PAST EVENT
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC
On tax day in the United States, Leonard Burman, director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, took questions about what the Obama administration should do to create a fair and equitable tax system during an online web chat moderated by Politico Senior Editor Fred Barbash. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason Furman, April 15, 2008, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Testifying 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Edward D. Kleinbard, June 01, 2007, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution
This paper introduces the Business Enterprise Income Tax (BEIT), a comprehensive and detailed proposal for reforming business income taxation. Current law fails to tax all business income consistently and comprehensively. It distorts economic behavior and diverts managerial effort toward tax avoidance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kimberly A. Clausing and Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, June 01, 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Leonard E. Burman and Peter R. Orszag, May 20, 2003, Los Angeles Times
Opinion by Leonard E. Burman and Peter R. Orszag (5/20/2003) Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, April 25, 2003
8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Washington, DC
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William G. Gale, May 09, 2002, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Testimony by William G. Gale, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, May 9, 2002 Read More
BOOK
Andrew Zimbalist and Roger G. Noll, October 21, 1997
This book assesses the case for government subsidies for sports teams by examining the economic impact of new stadiums and the presence of a sports franchise on the local economy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William G. Gale, March 07, 1996, Investor's Business Daily
Opinion by William Gale, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution Read More