Taxes

Current Vaping Market Challenges | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Current Challenges in Vaping Markets The US vaping market is a disaster. As much as 98 percent of vaping products sold in the US are illicit. Most states levy an excise tax on vaping products, but these taxA tax is a
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Real Estate Transaction Tax Rates in German States Skip to content A real estate transaction taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. , or property transfer tax, was first introduced uniformly across
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Kamala Harris Tax Proposals, 2024 | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Taxes? Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has a record of favoring steeper taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or
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Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2024 Skip to content Table of Contents Patent boxA patent box—also referred to as intellectual property (IP) regime—taxes business income earned from IP at a rate below the statutory corporate income tax rate, aiming to encourage local research and development. Many patent boxes around the world have undergone substantial reforms
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Inflation Reduction Act Book Minimum Tax: 5G Investment Skip to content Home • Blog • How Does the IRA’s Book Minimum Tax Affect 5G Competition? As lawmakers debate the reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to run spectrum auctions, they should not overlook the taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by
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PA Tax Cuts: Pennsylvania Income Tax Reform Proposal Skip to content Home • Blog • Evaluating Proposed Pennsylvania Income Tax Reforms A pair of bills, SB 269 and HB 2388, cutting taxes in Pennsylvania are moving through the state legislature, but they stand in stark contrast to the governor’s proposed spending increases. The PA Senate
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Puerto Rico Tax Competitiveness and Pillar Two Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Puerto Rico has long relied on low taxes to attract real investment and profit shiftingProfit shifting is when multinational companies reduce their tax burden by moving the location of their profits from high-tax countries to low-tax jurisdictions and tax havens.
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ARPA Tax Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional | American Rescue Plan Skip to content Home • Blog • ARPA’s Tax Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional by Appellate Court The Fifth Circuit has affirmed states’ authority over their respective taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover
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Biden CHIPS, Inflation Reduction Act: Business Investment Policies Skip to content Home • Blog • White House Right on Importance of Business Investment, Wrong on Relevant Policy The Treasury Department recently touted strong business investment in the years following the pandemic-driven recessionA recession is a significant and sustained decline in the economy. Typically, a recession
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Trump Tax Plan 2024: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • Trump’s Tax and Tariff Ideas: Details & Analysis Former President Donald Trump has not released a fully detailed taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs
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2024 Sales Tax Rates by State (July) | State & Local Sales Taxes Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide sales taxes. Local sales taxes are collected in 38 states. In some cases, they can rival or even exceed state rates. The five states with
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Wealth Tax Impact: Details & Analysis | Tax Foundation Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Many developed countries have repealed their net wealth taxes in recent years. Among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, only four currently impose one: Colombia, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland. Countries have repealed their wealth taxes for
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R&D Tax Subsidies in Europe | Tax Subsidies for R&D Expenditures Skip to content Table of Contents Many countries incentivize business investment in research and development (R&D), intending to foster innovation. A common approach is to provide direct government funding for R&D activity. However, a significant number of jurisdictions also offer R&D tax incentives. These
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Hungary EU Presidency: Tax Files | Tax Foundation Europe Skip to content Home • Blog • Tax Files under New Council of EU Presidency: Hungary On 1 July 2024, Hungary will take over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgium. In the aftermath of the European elections, the relationship
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