Taxes

Real Property Taxes in Europe | Tax Foundation Maps Skip to content Table of Contents Early property taxA property tax is primarily levied on immovable property like land and buildings, as well as on tangible personal property that is movable, like vehicles and equipment. Property taxes are the single largest source of state and local

US Consumption Tax vs Income Tax Reform: Details & Analysis Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Improvements in the long-run standard of living largely depend on peoples’ willingness to work and their ability to invest in capital. TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from

Federal Budget Deficit Grew to $2 Trillion in FY 2023 Skip to content Home • Blog • Federal Deficit Grew to $2 Trillion in FY 2023 Outside of the pandemic years, this year’s federal deficit is the highest in U.S. history. Preliminary figures from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides nonpartisan

Nikki Haley Gas Tax Repeal: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Nikki Haley’s Plan to Eliminate the Federal Gas Tax Would Be a Mistake At the most recent Republican primary debate, former governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley (R-SC) proposed eliminating the federal gas taxA gas tax is commonly used

Transcript Taxes only generate revenue if they’re paid and collected. Sounds simple, right? It should be. In fact, simplicity is one of the most important principles of sound tax policy. A simple tax code means taxes should be easy for taxpayers to pay and easy for governments to administer and collect. Simpler tax policies maximize

2023 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index Skip to content Below is an excerpt of the 2023 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index (RTCI), a recent report published in collaboration with Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad. Click the link above to download the full report in Spanish. Executive Summary The Regional TaxA tax is a mandatory payment

501(c)(3) Nonprofit Revenue Data: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Nonprofits are Financially Healthy and Doing Big Business Can an organization rightfully be called a “nonprofit” if it almost always makes money? And what if most of that organization’s income comes from “business income,” should it legitimately be considered a “charity”?

Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps | Tax Foundation Skip to content Note: Below is an excerpt from our recent guide, “The Future of Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps on the Road Map to Competitiveness.” Download the full report above. Arkansas TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments

USITC Report Highlights Trade-Offs of Using Tariffs Skip to content Home • Blog • USITC Report Highlights Trade-Offs of Using Tariffs The assessment of the tariffTariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods or services imported from another country. Tariffs are trade barriers that raise prices and reduce available quantities of goods and services for U.S.

European Tax Trends & Reforms | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Tax Trends in European Countries In recent years, European countries have undertaken a series of tax reforms designed to maintain taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to

Labor Share of Net Income is Within Its Historical Range Skip to content Home • Blog • Labor Share of Net Income is Within Its Historical Range As increased political attention focuses on the state of the American worker, expect to see a resurgence of the argument that the labor share of income is in

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Worldwide Combined Reporting: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Leave Worldwide Combined Reporting in the ‘80s, Where It Belongs Given enough time, everything old is new again—including taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of

Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) Skip to content Home • Blog • BEFIT: One-Stop-Shop or One-More-Stop? On 12 September, the European Commission released a proposal called “Business in Europe: Framework for Income TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to

Presented by: Manish Bhatt Brad Scott On October 5th, the Tax Foundation is hosting a webinar to discuss the new sales tax environment created by the 2018 Wayfair Supreme Court decision—and how state policymakers should respond. The Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision overturned precedent and ushered in a new era of remote seller and marketplace facilitator

Electric Vehicles: EV Taxes by State: Details & Analysis Skip to content Table of Contents U.S. states fund most of their road and infrastructure budgets with revenues from gasoline taxes. The historical rationale behind this is intuitive. The more people use public roads, the more gasoline they consume, making the gas taxA gas tax is

US Debt & Deficits: Reforms to Federal Budget & Spending Skip to content Key Findings The federal government’s debt is $33 trillion and rising; budget deficits are projected to grow substantially over the next decade, reaching $2.7 trillion in 2033, or 6.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Debt held by the public will rise

SALT Cap Repeal Benefits High-Income Earners, Data Shows Skip to content Home • Data • Federal Taxes • County Data Shows Repealing SALT Cap Would Benefit High-Income Earners The $10,000 state and local tax (SALT) deductionThe state and local tax (SALT) deduction permits taxpayers who itemize when filing federal taxes to deduct certain taxes paid

EBITDA vs. EBIT: Business Interest Limitation Deduction Skip to content Home • Blog • U.S. Businesses Face Growing Impact from Tightened Interest Deductions and Higher Interest Rates As Congress continues its work on the fiscal year 2024 appropriations process and associated tax provisions, it should consider an often-overlooked taxA tax is a mandatory payment or

State Semiconductor Incentives: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • States Enact Semiconductor Subsidies in the Wake of CHIPS Federal policymakers enacted the CHIPS and Science Act last year to provide $280 billion of incentives for domestic semiconductor investment and research and development (R&D). Unfortunately, the many drawbacks of the industrial policy