by Geoffrey MacLeay | Jan 23, 2010 | Economic Growth, Taxation
Oregon voters are currently deciding on personal and business income tax increases. Should the tax hikes pass, look for Oregonian businesses to avail themselves of the advantages of tax competition and move to other states, such as nearby Washington: A great beauty...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2010 | Blogs, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
German politicians are notoriously bad on European issues, almost always pushing for more centralization, harmonization, and bureaucracy. So it is surprising to see that the German government is rejecting a Luxembourg proposal to give the EU a direct source of tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Taxation
This has a similar title to an earlier blog post, but the topic is completely different. The U.K.-based Times has a fascinating story about how tax rates are driving business out of London, thus showing the insanity of class-warfare tax policy. Two excerpts are must...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 20, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The internal revenue codes is so mind-numbingly complex that even the head of the IRS uses a professional tax preparer. But that’s hardly a surprise. What is a bit shocking, though, is that Commissioner Shulman has the gall to claim that he favors tax code...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2010 | Blogs, Privacy, Taxation
Academic research is fairly unanimous that high tax rates cause tax avoidance and tax evasion. Not many people, after all, are going to take big risks or engage in inefficient tax planning to escape Hong Kong’s low-rate flat tax. But people begin to figure out...
