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Save to My PortfolioThe Concept of Neutrality in Tax Policy

Jason Furman, April 15, 2008, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

The Concept of Neutrality in Tax PolicyTestifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Tax Day—April 15, Jason Furman described how policy-makers can make the tax code more efficient by following principles of "tax neutrality" so that individuals' decisions are made on economic merits and not for tax reasons. Read More

Taxes, Health Care, Corporate Taxes, U.S. Economy, Energy

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Save to My PortfolioCorporate Taxes, in Need of Reform

Jason Furman, October 27, 2007, Washingtonpost.com

The system for taxing business is broken; Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel is proposing a fix. Senior Fellow Jason Furman argues that the Rangel plan opens an important discussion that others—including the Bush Administration—should join. Read More

Taxes, Competitiveness, Corporate Taxes, Business

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Save to My PortfolioReforming Corporate Taxation in a Global Economy: A Proposal to Adopt Formulary Apportionment

Kimberly A. Clausing and Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, June 2007, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution

The current system of taxing multinational firms relies on separate accounting: firms account for earnings and costs in each location in which they operate. This system generates a large tax incentive to earn income in low-tax countries, and multinational firms respond by earning disproportionate profits in low-tax locations. Read More

Taxes, Competitiveness, Corporate Taxes, Corporations, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReforming Corporate Taxation in a Global Economy: A Proposal to Adopt Formulary Apportionment

Kimberly A. Clausing and Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, June 2007, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCongress Morphs an 'Itty-Bitty' Tax Cut Into a Budget Buster

Leonard E. Burman and Peter R. Orszag, 20-May-03, Los Angeles Times

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Save to My PortfolioConference on Public Disclosure of Tax Returns

Friday, April 25, 2003
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Tax Treatment of Foreign Income: Issues and Options

William G. Gale, 9-May-02, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

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Save to My PortfolioSports, Jobs, and Taxes

Andrew Zimbalist and Roger G. Noll, October 21, 1997

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Save to My PortfolioBusiness Taxes and the Flat Tax

William G. Gale, 7-Mar-96, Investor's Business Daily

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Jason Furman is the director of The Hamilton Project, a Brookings policy initiative aimed at promoting economic growth and opportunity. A former White House adviser, he has conducted research and policy work on issues that include taxes, health care and Social Security.
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