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What are the key policy issues on which the 2019 federal election will be fought?
Taxation is not the only financial burden for overseas Americans.
A country's tax policies say a lot about what it values – and some of America's tend to promote inequality.
Democratic lawmakers have offered a number of ways to reverse decades of widening economic inequality. A tax expert gives them a closer look.
If tax seasons is stressing you out, a look at the worst things that could happen to you if you mess up – and why they're so unlikely – may help.
Imagine if the amount of tax everyone paid was public knowledge – they do it in Sweden.
Building a fiscally capable state won't bring benefits in the short term but can build taxpayers confidence.
The Apportionment Clause forbids a direct tax on wealth. Expanding the 16th Amendment would not only allow such a tax but abolish slavery's last remnant in the US Constitution as well.
A fairer and more efficient way of taxing wealth can benefit society as a whole.
A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.
Personal income taxpayers are shouldering more of the burden, while less revenue is coming from taxes on companies, capital and consumption. Only major reforms will change these sustained trends.
As Canada’s federal government sends mixed signals on digital taxation, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a historic precedent and paves the way for other countries to tackle the digital economy.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest analysis of the impact of government benefits and taxes on household income shows this reduces income inequality by more than 40% in Australia.
An 85-95% effective marginal tax rate means the second earner in a low-income family can increase from two days' work a week to three, four or five days and be better off by only about $4,000 a year.
Ghanaians respond positively to financial appeals from churches compared to how they respond to paying taxes. Here's how, and why, Ghana's government should learn from religious groups.
London remains incredibly dominant over the UK regions in terms of financial and legislative decision-making.
In the 1950s, Canada made it easy for employees to file their income tax. Now let's simplify the process for others, too.
The Cincinnati Reds' struggles on the field in recent years have extended into the courtroom, where they are battling to avoid paying sales tax on promotional giveaways they use to sell tickets.
Graft is common in the way that markets in Kinshasa are run.
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