Heartland: San Antonio’s decision to use taxpayer funds to buy a soccer stadium could put taxpayers on the hook for decades, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Heartland article.
This study combines the 2013 Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances data and the Fiscal Analyzer, a highly detailed life-cycle consumption-smoothing program, to a) measure ultimate economic inequality – inequality …
The Washington Post: Research from the NCPA was cited in an interview with Presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz on FOX News Sunday w/ Chris Wallace.
NCPA: When it comes to economic growth effects, the Cruz tax plan “trumps” the Trump plan, according to the advance summary of a new analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis’ Tax Analysis Center and the Beacon Hill Institute. However, without assuming that some spending reductions would take place, both plans would add to the national debt.
The Trump Tax Proposal Overall calls for a federal tax schedule with four brackets: 0% 10% 20% 25% It would also eliminate the marriage penalty and the Alternative Minimum Tax …
NCPA: Credit default swaps (CDS) may have amplified – but did not cause – the 2008 financial crisis, concludes a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis’ Financial Crisis Institute.
NCPA: As tax reform continues to play a major role in the 2016 presidential debates, National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow and Director of the Beacon Hill Institute David Tuerck and Beacon Hill’s James Angelini have published a new report outlining the impact of different tax reform plans.
In order to pursue meaningful tax reform, it is necessary to define income using either the consumption or the accretion to net worth (income) standard. Advocates of the consumption standard assert that …
NCPA: Ohio’s income tax cuts could save the state from losing billions in income previously lost to residents moving to other states, according to a new report from National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal.
According to IRS and Census data, Ohio lost about $23 billion in annual adjusted gross income (AGI) from 1992 to 2014 due to residents moving to other states. Prior to 2013, Ohio …
NCPA: The Obama Administration’s changes to the federal overtime regulations could hurt workers’ upward mobility and limit workplace flexibility and employment options for those trying to climb the income ladder, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Jacob Kohlhepp.
Executive Summary As other countries lower their corporate tax rates, U.S. corporations are reincorporating in lower tax countries (engaging in “tax inversions”) to reduce their tax burdens. Permanently eliminating or lowering the …
According to IRS and Census data, North Carolina gained about $30 billion annually in adjusted gross income (AGI) from 1992 to 2014 due to residents moving in from other states. The …
The Street: An article for The Street uses an NCPA study to discuss Ted Cruz’s proposed flat tax policy, saying that the flat tax would boost the production core of the economy in every area by getting rid of corporate tax avoidance schemes.
Introduction U.S. corporate tax reform has emerged as a dominant issue in the political season now upon American voters. Tax reform proposals have been put forward by President Barack Obama …
Today’s graduated income tax system is a morass of deductions, exemptions, allowances, credits and other loopholes: Every year U.S. taxpayers pay an amount equal to 30 percent of total income …
Since the roll-out of the Lee-Rubio tax proposal in March 2015, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Tax Foundation have disagreed whether the plan would benefit people at all …
Citizens Journal: The U.S. fiscal gap of unfunded liabilities is sitting at about $211 trillion – 15 times larger than the official debt, according to an NCPA report featured in a Citizen’s Journal article.
Executive Summary The federal Highway Trust Fund is running on empty, despite $34 billion in annual revenues from taxes on gasoline, diesel and other fuels dedicated to pay for the Interstate Highway …
Executive Summary There appears to be agreement in principle that U.S. corporate tax rates are too high. The top U.S. corporate income tax rate is 35 percent — the highest in …
USA Today: USA Today’s Road Warrior Voices cites NCPA research when cautioning travelers about the perils of travel taxes.
NCPA: Mortgage-related deductions do little to reduce the cost of home ownership for those in the lowest income quintiles, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal and Research Associates Matt Cafrelli and Joshua Latshaw.
The Huffington Post: NCPA research on Wisconsin pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) receives high praise in The Huffington Post commentary.