The recent agreement on a global minimum tax, and other changes to tax rules around the world, have called into question the future of tax
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U.S. Ranks Near The Bottom For Tax Competitiveness: We're #32!
Today, the Tax Foundation released its 2014 International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI). The ITCI measures the competitiveness of tax systems in the 34 countries in
Read MoreGo West, Young Man: Best States For Businesses Are In The West
The Tax Foundation has released its 2014 list of Best (and Worst) States for Business based on a number of tax factors. Did your state make the top of the list? Or the bottom?
Read MoreWhich State Pays Most In Gas Taxes?
Former GM exec Bob Lutz acknowledged that Americans wouldn’t embrace an increase to the federal gas tax – and he was right. There was a
Read MoreComparing Lists: Did Residents Flee States Because Of Taxes?
We’re #1! We’re #1! Oh, New Jersey]. I got a kick out of seeing many of my friends in social media posting about New Jersey’s
Read MoreRomney’s ‘Number’ Is 13.9: What’s Yours?
What’s your number? You know, your tax rate for federal income tax purposes? I know, you’re thinking 20%, 30%, maybe even 35%. Far higher than
Read MoreGingrich, Perry Float ‘Simple’ Tax Proposals
In recent days, both front-runner Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry have touted their respective “optional flat tax” plans as an easy solution to
Read MoreSupreme Court Asked To Answer What’s ‘Fair’ When It Comes To Taxpayers
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Armour, et al., v. Indianapolis, et al (docket 11-161). That’s a lawyerly way of saying
Read MoreWho Should Pay Taxes?
On Friday, I posted that the Tax Foundation reported that, in 2008, nearly one in three taxpayers paid no taxes or received every dollar back
Read MoreIt’s A Taxgirl Podcast!
Okay, not really a taxgirl.com podcast… But I was interviewed for the Tax Foundation’s tax policy podcast on Monday. It was a lot of fun,
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