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How State Tax Changes Affect Your Federal Taxes: A Primer on the “Federal Offset”
Indexing Income Taxes for Inflation: Why It Matters
The Folly of State Capital Gains Tax Cuts
Achieving Sustainable Infrastructure Revenue with Gas Tax Reform
This brief outlines the causes of Louisiana’s infrastructure revenue shortfall and offers recommendations for how the state can achieve “sufficient increased levels of recurring funding to address the transportation backlog in highway and bridge maintenance needs in Louisiana,” as per the Task Force’s mandate.
Why Sales Taxes Should Apply to Services
Income Tax Offers Alaska a Brighter Fiscal Future
Sales Tax Holidays: An Ineffective Alternative to Real Sales Tax Reform
Ryan Tax Plan Reserves Most Tax Cuts for Top 1 percent, Costs $4 Trillion Over 10 Years
State Corporate Tax Disclosure: Why It’s Needed
Few state tax trends are as striking as the rapid decline of state corporate income tax revenues. As recently as 1986, state corporate income taxes equaled 0.5 percent of nationwide Gross State Product (GSP) (a measure of statewide economic activity). But in fiscal year 2013 (the last year for which data are available), state and local corporate income taxes were just 0.33 percent of nationwide GSP–representing a decline of over 30 percent.
How Long Has it Been Since Your State Raised Its Gas Tax?
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