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Articles from the Tax Foundation
- State Business Tax Climate Index--Individual Income Tax Index, 2011-2012, January 25, 2012
- How to Judge a Tax Plan, by William McBride, December 15, 2011
- Federal Individual Income Tax Returns with Zero or Negative Tax Liability, 1950 - 2009, October 18, 2011
- Academic Research Suggests That the American Jobs Act Will Produce Few Jobs, by David S. Logan, September 19, 2011
- Tax Foundation Projects 2012 Tax Parameters Following Release of August CPI Data, by Nick Kasprak and Mark Robyn, September 15, 2011
- “Tax Reform: The Key to a Growing Economy and Higher Living Standards for All Americans” (Testimony Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget), by Scott A. Hodge, September 14, 2011
- U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011 (Nominal and Inflation-Adjusted Brackets), September 9, 2011
- David Logan on Taxing the "Super-Rich", August 18, 2011
- The Proper Role of Taxes in Deficit and Debt Reduction, by David S. Logan, July 29, 2011
- Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2011
- Minnesota Income Tax Increase Modification Could Encourage Tax Avoidance and Promote Poor Investment Decisions, by Joseph Henchman, William McBride and David S. Logan, June 29, 2011
- Chart: Marginal Tax Rates on a Family of Five, June 2, 2011
- Nick Kasprak of the Tax Foundation on the Marginal Tax Rates Calculator, April 21, 2011
- Arizona Weighs Income Tax Reform, by Joseph Henchman, March 21, 2011
- Connecticut Governor Malloy Proposes Multifaceted Tax Plan, by Kailee Tkacz and Mark Robyn, March 14, 2011
- Testimony of Scott Hodge before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Hearing on Distribution and Efficiency of Spending in the Tax Code, by Scott A. Hodge, March 9, 2011
- State Individual Income Tax Rates, 2000-2011, March 3, 2011
- Recent State Tax Reforms in the United States and Opportunities for California at a Time of Fiscal Challenge (Testimony before California's Select Committee on Recovery, Reform, and Realignment), by Joseph Henchman, February 2, 2011
- Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation on 2010 State Tax Changes, January 27, 2011
- Illinois Approves Sharp Income Tax Increase, Fourth-Highest Corporate Tax Rate, by Joseph Henchman and Kail Padgitt, January 13, 2011
- State Tax Changes During 2010, by Joseph Henchman, January 12, 2011
- Obama’s Tax Compromise and its Effects on Low-Income Taxpayers, by Nick Kasprak, December 13, 2010
- President’s Deficit Commission Says Federal Government Should Be 21 Percent of GDP, by Joseph Henchman, December 3, 2010
- Draft from President's Deficit Commission Stirs the Fiscal Pot in Washington, November 10, 2010
- Washington Voters to Consider High-Earner Income Tax, by Joseph Henchman, October 26, 2010
- Family Tax Returns in Doubt As Expiration Approaches for Bush and Obama Tax Cuts: Three Likely Policy Scenarios, by Mark Robyn, October 14, 2010
- The Potential Impact of Expiring Tax Cuts on Low-Income Taxpayers, by Nick Kasprak, October 7, 2010
- Top Marginal Effective Tax Rates by State under Rival Tax Plans from Congressional Democrats and Republicans, by Gerald Prante, September 22, 2010
- Don't raise taxes on job creators, by Scott A. Hodge, September 17, 2010
- Tax Foundation Projects 2011 Tax Parameters Following Release of August CPI Data, by Mark Robyn and Gerald Prante, September 15, 2010
- Over One-Third of New Tax Revenue Would Come from Business Income If High-Income Personal Tax Cuts Expire, September 13, 2010
- A Review of 2010’s Changes In State Tax Policy, by Joseph Henchman and Xander Stephenson, August 23, 2010
- Effect of Expiration of Bush-Era Tax Cuts on Average Middle-Income Family, by State and Congressional District, by Tax Foundation's Data Analysis Division, August 1, 2010
