Tax Foundation economist Mark Robyn discusses his most recent report, the 8th edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index. The Index accounts for dozens of state tax provisions, creating a single easy-to-use score that measures each state against the tax climates of every other state.
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson discusses the work of the Taxpayer Advocate's office and the contents of her most recent report to Congress, including underfunding at the IRS, identity theft, and the need for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Maine Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham) explains the problem with "tax zappers" - programs that allow merchants to evade sales taxes - and the bill he is co-sponsoring to address the problem.
Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal & State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses how U.S. corporations are taxed on their overseas earnings and how the system could be improved.
Reason Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Adam Summers discusses public finances in the Golden State and the multiple tax increase proposals that could confront voters at the polls in 2012.
American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Andrew Biggs discusses the failure of the super-committee, the future of payroll taxes and social security, and the chance for reform of the federal budget process.
Tax Foundation economist Will McBride discusses proposals in Congress to cut payroll taxes and simultaneously place an addition income surtax on millionaires.
Pelican Institute president Kevin Kane talks about the recent vote in Louisiana to ban the imposition of new real estate "transfer" taxes, what else needs to change in the state's taxing and spending priorities, and how developments in the Gulf reflect wider trends across the country.
Rio Grande Foundation President Paul Gessing discusses the plan by New Mexico Gov. Susanna Martinez to propose new state tax reform measures to help create jobs and attract investment.
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Independence Institute Fiscal Policy Center Director Penn Pfiffner discusses the defeat of the Colorado tax increase proposal known as Proposition 103 and what comes next for tax and spending policy in the Centennial State.
Tax Foundation economist Will McBride discusses the tax plans of the various candidates for president in 2012, including proposals from President Obama, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul and more.
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Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal & State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses his new study on government unemployment programs, including funding shortfalls, perverse incentives, and opportunities for reform of the system.
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Audrey Spalding, a policy analyst at the Show Me Institute in Missouri, talks about business tax credits and what her state's legislature should do to attract investment and provide for real job growth.
Alan Viard, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, talks about individual tax reform and the limits of what can be accomplished though the pursuit of a broad tax base and low rates.
George Runner, member of the California Board of Equalization, discusses recent developments in California tax policy. Runner, a former state Senator, tackles the debate over online retailers and the state’s "Amazon" law, the property tax legacy of Proposition 13, and the protections afforded by the Golden State’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
This week Tax Foundation economist David S. Logan discusses President Obama's proposed American Jobs Act and his new study analyzing its likely impact.
Maine State Rep. Gary Knight, Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation, discusses plans for major tax reform in the Pine Tree State. Chairman Knight is one of three members of a special subcommittee tasked with soliciting expert opinion and presenting reform proposals to the Joint Committee and, eventually, to the rest of Maine's legislature.
Tax Foundation economist Will McBride discusses the myth of corporate tax-dodging and his new analysis of corporate tax data from the Internal Revenue Service.
Kansas Policy Institute President Dave Trabert discusses the prospects for substantive tax reform in the Sunflower State, including the possibility of both phasing out the individual income tax and cutting (or even abolishing) the corporate income tax.
Economist David Henderson discusses the U.S. debt crisis and what we can learn from how Canada handled its own looming fiscal catastrophe in the mid-1990s.
Timothy Mathews of the law firm Chimicles and Tikellis discusses the case of Ardon v. City of Los Angeles, in which the plaintiff is challenging an illegally collected telephone tax in the California courts.
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