Treasury Department Archive

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

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

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

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)

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

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.

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares While Congress continues to debate how to pay for President Biden’s spending proposals in the fiscal year 2022 budget, it is useful to consider the economic impact of a range of financing options in addition to the President’s proposed tax increases. As our model shows, compared to deficit financing or imposing a tax