Taxes

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax: US Transportation Funding Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Thanks to elevated deficits and interest rates, fiscal restraint is back in Washington. While substantially reversing America’s fiscal situation requires structural reforms to entitlements and taxes broadly, reforming transportation funding would also help. The user-pays principle is a sound

Transcript Every time you see a fire truck or school bus drive down the road, or get the mail, that’s thanks to a government service. How does the government pay for all those services? Taxes. And in the US, one look at a pay stub shows us that there are different levels and different types

Did the TCJA Simplify the Tax Code? | Compliance & Complexity Skip to content Home • Blog • How Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Simplify the Tax Code? If the individual provisions of the TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses

Europe August 8, 2023July 16, 2024 Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2023 The aim of patent boxes is generally to encourage and attract local research and development (R&D) and to incentivize businesses to locate IP in the country. However, patent boxes can introduce another level of complexity to a tax system, and some recent research

Trump Social Security Tax Proposal: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Exempting Social Security Benefits from Income Tax Is Unsound and Fiscally Irresponsible On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump indicated he would support exempting Social Security benefits from income taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state,

2024 Summer Olympics Taxes | TaxEDU Skip to content Home • Blog • How Are Olympians and Attendees Taxed? This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs

Capital Allowances in Europe, 2024 | Tax Foundation Skip to content Although sometimes overlooked in discussions about corporate taxation, capital allowances play an important role in a country’s corporate tax baseThe tax base is the total amount of income, property, assets, consumption, transactions, or other economic activity subject to taxation by a tax authority. A

2025 West Virginia Tax Cuts | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Good Policy Leads to More Tax Cuts for West Virginia Next year, West Virginians will see an income taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the

Real Estate Transaction Tax Rates in German States Skip to content A real estate transaction taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. , or property transfer tax, was first introduced uniformly across

Trump “No Tax on Tips” Proposal: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Frustrated with Tipping? No Tax on Tips Could Make It Worse Have you noticed more businesses asking for tips lately? You’re not alone. According to a Pew Research survey from 2023, 72 percent of Americans have seen an expansion

Inflation Reduction Act Book Minimum Tax: 5G Investment Skip to content Home • Blog • How Does the IRA’s Book Minimum Tax Affect 5G Competition? As lawmakers debate the reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to run spectrum auctions, they should not overlook the taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by

Placing Biden and Trump Tax Proposals in Historical Context Skip to content Home • Blog • Placing Biden and Trump Tax Proposals in Historical Context From President Biden calling the TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general