Understanding the tax reform debate background, criteria, & questions
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 1428934391
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OECD Tax Policy Studies Tax Policy Reform and Economic Growth
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010-11-03
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9264091084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report investigates how tax structures can best be designed to support GDP per capita growth.
Simple, Fair and Pro-growth
Author: United States. President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe official account of the advisory panel formed by Presi-dent George W. Bush to identify major problems in the U.S.Federal Tax Code and to recommend options to make the codesimpler, fairer and more conducive to economic growth. Thepanel's report was submitted to U.S. Secretary of the Trea-sury John W. Snow on Nov. 1, 2005. Chaired by Connie MackIII, the panel recommended 2 reform options: the SimplifiedIncome Tax Plan & the Growth & Investment Tax Plan.
Designing a Tax Administration Reform Strategy
Author: Ms.Katherine Baer
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1997-03-01
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 1451980396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding on previous FAD work in the tax administration field, this paper defines broad criteria for diagnosing the problems in a country’s tax administration and formulating an appropriate reform strategy. To be effective, this strategy should be based on the size of the tax gap and the country’s particular circumstances. This paper discusses some guiding principles which have provided the basis for successful reforms, including: reducing the tax system’s complexity, encouraging taxpayers’ voluntary compliance, differentiating the treatment of taxpayers by their revenue potential, and ensuring the reform’s effective management. Also discussed are specific bottlenecks that hinder the effectiveness of the tax administration’s operations.
Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development
Author: David Merriman
Publisher:
Published: 2018-09-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781558443778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEconomist David Merriman of the University of Illinois at Chicago reviews more than 30 individual studies in the most comprehensive assessment of tax increment financing (TIF) with practical recommendations for policy makers and practitioners. The report finds that while TIF has the potential to draw investment into neglected places, it has not accomplished the goal of promoting economic development in most cases. First implemented in the 1950s, TIF funds economic development within a defined district by earmarking increases in future property tax revenues that result from increases in real estate values in the district. The tax revenue can be used for public infrastructure or to compensate private developers for their investments, but TIF is prone to several pitfalls: it often captures some revenues that would have been generated through normal appreciation in property values, it can be exploited by cities to obtain revenues that would otherwise go to overlying government entities such as school districts, and it can make cities' financial decisions less transparent by separating them from the normal budget process. The report recommends several ways that state and local policy makers can reform TIF practices going forward.
Tax Reform Evaluation Report
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 382
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTax Policy Reforms 2020 OECD and Selected Partner Economies
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2020-09-03
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9264338462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the fifth edition of Tax Policy Reforms: OECD and Selected Partner Economies, an annual publication that provides comparative information on tax reforms across countries and tracks tax policy developments over time. The report covers the latest tax policy reforms in all OECD countries, as well as in Argentina, China, Indonesia and South Africa.
The Benefit and The Burden
Author: Bruce Bartlett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-01-24
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1451646267
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA thoughtful and surprising argument for American tax reform, arguably the most overdue political debate facing the nation, from one of the most respected political and economic thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time. THE UNITED STATES TAX CODE HAS UNDERGONE NO SERIOUS REFORM SINCE 1986. Since then, loopholes, exemptions, credits, and deductions have distorted its clarity, increased its inequity, and frustrated our ability to govern ourselves. By tracing the history of our own tax system and assessing the way other countries have solved similar problems, Bruce Bartlett explores the surprising answers to all these issues, giving a sense of the tax code’s many benefits—and its inevitable burdens. From one of the most respected political and economic thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time, The Benefit and the Burden is a thoughtful and surprising argument for American tax reform.
Tax Administration Reform in China
Author: John Brondolo
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2016-03-17
Total Pages: 67
ISBN-13: 1475523610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTax administration improvements have contributed significantly to a doubling of China’s tax-to-GDP ratio and the substantial reduction in taxpayers’ compliance costs since the mid-1990s. This paper describes the key features of China’s tax administration and their evolution over the last 20 years. It also identifes emerging challenges to the tax system and areas where further tax administration improvements are needed to sustain tax revenue and reduce taxpayers’ compliance costs in the future.
Brazil: Tax Expenditure Rationalization Within Broader Tax Reform
Author: Maria Delgado Coelho
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2021-09-24
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 1513596624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe excessive complexity and burden of the Brazilian tax system, riddled by cumulative indirect taxes and heavy payroll contributions, have led to an accumulation of fiscal incentives aimed at reducing its burden on taxpayers and productive activities. Federal and subnational tax expenditures currently stand at over 5 percent of GDP. Rationalizing them can only be comprehensively feasible in the context of a broader sequenced tax reform, and could reduce resource misallocation and income inequality, as well as provide new revenues.
