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![This week, the Massachusetts Senate is expected to vote on a bill which would ban all non-tobacco flavors from tobacco products. The bill also imposes an excise tax of 75 percent of wholesale value.](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Massachusetts_Statehouse-e1574094110357-300x189.jpg)
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Illustrating Senator Warren’s Taxes on Capital Income
Taken together, these proposed tax changes would significantly raise marginal and effective tax rates and increase the cost of capital, all of which would lead to a reduced level of output and less revenue than anticipated.
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2020 Tax Brackets
The IRS recently released the new 2020 tax brackets and rates. Explore updated credits, deductions, and exemptions, including the standard deduction & personal exemption, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), capital gains brackets, qualified business income deduction (199A), and the annual exclusion for gifts.
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Welcome to the Index, Lithuania!
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Carbon Taxes in Europe, 2019
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![Considering the economic impact of a wealth tax on innovation.](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/invent-innovation-e1573589198808-300x200.jpg)
Proponents of Wealth Taxation Must Consider its Impact on Innovation
Instead of raising revenue from a narrow tax base through high tax rates, policymakers should identify options to raise revenue efficiently through broad-based taxes consistent with sound tax policy.
4 min read![Cell phone, Wireless consumers face excess Tax Burdens](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cell-phone-wireless-e1573501523250-300x200.jpg)
Wireless Taxes and Fees Jump Sharply In 2019
Wireless taxes, fees, and surcharges make up over 20% of the average customer’s bill–the highest rate ever. Illinois has the highest wireless taxes in the country at over 30%, followed by Washington, Nebraska, New York, and Utah. How high are cell phone taxes in your state?
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Reviewing the Deadweight Loss Effects of High Tax Rates
Deadweight loss effects demonstrate why policymakers should pursue a more efficient tax code to achieve distributional objectives, rather than pursuing high tax rates that create disproportionately high economic costs.
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Carbon Tax and Revenue Recycling: Revenue, Economic, and Distributional Implications
In our new report, we explore the design implications of a carbon tax and provide estimates for revenue, economic, and distributional effects of three potential carbon tax and revenue recycling proposals. Each proposal faces different trade-offs and achieves different policy goals.
23 min read![2019 Election Day 2019, state and local tax ballot measure results, 2019 tax ballot measures, 2019 ballot results](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/State-Ballot-Measure-Results-2019-02-e1572899140330-300x200.png)
Results of 2019 State and Local Tax Ballot Initiatives
Election Day 2019 will feature notable tax-related ballot measures in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Once the polls close tonight, beginning with Pennsylvania and Texas at 8 PM EST, we will begin tracking the results as they come in.
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