- Outline of Major Tax Law Provisions in 2011 under Multiple Scenarios, May 26, 2010
- Fate of Bush Tax Cuts Uncertain As Expiration Approaches, by William Ahern, May 26, 2010
- List of Tax Provisions Scheduled to Expire on December 31, 2010, by Gerald Prante, May 26, 2010
- PEP and Pease: Repealed for 2010 But Preparing a Comeback, by Patrick Fleenor, April 29, 2010
- Illinois Should Respond to Recession by Broadening Tax Bases and Spending Frugally, Not by Raising the Personal Income Tax Rate, by Justin Higginbottom, March 11, 2010
- Record Numbers of People Paying No Income Tax; Over 50 Million "Nonpayers" Include Families Making over $50,000, by Scott A. Hodge, March 10, 2010
- Testimony to the Maryland Ways and Means Committee on HB238 Taxpayer Protection Act - State Income Tax CPI Adjustments, by Kail Padgitt, March 4, 2010
- Georgia Should Respond to Recession with Tax Reform, Not Tax Gimmicks, by Justin Higginbottom, February 19, 2010
- Distributional Analysis of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Policies, by Gerald Prante and Patrick Fleenor, February 10, 2010
- The Tax Suspense Is Killing Us, by William Ahern, January 28, 2010
- Scott Brown and the Cadillac Tax, by William Ahern, January 20, 2010
- Top 10 Tax Stories of the Decade, by TF Staff, December 30, 2009
- Map: Top State Income Tax Rates, November 23, 2009
- Map: Top Effective Marginal Tax Rates Under House Health Care Plan, November 16, 2009
- Those Hit by Health Care Surtax Would Pay 36% of Federal Income Taxes, November 5, 2009
- Remarks to the Tax Analysts Conference on the State Fiscal Crisis, by Joseph Henchman, October 30, 2009
- How the Pelosi and Baucus Health Care Reform Bills Are Financed, October 30, 2009
- Comparing Financing of the House and Senate Health Care Reform Plans, by Gerald Prante, October 30, 2009
- How Much Does President Obama’s Budget Redistribute Income?, by Patrick Fleenor and Gerald Prante, September 21, 2009
- Graph: Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%, July 29, 2009
- The Economic Cost of High Tax Rates, by Robert Carroll, July 29, 2009
- New Surtax and Expiring Tax Cuts Could Hit Business Income Simultaneously, by Scott A. Hodge, July 17, 2009
- If Health Surtax Is 5.4 Percent, Taxpayers in 39 States Would Pay a Top Tax Rate Over 50%, by TF Staff, July 14, 2009
- If Health Surtax Is 3 Percent, Taxpayers in 24 States Would Pay a Top Tax Rate Over 50% , by TF Staff, July 13, 2009
- The Dam Bursts in the Beaver State: Oregon’s Wave of Tax Increases and New Spending, by Joseph Henchman and Jack Mountjoy, July 9, 2009
- Jamie Story of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii: Tax Hikes in the Aloha State, June 3, 2009
- The Price of Paradise: Hawaii Becomes Fifth State to Adopt New Income Tax Brackets on High-Earners, by Mark Robyn and Joseph Henchman, May 12, 2009
- New York Governor David Paterson’s Tax and Fee Proposals a Mixed Bag, by Josh Barro, January 22, 2009
- Effects of Allowing Filers the Option of Filing Under an Optional 24 Percent Flat Tax, by Patrick Fleenor, November 9, 2007
- Effects of Allowing Filers the Option of Filing Under an Optional 23 Percent Flat Tax, by Patrick Fleenor, November 9, 2007
- Effects of Allowing Filers the Option of Filing Under an Optional 22 Percent Flat Tax, by Patrick Fleenor, November 9, 2007
- Effects of Allowing Filers the Option of Filing Under an Optional 21 Percent Flat Tax, by Patrick Fleenor, November 9, 2007
- Effects of Allowing Filers the Option of Filing Under an Optional 20 Percent Flat Tax, by Patrick Fleenor, November 9, 2007
- Tax Reform: Flat Tax or FairTax?, by Scott A. Hodge, August 20, 2007
- 67th National Conference and Annual Dinner, November 18, 2004
- Issues In Federal Tax Revision: Tax Developments in 1973, November 15, 1973
- Are High Surtax Rates Worthwhile?, by TF Staff, March 1, 1957