Research Areas
District of Columbia
Research
District of Columbia-Specific Information
Studies and Reports
- Bag Taxes Disappointing in Debut, by Justin Higginbottom, May 12, 2010
Commentaries
- Taxpayers Should Cry Foul Over Stadium Subsidies, by Eric A. Miller, July 25, 2005
Blog Posts
- DC Proposal Would Retroactively Change Effective Date for Alcohol Tax Increase, by Scott Drenkard, October 10, 2011
- District of Columbia Creates New Tax Bracket for Earnings Over $350,000, by JiaQi Bao, September 21, 2011
- D.C. to Seek New Tax Revenue from Courts, Diamonds and Fields, by Richard Morrison, April 20, 2011
- Food Truck Sales Taxes in DC, by Nick Kasprak, March 15, 2011
- D.C. Bag Tax Raises $2 Million; Short of Projection, by Joseph Henchman, January 5, 2011
- D.C. Raids "Dedicated" Ballpark Tax, by Joseph Henchman, June 3, 2010
- D.C. Cigarette Tax Revenues Continue to Plunge After Rate Hike, by Joseph Henchman, June 1, 2010
- "Bag Taxes Disappointing in Debut", by Justin Higginbottom, May 12, 2010
- Feds and DC in Tax/Fee Dispute, by Joseph Henchman, April 29, 2010
- More Tax Relief!, by Kail Padgitt, April 15, 2010
- Mayor Fenty Seeks to Raid Bag Tax Fund, by Justin Higginbottom, April 2, 2010
- D.C. Stores Issue Fewer Bags After Bag Tax, by Justin Higginbottom, March 30, 2010
- DC Budget Blues, by Joseph Henchman, March 15, 2010
- D.C. Faces Lower than Expected Cigarette Tax Revenue After Tax Increase, by Joseph Henchman, March 9, 2010
- D.C. Subsidizing Parking Through the Tax Code, by Joseph Henchman, February 24, 2010
- D.C. Seeks Bag Tax Regulation Clarifications, by Joseph Henchman, February 5, 2010
- New DC Charge on Plastic Bags is a Tax, by Joseph Henchman, January 2, 2010
- D.C. Incentive Package May Give Company $7 Million to Move A Few Miles Down the Road, by Joseph Henchman, December 29, 2009
- D.C. Charge on Plastic Bags is a Tax, Not a Fee, by Joseph Henchman, November 17, 2009
- D.C. Approves Tax Hikes, by Justin Higginbottom, August 3, 2009
- D.C. Mayor to Divert Dedicated Funds from Stadium, by David Splinter, July 28, 2009
- D.C. Floating Taxes on High-Income Earners, Snacks, by Joseph Henchman, July 21, 2009
- DC Tax Collector “Spreading the Wealth” with $48 Million Stolen Property Taxes, by David Splinter, July 10, 2009
- New D.C. Bag Charge is a Tax, Not a Fee, by Joseph Henchman, July 8, 2009
- D.C. Metro SILO Contract May Have Obligated Them to Run Outdated Railcars, by Joseph Henchman, June 25, 2009
- District of Columbia Changes Statement on Unemployment Benefits for Non-Residents, by William Ahern, April 17, 2009
- Marion Barry Back in Court April 16 for Tax Violations, by Joseph Henchman, March 31, 2009
- D.C. Mayor Proposes Streetlight Tax, Other Taxes; Calls Them "Fees", by Joseph Henchman, March 27, 2009
- Nancy Killefer Gets Thrown Under the Tax Bus, by Josh Barro, February 3, 2009
- Nonrepresentation Without Taxation, by Josh Barro, January 28, 2009
- D.C. Residents Renting Homes for Inauguration Day Have No Sales Tax Worries, by Alicia Hansen, January 19, 2009
- Nationals Ballpark Strikes Out, by Kevin Zhou, July 18, 2008
- Scandal in the DC Lottery, by Alicia Hansen, June 3, 2008
- As the Stadium Deal Turns, by Gerald Prante, March 1, 2006
- Stadium Subsidies a Losing Deal for Taxpayers, by Andrew Chamberlain, July 25, 2005
Media Coverage
- Washington Times Uses Tax Foundation’s State Income Tax Rate Data, September 20, 2011
- Washington Post Blog Cites Tax Foundation Sales Tax Holiday Research, August 9, 2011
- Washington Times Quotes Tax Foundation on Potential DC "Jock Tax" , April 19, 2011
- Washington Examiner Cites Tax Foundation on Corporate Tax Deductions, February 9, 2011
- Capitol News Connection Highlights Tax Foundation Report on Effect of Expiration of Bush-Era Tax Cuts on Average Middle-Income Family by State, Congressional District, August 11, 2010
- Washington Times Quotes Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge on Earmarks, June 7, 2010
- Washington Examiner Interviews Tax Foundation Economist Kail Padgitt on State-Local Tax Burdens, April 15, 2010
- Washington Examiner Highlights Tax Freedom Day, April 15, 2010
- Tax Foundation Manager of Media Relations Natasha Altamirano Highlights Tax Foundation Analysis of Health Care Reform Financing on The Hill’s Congress Blog , November 2, 2009
- Washington Times Columnist Comments on Capital Gaines Taxes, April 8, 2009
- Townhall.com Comments on the District of Columbia Using Federal Taxes Paid vs. Spending Received Study, April 3, 2009
- Washington Times Columnist Interview Tax Foundation Chief Economist on Cigarette Taxes, March 31, 2009
- Washington Examiner Features State-Local Tax Burden Report, March 29, 2009
- Washington Times Editorial Board Cites Tax Foundation Data in Column on Mortgage Interest Deduction, March 16, 2009
- Real Clear Politics Cites Federal Taxes Paid vs. Spending Received by State Report in Story on DC Voting Rights Bill, February 27, 2009
- Op-Ed in Washington Post Urges Tax Reductions in the District of Columbia, February 8, 2009
- Tax Foundation Cigarette Tax Study Cited in Washington Times Op-Ed on SCHIP, January 2, 2009
- The Bond Buyer Writes on the DC Metro Being in Danger of Default, November 13, 2008
- Washington Post Fact-Checks the Candidates with Tax Foundation Work on Dependent Exemptions, October 29, 2008
- Senior Economist Gerald Prante Discusses the Differences Between the McCain and Obama Tax Plans with the Washington Times, October 17, 2008
