Taxes are an important part of the mix, and modernizing a state’s tax structure helps position it for growth. States that rank better on the Index have better-structured tax codes, and states with better-structured tax codes get Wins Above Replacement.
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The State Tax Competitiveness Index enables policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much state governments collect in taxes, the Index evaluates how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement.
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How your state’s tax system is structured matters greatly—it can impact the competitiveness of your state’s business climate and economic growth.
With Democrats retaking control of the US House of Representatives and US Senate, several new federal tax issues are on the table for 2027.
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In red and blue states alike, voters showed wariness toward novel changes to the tax code, with two notable exceptions.
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The UK’s 2026 Autumn Budget largely favors short-term relief over growth, highlighting the need for pro-growth reforms such as replacing the Stamp Duty Land Tax with annual property or land taxes.
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Short FormEconomics isn’t just a course with supply and demand graphs and a quirky usage of “guns and butter.” It’s a discipline focused on incentives and responses, and we can see its impact all around us, shaping our world and our choices.
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The debt limit is one of Congress’s few chances to debate unsustainable borrowing, and reforms should create more room for bipartisan deficit reduction, not less.
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The Senate recently passed the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, which contains 65 provisions to improve tax administration and the IRS.
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22 of the 27 EU Member States have implemented both the income inclusion rule and the qualified domestic minimum top-up tax in 2026.
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