tax paid by a person who inherits the estate of a natural person who has died
Wealth taxes and estate taxes are taxes on the virtue of saving. And nobody has found a good way to implement such a tax. Ten European countries, including France, Germany, and…
A couple week ago I argued in this Carolina Journal Daily Journal that it is bad tax policy for the federal government to eliminate the deduction for state and local…
If you are a North Carolina taxpayer and you think something looks familiar about President Trump’s tax reform plan, you are right. In the three big areas of tax policy…
Demian Brady of the National Taxpayers Union identifies guiding principles associated with the president’s tax plan. Based on the President’s proposal, five principles for tax reform seem to be guiding…
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s outlines his priorities for federal tax reform. The White House tax plan takes many steps in the right direction, but we shouldn’t be satisfied. Yes, it…
Heard all that talk about tax cuts only for the rich? 80% of North Carolinians saw an increase in their taxes? Whaaaat? It’s been thoroughly debunked. The tax reforms that…
As promised when the N.C. General Assembly approved its sweeping tax reform package in 2013, the positive changes have helped North Carolina leap up the list in the Tax Foundation’s…
Anyone who knows much about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie realizes how much he loves the music of Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen, even if the object of the governor’s affection…
Senator Phil Berger for outstanding achievement in tax reform. One of six individuals recognized by the national Tax Foundation. “Smarter, more principled tax policy” ” … led the legislative effort to…
In its report on the 18 states that passed tax relief in 2013, ALEC showcases North Carolina. ALEC says the reforms passed by the legislature and signed by the governor are…
JLF’s Roy Cordato, a Ph.D. economist, has analyzed the tax reform signed into law earlier this year, and concludes the tax reform package is good news for North Carolinians. “Throughout…
Readers of Investor’s Business Daily encountered over the weekend John Hood’s assessment of North Carolina’s tax reform success story and its relationship to tax reform debates across the country and…