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The Tax Justice Network August 2021 Spanish language podcast, Justicia ImPositiva: Nuevo impuesto corporativo: estrategia de los países en desarrollo #61
August 5, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Welcome to our Spanish language podcast and radio programme Justicia ImPositiva with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, free to download and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónico! Escuche por su app de podcast favorita. En este programa: Semanas cruciales para el nuevo impuesto
How Can the Retirement System Help More People Afford Retirement?
August 4, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares You don’t have to be a mechanic to drive a car, and you shouldn’t have to be a financial expert to prepare for a secure and adequate retirement. In a nutshell, that’s the theme of a new book we edited and contributed to, Wealth After Work: Innovative Reforms to Enhance Retirement Security.
Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty?
August 4, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Today’s map zeroes in on states that have a “marriage penalty” in their individual income tax brackets. Under a graduated-rate income tax system, a taxpayer’s marginal income is subject to progressively higher tax rates. A marriage penalty exists when a state’s income brackets for married taxpayers filing jointly are less than double the bracket
Stop and Go Traffic for Infrastructure Bill
August 4, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares “We’re just getting started…” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled that the amendment process for the bipartisan infrastructure bill would be no small affair. Meanwhile, centrist Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that he’d back Senate Majority Leader Schumer shutting down debate to force a final infrastructure vote this week, reiterating that he’d support
Balancing Free Speech And The Tax Exemption For Non-Profits
August 4, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Last month, two developments in the nonprofit world offered more reasons to wonder whether the benefits of tax-exemption are worth all the trouble they can cause. The first has to do with an organization’s desire to become a certain type of 501(c) organization. The second relates to the ability of government to monitor
Should the U.S. Copy Denmark’s Social Welfare Policies?
August 3, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The Biden administration’s proposals to increase transfer payments and expand federal benefits in many ways resemble the social safety net policies of Scandinavian countries. To fully follow the Scandinavian model would require additional taxes that place a higher burden on middle-income earners, but instead, Biden proposes higher taxes on corporations and households making
Pennsylvania Considers A New State Gas Tax Proposal
August 3, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares A vehicle miles traveled (VMT) proposal gaining steam in Pennsylvania would be the equivalent of a state gas tax of more than $2 per gallon, and that’s not all the Commonwealth is considering. With infrastructure spending and taxation—both state and federal—the topics of the day, Pennsylvania’s recently appointed Transportation Revenue Options Commission (TROC)
Biden’s Expanded EITC Adds Significant Marriage Penalties
August 3, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares A key feature of President Biden’s effort to expand government support for low-income families is its increase in the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without qualifying children living at home. But, as designed, the so-called childless EITC adds to significant marriage penalties and divorce bonuses for many low earners who marry
States Projected to Post Higher Marijuana Revenues in 2021
August 3, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling, it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. Taxes play a crucial role in the success of marijuana reform, as competitive prices in a licensed market are key to convert illicit consumption
The Tax Justice Network’s French podcast: Pour une dette responsable et une meilleure gestion des fonds Covid en Afrique: Edition 30
August 3, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Pour cette édition de votre podcast en français produit par Tax Justice Net nous revenons sur l’endettement de l’Afrique. Elle est jugée importante, mais elle est surtout perçue comme étant irresponsable. Aujourd’hui, le remboursement de la dette occupe une part non négligeable des dépenses dans les budgets publics, c’est-à-dire des impôts payés par les citoyens.
