International corporate tax competition continues to exert pressure on legislatures to reduce corporate tax rates as well as the rate imposed on shareholders. To combat this pressure, this commentary recommends eliminating the corporate income tax. Instead corporations should become tax...

This chapter in this book addressing inequality identifies elements of the U.S. income tax laws that contribute to that inequality. While the language of the tax laws is neutral and applies identical rules to all, the distribution of tax burdens among the members of the U.S. populace may not...

A proposal decouples NY from federal tax computations to tax billionaires on unrealized appreciation. If enacted, the proposal generates basis discontinuities across borders but enhances state revenue and may prove attractive to many states. The article reviews how states seek to enhance...