by CF&P | Mar 17, 2016 | News, Prosperity Updates
OECD/BEPS News… Corporate Tax Reform Must Protect U.S. Companies From Foreign Politicians CF&P President Andrew Quinlan has a simple message for Congress: Protect U.S. Multinationals from greedy foreign tax collectors! Any attempt at corporate tax reform...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jan 19, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on Inside Sources on January 13, 2016. Early in the new year, Congress is expected to unveil the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The legislation is attracting interest in anticipation that big-ticket items like air traffic...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT, Welfare and Entitlements
My views on the value-added tax are very simple and straightforward. If we completely eliminated all income-based taxes, I would be willing to accept a VAT (or even a national sales tax) as a revenue source for government. But unless that happens, I’m unalterably...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT
It’s not my role to pick sides in political fights, but I am very interested in trying to make bad ideas radioactive so that politicians won’t be tempted to do the wrong thing. This is why I’m a big fan of the no-tax-hike pledge. The folks in Washington salivate at...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2016 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
When I compared the tax reform proposals of various 2016 presidential candidates last month, Ben Carson got the best grade by a slight margin. But I’ve now decided to boost his overall grade from a B+ to A-, or perhaps even A, because he’s finally released details and...