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    • President Biden’s Tax Plan
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    Tax Data & Resources
    • 2021 Tax Tracker
    • Biden Tax Proposals
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    • Income Tax Data
    • Historical Income Tax Rates
    • Historical Corporate Tax Rates
    • U.S. Tax Data Tool
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    • Internet Sales Taxes
    • Estate and Gift Taxes
    • Credits and Deductions
    • Alternative Minimum Tax
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    • Corporate Income Taxes
    • Small Business Taxes
    • Gross Receipts and Margin Taxes
    • Capital Gains and Dividends Taxes
    • Property Taxes
    • Credits and Deductions
    • Digital Tax Policies
    • State Business Tax Climate Index
    • Location Matters: The State Tax Costs of Doing Business
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    • Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes
    • Sugar, Snack, and Soda Taxes
    • Marijuana Taxes
    • Alcohol Taxes
    • Gas and Transportation Taxes
    • Hotel and Tourism Taxes
    • Cellphone and Wireless Taxes
    Tax Data & Resources
    • State Tax Maps
    • Facts & Figures
    • Recent State Tax Changes
    • Explore Taxes by State
    • Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets
    • Corporate Tax Rates and Brackets
    • State and Local Sales Tax Rates
    • Sales Tax Rates in Major Cities
    • Sales Tax Holidays
    • Online Sales Taxes
    • Remote Work
    • COVID-19 Response Center
    Major Publications
    • State Business Tax Climate Index
    • State Tax Reform Guides
    • State Chart Books
    • State-Local Tax Burden Rankings
    • Location Matters: The State Tax Costs of Doing Business
  • Global Taxes
    Individual and Consumption Taxes
    • Income and Payroll Taxes
    • Capital Gains and Dividends Taxes
    • Excise and Consumption Taxes
    • Tax Compliance and Complexity
    Business Taxes
    • Corporate Income Taxes
    • Cost Recovery
    • Taxation Of Multinational Businesses
    • Tax Compliance and Complexity
    Tax Proposals, Reform Guides, and the Economy
    • Opportunities for Pro-Growth Tax Reform in Austria
    • A Framework for the Future: Reforming the UK Tax System
    • Country Proposals
    • EU Tax Proposals
    • International Proposals
    Tax Data & Resources
    • Global Tax Maps
    • Explore Tax Data by Country
    • Base Erosion & Profit Shifting
    • U.S. International Tax Reform
    • Digital Services Taxes
    • COVID-19 Tax Resource Center
    • Insights into the Tax Systems of Scandinavian Countries
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    • International Tax Competitiveness Index
    • Corporate Tax Rates around the World
    • Sources of Government Revenue
    • Consumption Tax Policies
    • Tax Burden on Labor
    • Net Operating Loss Policies
    • Capital Cost Recovery
    • Anti-Base Erosion Provisions and Territorial Tax Systems
    • Tax Treatment of Stock and Retirement Accounts
    • A Framework for the Future: Reforming the UK Tax System
    • Opportunities for Pro-Growth Tax Reform in Austria
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    • Biden's Tax Plan: Explained
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    • How Should R&D Be Taxed?
    • The Future of Transportation Taxes
    • Digital Services Taxes
    • Understanding Tariffs
    • Recreational Marijuana Taxes
    • Pleading GILTI
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Robert J. Myers

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  • Tax Review: Social Security Taxes: Regressivity and Subsidies
    December 1, 1973
  • Tax Review: The Future Role of Social Security
    November 1, 1969
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