Maryland Considers Proposal to Extend "Millionaires Tax" to $100,000 Income Level

Legislators in Maryland, currently meeting in a special session of the General Assembly, are poised to approve a slate of tax increases, including increased income tax rates on those earning more than $100,000 a year. Lawmakers are also considering an increase in the sales tax, according to our new study released today.

 

May 15, 2012

Scholastic Books Faces State Tax Overreaching

For decades, American schoolchildren have purchased books and other educational materials from Scholastic Book Club, Inc., which seeks to foster good reading habits and complement classroom education. However, courts in two states (Connecticut and Tennessee) have ruled this year that Scholastic owes back sales and use taxes, despite the fact that the company has neither property nor employees in those states.

May 9, 2012

Taxation of Online Travel Services: Lawsuits Generally Not Succeeding In Effort to Expand Hotel Taxes

Dozens of local governments have attempted to expand their taxing authority by levying hotel taxes on travel booking websites in recent years. These attempts to shift more of the tax burden to tourists and business travelers have proven unpopular with state courts, which have struck down the vast majority of attempts, according to our new study.

May 4, 2012

Tax Policy Podcast: Pete Vegas on Washington State's Aggressive Tax Collectors

Business owner Pete Vegas explains how a single visit to Washington state ended up saddling him with an assessment for $180,000 in business and occupation taxes.

May 3, 2012

Americans Paying More in Taxes than for Food, Clothing, and Shelter

In 2012, Americans will pay approximately $4.041 trillion in taxes, which is $152 billion, or 3.9 percent, more than they will spend on housing, food, and clothing. Through looking at contemporary data and examining the trend of tax collections and expenditures on housing, food, and clothing, we can compare the costs of government with the necessary costs individuals incur every year. 

April 27, 2012

Tax Policy Podcast: Andrew Moylan on Taxpayer-Funded Broadband

National Taxpayers Union Vice President Andrew Moylan discusses the trend of local governments investing millions (and in some cases hundreds of millions) of dollars in municipal broadband projects that compete with private ISPs.

Testimony on the Proper Role of Congress in State Taxation

State Tax Collections Rising in Post-Recession Recovery

Tax Policy Podcast: Will McBride on the Threat of 'Taxmageddon'

Scott Hodge on Fox News: Taxmageddon Is Coming

Tax Freedom Day: The Music Video

Scott Hodge on Fox Business: The Folly of the Buffett Rule

Tax Foundation Releases MyTaxBurden.com Calculator

Taxmageddon Looms, Potentially Pushing Tax Freedom Day Later than Ever

Tax Facts for Journalists (and Taxpayers)

Sales Tax Rates in Major U.S. Cities

Scott Hodge Addresses Bush Center Tax Conference