An Introduction to the History of Taxes
Taxes have played a major role throughout history, and even date back to around 5,000 years ago. Taxes will continue to affect our lives and shape our societies just like they have for thousands of years.
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Is the Foreign Pollution Fee Act a Carbon Price?
A national-level carbon price—a tax or cap-and-trade scheme placed on CO2 or other greenhouse gases—may seem distant in the U.S., especially since the Inflation Reduction Act, which included major climate policy, omitted one. However, policymakers on both sides of the aisle have been nibbling around the edges of carbon taxes.
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Short FormWhat’s the Tea? 250 Years since the Boston Tea Party
Learn more about what really happened leading up to the showdown in the harbor with this educational look through tax history.
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Cannabis Taxation: Lessons Learned from U.S. States and a Blueprint for Nationwide Cannabis Tax Policy
Marijuana taxation is one of the hottest policy issues in the United States. Twenty-one states have implemented legislation to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales.
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How Recent Reforms to Retirement Saving Will Impact Taxpayers in 2024 and Beyond
With Secure 2.0, lawmakers recognized and addressed several flaws in the tax code’s treatment of saving and retirement, but there is continued work to be done simplifying and expanding savings and retirement options for taxpayers.
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Saving Americans’ Dwindling Savings
Americans are saving less. While the U.S. saving rate has regularly lagged behind its peers, it has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Increasingly, people are turning to credit cards to fill the gaps in their budgets.
Tax Reform Is Key to Ukraine’s Economic Health, Now and after the War
What historical lessons of wartime finance can Ukrainian and EU policymakers learn to put Ukraine’s economy on a path to success during, and especially after, the war?
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Corporate Tax Rates around the World, 2023
Of the 225 jurisdictions around the world, only six have increased their top corporate income tax rate in 2023, a trend that might be reversed in the coming years as more countries agree to implement the global minimum tax.
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Response to Treasury’s Request for Public Input on Pillar One
A multilateral agreement that eliminates digital services taxes would be valuable, but not if it introduces more complexity and leaves unanswered many questions about the impacts on the U.S. tax base.
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Talking Tax Reform: Considerations for a Congressional Tax Package
With the expiration of major provisions in the TCJA looming, the upcoming debate is colored by policies that already expired or will expire in the next few years, like the child tax credit, state and local tax deduction, and TCJA business-related provisions. The House Ways and Means Committee has also debated legislation to expand the standard deduction, among other changes, that could serve as a bargaining chip in future negotiations. Our experts will explain the policy implications and consider the impacts on taxpayers of various provisions. We’ll also explore the options for a potential legislative package that could coalesce in the coming months.