Taxing the Family

Taxing the Family
Author: Rudolph Gerhard Penner
Publisher: A E I Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1983
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Conference report on fiscal policy issues relating to family taxation in the USA - discusses horizontal equity questions of income tax and capital tax treatments; considers dual career couples, the marriage penalty, and large versus small households; examines tax system and social security biases against the married woman worker and in favour of the homemaker; argues for incremental tax reforms. References. Conference held in Washington 1981 Oct 13.

Simple, Fair and Pro-growth

Simple, Fair and Pro-growth
Author: United States. President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2006
Genre: Income tax
ISBN:

The official account of the advisory panel formed by Presi-dent George W. Bush to identify major problems in the U.S.Federal Tax Code and to recommend options to make the codesimpler, fairer and more conducive to economic growth. Thepanel's report was submitted to U.S. Secretary of the Trea-sury John W. Snow on Nov. 1, 2005. Chaired by Connie MackIII, the panel recommended 2 reform options: the SimplifiedIncome Tax Plan & the Growth & Investment Tax Plan.

The Benefit and The Burden

The Benefit and The Burden
Author: Bruce Bartlett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451646267

A thoughtful and surprising argument for American tax reform, arguably the most overdue political debate facing the nation, from one of the most respected political and economic thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time. THE UNITED STATES TAX CODE HAS UNDERGONE NO SERIOUS REFORM SINCE 1986. Since then, loopholes, exemptions, credits, and deductions have distorted its clarity, increased its inequity, and frustrated our ability to govern ourselves. By tracing the history of our own tax system and assessing the way other countries have solved similar problems, Bruce Bartlett explores the surprising answers to all these issues, giving a sense of the tax code’s many benefits—and its inevitable burdens. From one of the most respected political and economic thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time, The Benefit and the Burden is a thoughtful and surprising argument for American tax reform.

Tax By Design

Tax By Design
Author: Stuart Adam
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199553742

Based on the findings of a commission chaired by James Mirrlees, this volume presents a coherent picture of tax reform whose aim is to identify the characteristics of a good tax system for any open developed economy, assess the extent to which the UK tax system conforms to these ideals, and recommend how it might be reformed in that direction.

Our Selfish Tax Laws

Our Selfish Tax Laws
Author: Anthony C. Infanti
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0262038242

Why tax law is not just a pocketbook issue but a reflection of what and whom we, as a society, value. Most of us think of tax as a pocketbook issue: how much we owe, how much we'll get back, how much we can deduct. In Our Selfish Tax Laws, Anthony Infanti takes a broader view, considering not just how taxes affect us individually but how the tax system reflects our culture and society. He finds that American tax laws validate and benefit those who already possess power and privilege while starkly reflecting the lines of difference and discrimination in American society based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, immigration status, and disability. Infanti argues that instead of focusing our tax reform discussions on which loopholes to close or which deductions to allow, we should consider how to make our tax system reflect American ideals of inclusivity rather than institutionalizing exclusion. After describing the theoretical and intellectual underpinnings of his argument, Infanti offers two comparative case studies, examining the treatment of housing tax expenditures and the unit of taxation in the United States, Canada, France, and Spain to show how tax law reflects its social and cultural context. Then, drawing on his own work and that of other critical tax scholars, Infanti explains how the discourse surrounding tax reform masks the many ways that the American tax system rewards and reifies privilege. To counter this, Infanti urges us to work together to create a society with a tax system that respects and values all Americans.

Slaying Leviathan

Slaying Leviathan
Author: Leslie Carbone
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 159797627X

Explores the moral dimension of tax policy and calls for a fundamental tax reform

The Encyclopedia of Taxation & Tax Policy

The Encyclopedia of Taxation & Tax Policy
Author: Joseph J. Cordes
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780877667520

"From adjusted gross income to zoning and property taxes, the second edition of The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy offers the best and most complete guide to taxes and tax-related issues. More than 150 tax practitioners and administrators, policymakers, and academics have contributed. The result is a unique and authoritative reference that examines virtually all tax instruments used by governments (individual income, corporate income, sales and value-added, property, estate and gift, franchise, poll, and many variants of these taxes), as well as characteristics of a good tax system, budgetary issues, and many current federal, state, local, and international tax policy issues. The new edition has been completely revised, with 40 new topics and 200 articles reflecting six years of legislative changes. Each essay provides the generalist with a quick and reliable introduction to many topics but also gives tax specialists the benefit of other experts' best thinking, in a manner that makes the complex understandable. Reference lists point the reader to additional sources of information for each topic. The first edition of The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year (1999) by Choice magazine."--Publisher's website.

White Paper on Tax Reform

White Paper on Tax Reform
Author: CCH Canadian Limited
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : CCH Canadian
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1987
Genre: Corporations
ISBN:

The 1987 tax reform package considered.