The Growth of Federal User Charges
The Growth of Federal User Charges

Author: United States. Congressional Budget Office

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780788106538

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User charges have for some time, and especially in recent years, played an important role in financing federal programs. In 1991, user charges -- such as passport fees, national park entrance fees, and gasoline excise taxes -- amounted to nearly $120 billion and were the sole source of financing for some programs. This study documents the growth of user charges since 1980 and analyzes the economic and legal issues they have raised over the years as well as the more recent effects of changes in law and budget processes. Also assesses the potential for the growth of user charges. Charts, tables and drawings.

The Growth of Federal User Charges: An Update
The Growth of Federal User Charges: An Update

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Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Between 1991 and 1994, user charges--measured in constant dollars--increased by nearly 9 percent, reaching a total of almost $140 billion. User charges are of four general types: user fees, regulatory fees, benefit-based taxes, and liability-based taxes. Between 1991 and 1994, user and regulatory fees increased, while benefit- and liability-based taxes combined did not. User fees--payments made by individuals or businesses for goods or services provided by the government, consumed voluntarily, and not generally shared by other members of society--increased by 10 percent to nearly $107 billion. Regulatory fees--charges that stem from the government's powers to regulate the economy and the activities of individuals--increased by 40 percent to more than $6 billion. Benefit-based taxes--taxes dedicated to trust funds and levied on commodities that are related in varying degrees to use of a publicly provided good or service--amounted to $24.5 billion, an increase of only 1 percent. Liability-based taxes--excises dedicated to trust funds and levied to abate hazards or compensate for injuries--declined by 11 percent to $2.4 billion.

Federal User Fees
Federal User Fees

Author: Susan J. Irving

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1437906060

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Fed. gov¿t policymakers are interested in user fees as a means of financing new and existing services. User fees can be designed to reduce the burden on taxpayers to finance the portions of activities that provide benefits to identifiable users above and beyond what is normally provided to the public. User fees can promote economic efficiency and equity. However user fees must be well designed. This report studies how user fee design characteristics may influence the effectiveness of user fees. The author examined how the 4 key design and implementation characteristics of user fees -- how fees are set, collected, used, and reviewed -- may affect the economic efficiency, equity, revenue adequacy, and administrative burden of cost-based fees.

Federal User Fees
Federal User Fees

Author: Administrative Conference of the United States. Office of the Chairman

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Federal User Fees: Fee Design Characteristics and Trade-Offs Illustrated by USCIS's Immigration and Naturalization Fees
Federal User Fees: Fee Design Characteristics and Trade-Offs Illustrated by USCIS's Immigration and Naturalization Fees

Author: Susan J. Irving

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1437931332

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The author developed a framework for examining user fee design characteristics that may influence the effectiveness of user fees. Specifically, she examined how the four key characteristics of user fees -- how fees are set, collected, used, and reviewed -- may affect the economic efficiency, equity, revenue adequacy, and admin. burden of cost-based fees. U.S. Citizenship and Immig. Services (USCIS) charges fees. In 2007, USCIS completed a fee review and increased application fees by an average of 86 percent. This testimony focuses on: (1) user fee design and implementation characteristics and criteria; (2) cost assignment and trade-offs identified in USCIS's 2007 fee review; and (3) additional considerations for fee-funded agencies. Illus.

Federal User Fees
Federal User Fees

Author: Noah R. Myers

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781634848695

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The federal government will need to make the most of its resources to meet the emerging challenges of the 21st century. As new priorities emerge, policymakers have demonstrated interest in user fees as a means of financing new and existing services. User fees can be designed to reduce the burden on taxpayers to finance the portions of activities that provide benefits to identifiable users above and beyond what is normally provided to the public. By charging the costs of those programs or activities to beneficiaries, user fees can also promote economic efficiency and equity. However, to achieve these goals, user fees must be well designed. This book examines how the four key design and implementation characteristics of user fees--how fees are set, collected, used, and reviewed--may affect the economic efficiency, equity, revenue adequacy, and administrative burden of cost-based fees.