Research Areas
Sales Tax Exclusions
Articles from the Tax Foundation
- Overreaching on Obesity: Governments Consider New Taxes on Soda and Candy, by Scott Drenkard, October 31, 2011
- Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy, by Mark Robyn, Micah Cohen and Joseph Henchman, July 28, 2011
- Connecticut Governor Malloy Proposes Multifaceted Tax Plan, by Kailee Tkacz and Mark Robyn, March 14, 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
- Prof. Christine Ries of the Georgia Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, January 19, 2011
- State Tax Changes During 2010, by Joseph Henchman, January 12, 2011
- Supreme Court Considers Whether Sales Tax Exemptions Can Be Discriminatory Taxes, by Joseph Henchman, September 13, 2010
- Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation: Why Sales Tax Holidays Are Poor Tax Policy, August 4, 2010
- Sales Tax Holidays Distort Consumer, Business Decisions, Provide Little Relief to Taxpayers, July 27, 2010
- Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy, by Joseph Henchman, Micah Cohen and Mark Robyn, July 26, 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
- Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Spending Boost, Broader Sales Tax, Heavier Business Taxes, by Joseph Henchman, February 25, 2010
- Georgia Should Respond to Recession with Tax Reform, Not Tax Gimmicks, by Justin Higginbottom, February 19, 2010
- Florida Sales Tax Holiday, Film Tax Credit Plans Won't Deliver on Promises, February 17, 2010
- Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday and Film Tax Credit Proposals Will Not Deliver on Exaggerated Promises, by Mark Robyn, February 17, 2010
- Handful of Proposals Would Push Colorado Away From the Proper Tax Base, by Mark Robyn, February 1, 2010
- Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy, by Joseph Henchman, Micah Cohen and Mark Robyn, August 26, 2009
- Second Amendment holiday misses target, by Micah Cohen, August 9, 2009
- Remarks to the Shaftesbury Society Luncheon hosted by the John Locke Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina, by Joseph Henchman, May 5, 2009
- State Budget Shortfalls Present a Tax Reform Opportunity, by Joseph Henchman, February 11, 2009
- New York Governor David Paterson’s Tax and Fee Proposals a Mixed Bag, by Josh Barro, January 22, 2009
- The Right Prescription for Mississippi, by Joseph Henchman, August 19, 2008
- Double Taxation of Hospital Services Pushes Patient Bills Up, by Joseph Henchman, July 1, 2008
- States Should Avoid Sales Taxes on Nonprofit Hospital Purchases, by Joseph Henchman, April 11, 2008
- Paying at the Pump: Gasoline Taxes in America, by Jonathan Williams, October 16, 2007
- Tax Holiday or Permanent Tax Relief?, by Jonathan Williams, February 2, 2007
- Holiday Season"Tax Holidays" No Break for Taxpayers, by Jonathan Williams, November 22, 2006
- Sales tax \'holiday\' more hoopla than helpful, by Jonathan Williams, August 23, 2006
- Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy, by Johanna Mausolf, Curtis S. Dubay and Jonathan Williams, August 3, 2006
- Temporary Gasoline Tax Holidays: Relief for Motorists or Poor Tax Policy?, by Andrew Chamberlain and Jonathan Williams, July 10, 2006
- Michigan "Index Analysis": Elimination of Michigan SBT, by Chris Atkins and Curtis S. Dubay, May 23, 2005