Taxation

Trump’s new trade tax in uncharted territory

Harsha Vardhana Singh

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) concludes his remarks upon being re-elected speaker in the House chamber.

The House GOP tax plan needs some tweaking

William G. Gale

Friday, February 24, 2017

A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban, September 8, 2015. South Africa's rand firmed more than 1 percent against the dollar, recovering from record lows in the previous session as bets on a rate hike in United States faded due to worries over global growth. The rand rose 1.04 percent to 13.8150 per dollar. REUTERS/Rogan Ward - RTX1RMU4

Figures of the week: South Africa’s personal income tax rate

Thursday, February 23, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERSWin McNameePool - RTSWKED

Trump’s tax promise looks like just another of his tweets

Robert C. Pozen

Thursday, February 16, 2017

REUTERS/Bob Riha, Jr./File Photo - Cargo containers sit idle at the Port of Los Angeles as a back-log of over 30 container ships sit anchored outside the Port in Los Angeles

A quick guide to the ‘border adjustments’ tax

William G. Gale

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building.

Steven Mnuchin makes a welcome case for boosting IRS funding

William G. Gale

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

A woman pushes a baby stroller along the Charles River past the Boston skyline in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States June 10, 2015. Outdoor scenes in Boston show local residents enjoying balmy weather amid lush greenery as the summer solstice approaches on 21 June. The very same locations suffered heavy snowstorms last winter, with snow ploughs, skiers and snowboarders battling the drifts. Boston got 275.8 cm of snow over the winter, the most since 1872, when records began. A few months after the snowstorms, Brian Snyder revisited the same places and shot pictures at exactly the same locations. REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PICTURE 16 OF 30 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WINTER FREEZE, SUMMER SOLSTICE" SEARCH "BRIAN SOLSTICE" FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX1H856

Paid family leave: Balancing benefits and costs

Harry J. Holzer

Monday, January 30, 2017

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, with the partial quote "taxes are what we pay," in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. The entire quote chiseled on the building, from Oliver Wendell Holmes, reads, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society''. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1EU9N

Can tax reform benefit anyone beyond the C Suite?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

A U.S. carbon tax and the Earned Income Tax Credit: An analysis of potential linkages

Aparna Mathur and Adele Morris

Monday, January 23, 2017

U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence (2nd L) joins House Republicans, including Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) (L), Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (2nd R) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R).

Understanding the Republicans’ corporate tax reform

William G. Gale

Tuesday, January 10, 2017