Curtis S. Dubay, a leading expert on tax reform, income tax, corporate tax, international taxes, and the estate tax, is a research fellow in tax and economic policy at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
View all authorsCongress is discussing yet another tax increase. This one would be a tax on stock transactions and could fund a new jobs bill since it… Read More
Leaders in the House of Representatives recently discussed the possibility of extending the death tax at its current rate and exemption levels for one year… Read More
Congress will take up debate on the dreaded Death Tax once again in the coming weeks. It will do so because the Death Tax expires… Read More
The failure of the stimulus package to create jobs and generate economic growth becomes more apparent each day – despite preposterous claims from the White… Read More
A widely propagated myth contends that raising top tax rates doesn’t hurt small businesses because only a small percentage of them pay rates at that… Read More
On this week’s season premiere of the popular AMC show “Mad Men” viewers were reminded about the punitive high tax rates in the 1960s: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8bQ-hqIUY[/youtube]… Read More
Virginians will celebrate their annual “sales tax holiday” this weekend—August 7 through August 9. On these three days, the state’s 5 percent sales tax will… Read More
The IRS released data today on the distribution of income taxes. It shows that the highest-earning taxpayers shoulder a considerable burden of the federal income… Read More
Everyone remembers President Obama’s now-infamous comment as a candidate that he thinks everyone is better when we “spread the wealth around.” Of course, we spread… Read More
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a paper: Did the 2008 Tax Rebates Stimulate Short-term Growth? The paper is a comprehensive summary of the… Read More
