision Really Mean for States, Businesses, and Consumers?

Various interpretations of the recent Wayfair decision from the U.S. Supreme Court has led to confusion about its impact for online sellers and consumers. We clear up that confusion with this Q&A.

Tariffs Targeting Intermediate Goods Go into Effect

Business and Individual Taxpayers See No Reprieve in New Jersey Tax Package

Reviewing the WTO Alternatives to Imposing Broad Tariffs

Taxation, Representation, and the American Revolution

James Otis’s rallying cry of “taxation without representation is tyranny!” became the watchwords of the American Revolution and remain familiar to our ears. American independence, which we celebrate each year, was born of a tax revolt.

States Rain Down Taxes on Fourth of July Celebrations

Congressional Budget Office Projects Spending Growth Will Outpace Revenue Growth

Another Look at Reforming the Health Insurance Exclusion

New Study Raises Questions about European Commission Proposal to Tax Digital Companies

New Budget Resolution Gives Hope for Phase Two of Tax Reform

Recommendations for the Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Task Force

Supreme Court Decides Wayfair Online Sales Tax Case

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Thirty-one states that currently tax internet sales will be impacted.

Arkansas: Options for Excise Tax Reform

A Financial Transactions Tax Is A Retread of Bad Ideas

Three Possible Impacts of the TCJA Related to the Financial Services Sector

Stock Buybacks Don’t Hinder Investment Spending

Stock buybacks transfer capital from old established firms to new and innovative ones that need capital to meet their potential.