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Monday, November 18, 2013

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | 'Green' commuter tax break may be slashed
As Kermit the Frog says, it's not easy being green. A popular tax break for commuters who use mass transit may be cut nearly in half if Congress doesn't step in by the end of the year.
WSJ | In Italy, High Payroll Taxes Stand in Way of Recovery
The staggering tax burden is a big part of the reason Italy's output has grown the least over the last decade of any of the 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
NBER | The Impact of Headquarter and Subsidiary Locations on Multinationals' Effective Tax Rates
We examine effective tax rates (ETRs) for 9,022 multinationals from 87 countries from 2006 to 2011.