61. People For The American Way | Americans For Tax Reform upper brackets right wing tax cut Americans for tax reform the heritage foundation cato institute citizens for a sound economy club for growth. http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9506

62. CNN.com - Campaign Finance Flap Sinks Tax Reform Bill - April 11, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/04/10/campaign.finance/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Campaign finance flap sinks tax reform bill From Ted Barrett CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) The House of Representatives rejected a popular tax reform bill Wednesday because it contained a provision critics said would have created a loophole in the new campaign finance law. House Republican leaders had hoped the popularity of the "taxpayer protection" bill which contained several IRS reforms and provisions to make tax filing easier would prompt lawmakers to accept language that would have eased reporting requirements for so-called "527s" or "stealth PACs." In the end, most Democrats and more than two dozen Republicans joined to defeat the bill 219-205, far short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage under procedures used by the House Republicans that prevented amendments. John Feehrey, a spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, said afterward that the "taxpayer protection" bill would not be brought up again something he said House Democrats may have trouble explaining to voters.

63. Major Federal Tax Reform tax reform Information. The purpose of this 70 (105th Congress). Other Tax Proposals Related to tax reform. S. 1054 Amendment 592 http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/facstaff/nellen_a/txrefupd.html

Tax Reform Information The purpose of this web page is to objectively note events related to tax reform and provide links to further information from members of Congress and others. Compiled by Professor Annette Nellen Background Information Why is major federal tax reform being proposed? What are the goals for tax reform? Click here What is a consumption tax? By "major" federal tax reforom, the sponsors generally mean that the federal income tax (and perhaps other federal taxes, such as payroll taxes and estate and gift taxes) would be replaced with a consumption tax. Today in the U.S., consumption taxes are only used by state and local governments - the sales tax. For the answer to the question, what is a consumption tax - click here Tax Reform in the U.S. by Annette Nellen, July 1999 - overview to current U.S. system, recent reforms, major reform proposals and current tax issues. Analyzing Tax Proposals: AICPA's Guiding Principles of Good Tax Policy Joint Venture's Tax Principles Workbook (based on the AICPA model above) Comparison of Sets of Principles Commonly Used in Analyzing Tax Proposals (Nellen) Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports Flat Tax Proposals and Fundamental Tax Reform: An Overview , by James M. Bickley, November 2000.

64. Americans For Tax Reform - Disinfopedia Americans for tax reform. Americans for tax reform (ATR) is ostensibly a group that pushes for lower taxes. It has close ties to http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Americans_for_Tax_Reform

65. Protest On Brazil Tax Reform Bill CNN http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/06/26/brazil.tax.reut/index.html

66. Act 50 Pennsylvania Property Tax Reform Act 50 Pennsylvania Property tax reform. As with anything involving government, property tax reform is a complicated issue. Pennsylvania tax reform. http://www.berksweb.com/homestead/

Act 50 Pennsylvania Property Tax Reform As with anything involving government, property tax reform is a complicated issue. The residents of Berks County and Pennsylvania need to know the facts about property tax reform. Act 50 could affect the property taxes of every homeowner in Pennsylvania. In the 1997 general election the citizens of Pennsylvania approved a constitutional amendment know as the Homestead Amendment . The Homestead Amendment allows business and residential properties to be taxed at different millage rates. In early 1998 the Pennsylvania State government passed Act 50, legislation that lays the groundwork for a change in the way local school districts are financed. BerksWeb will attempt to provide links to the facts on this important issue. If in your travels on the web you find other documents that relate to this issue, please let us know Pennsylvania Tax Reform For those readers who are detail oriented, the entire text of Act 50 can be viewed at the Pennsylvania Bill Finder Since this is BerksWeb, here are the instructions for the

67. Tennessee Tax Reform Calculator An interactive website where users can see how tax reform will affect them. Just enter income, filing status, dependents, along with other information and the calculator does the rest. http://www.yourtax.org/tft/calculator/yourtax.html

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68. Tax Reform Thursday! Citizens for a Sound Economy April 7, 2004 tax reform Thursday! This Tax Day, join the movement to Scrap the Code. http://www.cse.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=1734

