Taxes

Excise Duties on Electricity in Europe, 2024 Skip to content Table of Contents In 1999, the European Union introduced a harmonised excise duty on electricity use. The rationales at the time were to raise revenue for the Member States and encourage the frugal use of electricity in light of climate goals. Today, there are more

National Tax Literacy Poll Highlights Need for Better Tax Education Skip to content Home • Blog • New National Tax Literacy Poll Highlights Need for Better Tax Education Taxes impact every American in one way or another. The IRS reported more than 162 million individual income taxAn individual income tax (or personal income tax) is

Portugal Personal Income Tax System | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Portugal’s Personal Income Tax System: High Top Rate, Threshold, and Tax Credits Note: This post is part of a series on Portugal’s taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or

Vermont Tax Proposals: Details & Analysis | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Vermont Tax Proposals Would Leave the State and Vermonters Behind This year, Montpelier is producing a bumper crop of proposed taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses

May 24, 2023January 5, 2024 Compare Tobacco Tax Data in Your State In the United States, tobacco is taxed at both the federal and state and sometimes even local levels. These layers of taxes often result in very high levels of taxation—the highest of any consumer item. The retail price of cigarettes, for instance, is

French Budget: Details & Analysis | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • The French Budget: Moving from Public Debate to Principled Solutions French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rein in the country’s budget deficit within the next four years. Newly released data shows France is moving in the wrong direction. On 26

Is Federal Tax Code Progressive? | TaxEDU Skip to content Home • Blog • Does the Federal Tax Code Privilege the Rich? This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to

State Capital Gains Tax Rates, 2024 | Tax Foundation Skip to content Table of Contents When taxpayers sell their capital assets, like real property or their shares in a company, net earnings on those sales (capital gains) are generally subject to taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national

Maryland Worldwide Combined Reporting: To Be or Not to Be? Skip to content Home • Blog • Maryland’s Worldwide Combined Reporting: To Be or Not to Be? Worldwide combined reporting is on the agenda in Maryland. Earlier in March, the Maryland House Appropriations Committee amended the budget bill (S.B. 362) to, among other things, include

Tax Reform Options for 2025 (and Beyond) | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Considering Tax Reform Options for 2025 (and Beyond) The coming 2025 taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services,

State Tax Cuts Revenue Implications: Analysis | Tax Foundation Skip to content Home • Blog • Can States Afford Their Recent Tax Cuts? With state taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities.

Dividend Tax Rates in Europe, 2023 | Tax Foundation Maps Skip to content Many countries’ personal income taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. systems tax various sources of individual income—including investment