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June 15, 2016November 14, 2024

The Compliance Costs of IRS Regulations

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May 25, 2016July 24, 2023

Perspectives on the Need for Tax Reform: Before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy

22 min read

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May 11, 2016July 24, 2023

If Everyone Is a Tax Haven, No One Is

2 min read

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Blog

April 13, 2016March 5, 2024

Some Corporations Pay Zero Federal Taxes – and There’s No Problem With That

7 min read

Blog

October 8, 2015October 24, 2024

Federal Tax Laws and Regulations are Now Over 10 Million Words Long

3 min read

Blog

April 10, 2015July 24, 2023

Why Tax Complexity Still Matters

2 min read

Blog

April 2, 2015July 24, 2023

There are More Marginal Income Tax Rates than Advertised

3 min read

Blog

January 23, 2015July 24, 2023

The IRS Has Too Many Responsibilities

3 min read

Blog

January 16, 2015July 24, 2023

Don’t Cry for the IRS, We’re Doing Their Work for Them

3 min read

Testimony

June 7, 2012August 2, 2024

Responses to Questions from Senator Orrin Hatch on the Effect of Federal Tax Policy on the States

Testimony

June 7, 2012July 24, 2023

Responses to Questions from Senator Olympia Snowe on the Effect of Federal Tax Policy on the States

Blog

November 17, 2011July 24, 2023

Tax Compliance Now Takes More Than 7 Billion Hours

1 min read

Blog

April 30, 2009July 24, 2023

Massachusetts Revenue Department Bullying New Hampshire Businesses

2 min read

Blog

April 29, 2009July 24, 2023

Film Producer Convicted of Bribing Government Official for More Film Tax Credits

1 min read

Blog

April 22, 2009July 24, 2023

Missouri’s Version of the FairTax

3 min read

Blog

December 8, 2008July 24, 2023

Oklahoma Raises $81 Million in Tax Amnesty, but is that a Success?

1 min read

Blog

May 29, 2007July 24, 2023

Tax Amnesty in Iowa

3 min read

Blog

July 20, 2005July 24, 2023

Tax Compliance Costs Down Under

1 min read

Blog

July 11, 2005October 12, 2023

The Limits of Optimal Tax Theory

1 min read

Research

March 1, 1997July 24, 2023

Principles and Practices of Tax Reform Transition

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The Compliance Costs of IRS Regulations

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Some Corporations Pay Zero Federal Taxes – and There’s No Problem With That

Federal Tax Laws and Regulations are Now Over 10 Million Words Long

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There are More Marginal Income Tax Rates than Advertised

The IRS Has Too Many Responsibilities

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Responses to Questions from Senator Orrin Hatch on the Effect of Federal Tax Policy on the States

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Tax Compliance Now Takes More Than 7 Billion Hours

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Tax Compliance Costs Down Under

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