69. CNN.com - Fox Defends Tax Reform That Is Unlikely To Pass - Dec. 1, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/11/29/mexico.fox.tax.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES BREAKING NEWS One of Iraq's deputy foreign ministers has been killed in an ambush outside his Baghdad home Saturday. More soon. The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Fox defends tax reform that is unlikely to pass Story Tools MEXICO CITY (AP) President Vicente Fox defended his seemingly doomed tax overhaul Saturday, saying the government needs more money in order to better improve the plight of the poor and lower unemployment. This month, Fox's administration unveiled its 2004 budget proposal in which it called for lowering the national sales tax from 15 to 10 percent but sought to ultimately raise tax revenues by extending the levy to food, medicine and books. The party that Fox knocked from power at the polls in 2000, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, rejected the plan, saying it would hit Mexico's poor the hardest. Institutional Revolutionary controlled the presidency from 1929 until 2000 and still holds more seats than any other party in both houses of Congress, which must pass next year's budget before the end of the year. "It's a fact that the reform will mean great possibilities for the development of the country and will allow us to support social programs directed at the country's most underprivileged population," Fox said during his weekly radio address Saturday.

70. Citizens For Tax Justice Home Page CTJ The Bush Tax Cuts The Most Recent CTJ Data 12/17/03. CTJ Testimony Concerning Fundamental tax reform 11/5/03. Fiscal 2003 Deficit http://www.ctj.org/

Current Tax Issues Designate ITEP Search Our Site ITEP Policy Briefs Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation Citizens for Tax Justice is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state, and local levels. Do Fat Cats Pay Lower Tax Rates than Workers? Hard Choices: Revenue-Raising Options for Alaska Federal Income Tax Treatment of Capital Gains and Regular Income: Historical Data State Tax Policy 101: ITEP Policy Briefs ... State by State Issue Briefs Select a state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming The Bush Tax Cuts: The Most Recent CTJ Data CTJ Testimony Concerning Fundamental Tax Reform Fiscal 2003 Deficit Soared as Income Taxes Fell to Lowest Level in Six Decades More Corporate Tax Shelters on the Way? ... An overview of federal tax expenditures for corporations and the wealthy. Site Last Updated May 17, 2004

71. Tax Reform tax reform or Fiscal Reform? Presentation at the Special tax reform is a recurrent issue, and not only in Brazil. Other leading nations, such http://www.fazenda.gov.br/ingles/ajuste/taxrefor.html

Tax Reform or Fiscal Reform? Pedro Parente Deputy Minister, Finance Ministry Introduction We have opted for an eminently technical presentation, devoid of concerns over repercussions of a political nature, and not conditioned by the structure of the tax reform proposal previously presented. It reflects the technical stance of the Ministry of Finance, based on internal discussions branching out of the proposals presented by Mr. Everardo Maciel, Secretary of the Federal Income. Tax Reform is a recurrent issue, and not only in Brazil. Other leading nations, such as the United States and Germany, are also discussing or have recently discussed reforms in their tax systems. In our case, this is a recurring theme because our system, in general terms: has an obsolete structure hinders competitiveness is too complex induces evasion, including that which is unintentional is not propitious to harmonization with other tax systems. Globalization and the integration agreements require a common fiscal expression throughout the world, a kind of "fiscal lingua franca". Another way to define this process is the so-called search for "harmonization" among tax systems. Simplicity and amplitude are sine-qua-non in the harmonization process. It is difficult, if not impossible, to harmonize complex systems containing exceptions. Simplicity, by the way, is a permanent requirement of the Brazilian society, whose most evident manifestation was the movement to support the single-tax system.

72. CNN.com - Tax Reform In Plain English. Honest! - Dec. 2, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/02/timep.taxes.tm/index.html

BREAKING NEWS One of Iraq's deputy foreign ministers has been killed in an ambush outside his Baghdad home Saturday. More soon. CNN Europe CNN Asia Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese On CNN TV Transcripts Headline News CNN International ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com from: Tax reform in plain English. Honest! By Michael Kinsley Story Tools What is Capitol Hill really saying about taxes? A guide to the secret code The triumphant republicans promise to make tax reform a high priority in the next few months. Democrats will have counterproposals. Here are some of the words you'll be hearing and how to interpret them. Start with REFORM. Reform is any change in the tax code that you favor. SIMPLIFY. The tax code is way too complicated, but proposals to simplify it should be regarded with suspicion especially if they concentrate on tax rates. Different rates for different levels of income aren't what make the tax system complicated. The complications come in defining income and allowing various deductions and exemptions from it. Some of these complications could be eliminated in exchange for lower overall tax rates, but watch out for claims that tax simplification will lower your tax bill. If a simplified tax structure is going to raise the same amount of money, it can't lower everyone's taxes. Some will pay less, some will pay more.

