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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Carl Levin report blasts repatriation tax break
The last repatriation tax holiday cost taxpayers billions and failed to provide any measurable boost to the economy, Sen. Carl Levin concludes in a new report that takes aim at a top priority of the business lobby.

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
RCM | Tax Reform, Not Trade Wars, Is the Answer to China
Congress should embark on fundamental tax reform that adopts a territorial tax system. If enacted, it would not only make America more competitive with China, but with the rest of the world as well.

Reports                                                                                                                         
CRS | An Analysis of the "Buffett Rule"
This report examines the Buffett rule, but uses a measure of income that captures the ability to pay taxes and incorporates the effect of the corporate income tax in addition to the individual income tax and the payroll tax.