Taxes

What can Former President Trump’s previous tariff efforts—specifically the safeguards he authorized on imported washing machines in 2018—tell us about his most recent proposal for a 10 percent tariff on all imports? That each job saved would come at a severe cost to consumers and taxpayers. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently released an

Key Findings Pillar Two, an international tax agreement, is intended to incentivize countries to set corporate income tax rates at 15 percent or higher. This agreement threatens the U.S. tax base in two ways: potential lost revenue and limitations on Congress’s ability to set its own tax policy. We analyze the revenue effects of other

In 2017, Congress made several permanent changes to the taxation of foreign earnings. These changes included an end to the unlimited deferral of foreign earnings from U.S. taxable income and the introduction of new anti-avoidance rules alongside a dividends-received deduction for corporations. A major case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court (Moore v. United States)

Bermuda, long celebrated for its pristine beaches and offshore financial services, is embarking on a journey to recalibrate its tax mix. Spurred by the OECD’s Pillar Two initiative, the island will introduce its first-ever corporate income tax in 2025. At first glance, supporters of the OECD’s global tax deal may see this development and declare

This week’s tax map illustrates the variety of vaping and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) tax designs employed by U.S. states. Higher taxes on vaping and ENDS products discourage smokers from switching to vaping products. Since vaping entered U.S. markets roughly two decades ago, it has grown into a well-established product category and a viable

Throwback and throwout rules are obscure provisions of states’ tax codes, but these little-known rules have real economic consequences. Fortunately, states are increasingly repealing these economically harmful rules. Since 2020, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Vermont, and West Virginia have all abolished throwback or throwout rules, with Arkansas adopting a multi-year phaseout and other states—especially Oklahoma—seemingly poised

Despite evidence that place-based tax incentives have been largely ineffective in raising the economic fortunes of people in low-income neighborhoods, an undeterred Congress created Opportunity Zones (OZs) in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. A recent analysis by economists at Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis cautions that while it’s too soon to reach conclusions

Former President Donald Trump’s proposed 10 percent tariff would raise taxes on American consumers by more than $300 billion a year—a tax increase rivaling the ones proposed by President Biden. If implemented, the significant trade tax hike would trigger retaliatory tax increases on U.S. exports. International trade is vital to the United States. Each year,

Key Findings New alternative nicotine products offer less harmful methods of consuming nicotine. Switching consumption from combustible cigarettes to the products saves lives. To incentivize switching, safer nicotine products should receive a preferential tax rate compared to combustible cigarettes. Despite conclusive scientific evidence, many Americans believe nicotine is a carcinogen when it is not. Tax

At least eight Republican presidential hopefuls will take the stage Wednesday night in the first presidential primary debate of the 2024 election cycle—and the future of the U.S. tax code should be one topic that takes center stage. The next occupant of the White House will have to address several critical tax policy issues, from

Earlier this year, House Republicans introduced the American Families and Jobs Act, a package of three new tax bills. One of these bills, the Small Business Jobs Act, would expand Section 179 expensing for small businesses—increasing the maximum eligible amount of investment and the point at which the benefit phases out. Improving the tax treatment

On 7 August, the Italian government surprisingly announced a new windfall profits tax on the banking sector, causing a loss of about €9.2 billion in market value for affected firms. For context, that is more than three times the amount of revenue expected to be collected by the tax. However, shares started to slowly recover