Not So Much Ado About Stock Buybacks—Q1 2018 Repurchases Comparable to Past Years
A closer look at the data shows that the amount of stock buybacks following the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act isn’t out of the norm.
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Missing Some Context on Stock Buybacks
Stock buybacks made since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t mean that workers won’t ultimately benefit through higher wages.
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States Explore Taxing Carried Interest
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Getting “Real” by Indexing Capital Gains for Inflation
Many elements of the income tax are adjusted for inflation, such as tax brackets, but the purchase price of assets that are later sold for capital gains or losses is not. Here’s the case for changing that.
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The ‘Grain Glitch’ Needs to Be Fixed
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax preference for farm co-ops would distort agricultural activity and create tax planning opportunities for wealthy taxpayers.
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Trends in State Tax Policy, 2018
In 2018, trends to watch in state tax policy will include reductions in corporate tax rates, the spread of gross receipts taxes, new and lower taxes on marijuana, estate tax repeal, a wait-and-see approach on federal tax reform, and more.
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Important Differences Between the House and Senate Tax Reform Bills Heading into Conference
The House and Senate have both passed legislation that would overhaul the federal tax code. Learn about the key differences between the two bills.
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Are Pass-Through Businesses Treated Fairly Under the Senate Version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
A more careful look shows that the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t put pass-through businesses at a disadvantage compared to C corporations.
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Testimony: The Startup Slump: Can Tax Reform Help Revive American Entrepreneurship?
Tax reform should aim to get the tax code out of the way of entrepreneurship by making it simpler, less burdensome, and eliminating its anti-growth biases.
Testimony: The Tax Code as a Barrier to Entrepreneurship
Lawmakers interested in removing barriers to entrepreneurship should consider ways to mitigate 3 distortions in the U.S. tax code: the limited deductibility of business net operating losses, the limited deductibility of capital losses, and lengthy depreciation schedules.
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