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Understanding Why Full Expensing Matters, Full expensing is also known as accelerated depreciation of capital investments, Learn more about accelerated cost recovery of investments.
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The U.S. Tax Burden on Labor, 2020

Although the U.S. has a progressive tax system and a relatively low tax burden compared to the OECD average, average-wage workers still pay about 30 percent of their wages in taxes.

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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?

While the current crisis has caused consumption to drop dramatically, it is generally true that income taxes are more volatile than consumption taxes in an economic downturn and income taxes tend to be more harmful to economic growth than consumption taxes and property taxes.

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Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD, France Tax burden on labor, Spain tax burden on labor, Greece tax burden on labor, UK tax burden on labor, Austria tax burden on labor
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A Comparison of the Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD, 2020

A higher tax burden on labor often leads to lower employment rates and wages. That’s important for policymakers to remember as they look for ways to help their economies recover from coronavirus-induced shutdowns. If their goal is to encourage employment, policies that lower the tax burden on labor could prove a powerful tool.

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Business tangible personal property tax, business inventory tax, Alaska business tangible personal property tax, Texas business tangible personal property tax, Oklahoma business tangible personal property tax, Arkansas business tangible personal property tax, Louisiana business tangible personal property tax, Mississippi business tangible personal property tax, Georgia business tangible personal property tax, Kentucky business tangible personal property tax, West Virginia business tangible personal property tax, Virginia business tangible personal property tax, Maryland business tangible personal property tax, Michigan business tangible personal property tax, Massachusetts business tangible personal property tax, Vermont business tangible personal property tax
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Does Your State Tax Business Inventory?

Inventory taxes are levied regardless of whether a business makes a profit, adding to the burden of businesses already struggling to stay afloat.

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State franchise tax, state franchise taxes, state capital stock tax, state capital stock taxes, Wyoming capital stock tax, Nebraska capital stock tax, Oklahoma capital stock tax, Arkansas capital stock tax, Louisiana capital stock tax, Mississippi capital stock tax, Tennessee capital stock tax, Alabama capital stock tax, Georgia capital stock tax, South Carolina capital stock tax, North Carolina capital stock tax, Illinois capital stock tax, New York capital stock tax, Delaware capital stock tax, Connecticut capital stock tax, Massachusetts capital stock tax
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Does Your State Levy a Capital Stock Tax?

As many businesses may need time to return to profitability after this crisis, states should prioritize reducing reliance on capital stock taxes, and shift toward more neutral forms of business taxation.

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Which states have a gross receipts tax? State gross receipts tax, state gross receipts tax, Washington state gross receipts tax, Washington gross receipts tax, Oregon gross receipts tax, Nevada gross receipts tax, Texas gross receipts tax, Tennessee gross receipts tax, Ohio gross receipts tax, Delaware gross receipts tax
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Gross Receipts Taxes by State, 2020

While it’s unclear how soon state economies may be able to fully open again, it’s not too early for states to consider how they can remove barriers to businesses & consumers resuming activity.

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state pensions. How well-funded are pension plans in your state? State public pension funding, state pension plan funding, pension plan crisis, pension plan underfunded
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How Well-Funded Are Pension Plans in Your State?

The current crisis highlights the cost of underfunding pensions in years of economic growth. Twenty states have pension plans that were less than two-thirds funded, and five states had pension plans that were less than 50 percent funded.

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depreciation Capital allowances and capital cost recovery across OECD countries, 2021. Learn more about capital allowance and capital recovery.
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Capital Cost Recovery across the OECD, 2020

Although sometimes overlooked in discussions about corporate taxation, capital cost recovery plays an important role in defining a business’s tax base and can impact investment decisions—with far-reaching economic consequences.

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State Rainy Day Funds and the COVID-19 Crisis

State revenue stabilization funds, often called rainy day funds, are better funded now than they were at the start of the Great Recession and can be a valuable tool as states face a sharp pandemic-linked economic contraction.

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A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims

Another 1.4 million Americans filed initial regular unemployment benefit claims, the eleventh week of a decline in the rate of new claims, but still among the highest levels in U.S. history. The total number of new and continued claims now stands at 19.3 million, a marked decline from the peak of 24.9 million a month ago.

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Coronavirus relief measures, Coronavirus tax relief measures, Coronavirus VAT payments, refunds, and rates in Europe
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VAT Bases in Europe

The extent to which businesses and consumers will benefit from coronavirus relief measures like temporary VAT changes will depend on the VAT base.

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How healthy is your state's rainy day fund? State rainy day funds and state rainy day balances as a percentage of state general fund expenditures
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How Healthy is Your State’s Rainy Day Fund?

Rainy day funds have increasingly emerged as a standard component of states’ budgeting toolkits. Economic cycles can have significant impacts on state revenue, but states can prepare for the inevitable downturns during good times by putting away money in a revenue stabilization fund.

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VAT Thresholds in Europe, EU VAT Exemption Thresholds in Europe
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VAT Exemption Thresholds in Europe

Due to certain VAT exemption thresholds, many small businesses will not be able to benefit from the VAT changes being introduced throughout Europe to provide relief during the COVID-19 crisis.

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