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Historical US Federal Corporate Income Tax Rates & Brackets, 1909-2025

How do current federal corporate tax rates and brackets compare historically?

Placing Harris and Trump Tax Plans in Historical Context

Trump’s tariff hikes would rank as the the largest tax increase outside of wartime since 1940. Meanwhile, Harris’s tax plan would rank as the 6th largest tax increase outside of wartime since 1940.

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How World War II Reshaped US Taxation

World War II shaped many aspects of the modern world, including the US tax code. But the dramatic changes to our system that military mobilization required didn’t subside when the fighting finished; they’ve persisted to today.

Placing Biden and Trump Tax Proposals in Historical Context

From President Biden calling the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act the “largest tax cut in American history,” to former President Trump claiming that Biden “wants to raise your taxes by four times,” the campaign rhetoric on taxes may be sparking some confusion.

After 90 Years, It Is Time to Wean Credit Unions off Taxpayer Subsidies

Credit unions’ privileged status as tax-exempt nonprofit organizations may have filled a market need during the Great Depression, but 90 years later, there is no longer a justification to subsidize these institutions.

History of Taxes

Learn where and when taxes originated and how they resemble taxes we have today. Understand how the American tax code developed from the beginning of the colonies. Learn about some of the weirder taxes throughout history, designed not just to raise revenue, but influence behavior too.

Historical U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates & Brackets, 1862-2021

How do current federal individual income tax rates and brackets compare historically?

State Inheritance and Estate Taxes: Rates, Economic Implications, and the Return of Interstate Competition

Estate and inheritance taxes reduce investment, discourage business expansion, and sometimes drive wealthy taxpayers out of state. It’s little wonder that states are under pressure to reduce or eliminate them.

A Simple Change to Restore Social Security Solvency

What Does Donald Rumsfeld Have in Common with Franklin Roosevelt?

Taxes Up, Stocks Up, What Can Go Wrong?

Fact Checking the Tax Talk: Economic Policy Dominates Second Presidential Debate

The Clinton Administration’s Health Care Reform Plan: A Taxpayer’s Perspective