73. Russia's Tax Reform Taxation spotlight Russia s tax reform Susan Himes, nonMember Country Unit, and Martine Milliet-Einbinder, Tax Administration Unit. http://www1.oecd.org/publications/observer/215/e-himes.htm

No. 215 - January 1999 Table of contents Editorial Taxation and social progress ECONOMY Should economic policies be co-ordinated for EMU? Reinvigorating business dynamism in Japan Japan's outlook Business and industry policies for knowledge-based economies ... Economic outlook: a moderate rebound in 2000 Spotlight TAXATION Curbing harmful tax practices Billabongs, dugongs, Internet and tax Overcoming fiscal borders in the global economy Taxing financial services: a future with options ... Russia's tax reform RESOURCES New molecular technologies for safe drinking water World energy to 2020: prospects and challenges SOCIETY Behind the veil of human capital DEVELOPMENT China: a world economic leader?

74. Tax Reform R.I.P. (washingtonpost.com) tax reform RIP By Robert J. Samuelson Wednesday, May 12, 2004; Page A23. The tax reform Act of 1986 reduced tax rates and broadened the tax base. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19187-2004May11.html

thisNode = 'opinion/columns/samuelsonrobert'; commercialNode =''; var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; PRINT EDITION Subscribe to NEWS OPINION ... REAL ESTATE SEARCH: Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Opinion Columnists ... Robert J. Samuelson Tax Reform R.I.P. By Robert J. Samuelson Wednesday, May 12, 2004; Page A23 Eugene Steuerle is one of Washington's ranking policy wonks a term used here with respect. He's forgotten more about taxes in the past 15 seconds than most of us will ever know. He arrived in Washington in 1974, worked for years at the Treasury and moved in 1989 to the Urban Institute, a think tank. Steuerle has just written a book, "Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy," that addresses the insistent question: Why is the federal tax system such a mess? The answer, in a word, is democracy. In theory, it's easy to imagine a simple tax system with low rates, a broad tax base the amount of taxable income and substantial "progressivity," meaning that the rich pay higher rates. But in practice it has been elusive. Democrats and Republicans alike are too eager to use tax breaks to advance various social, economic and political agendas. The resulting tax code is so confusing, complex and contradictory that it costs taxpayers (in accounting fees and the value of their time) about $100 billion annually to complete their returns, estimates economist Joel Slemrod of the University of Michigan. In 2003 that roughly equaled the combined spending of the departments of education ($57.4 billion), homeland security ($32 billion) and state ($9.3 billion).

75. Www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21311-2003Feb3.html More results from www.washingtonpost.com tax reform Act of 1986 Ask Us. Exams. Investing Game. Tools. Newsletters. Corporate. tax reform Act of 1986. Federal legislation that modified many significant aspects of the US tax system. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21311-2003Feb3.html

76. Proposal For A Comprehensive Electronic Funds Transaction Tax Site contains economic theory, proposal justification, questions and answers, and comparisons with the current Federal system of taxation and with other tax reform plans. http://www.ixpres.com/concepts

Proposal for a Comprehensive Electronic Funds Transfer Tax Version: February 2001 This proposal is a work in progress. I have placed it on the Internet so that you, the reader, might have an opportunity to comment upon it and to contribute to it. Thank you, Mike Blackburn Comments? concepts@ixpres.com Outline The following sections may be read in sequence for the best sense of the logic of the proposal. 1. Summary of the Proposed Electronic Funds Transfer Tax 1.1 Recent History of the Transaction Tax Concept. 1.2 Links to Related Web Sites. 2. Discontent with the Current Federal Income Tax 2.1 Common Attitudes about Taxes. 2.1.1 Why Resentment? 2.1.2 Why Suspicion? 2.1.3 Why Anxiety? 2.2 Uncommon Expectations for Tax Reform. 2.3 Complaints with the Current Federal Tax Revenue Process. 2.3.1 Too Complex. 2.3.2 Too Unfair. 2.3.3 Too Anti-investment. 2.3.4 Too Corrupting of our Political System. 3. Flat Tax and National Sales Tax Proposals 3.1 Flat Tax. 3.2 National Sales Tax. 4. Economics of Taxation (or Economics 0.101) 4.1 On the complaint that taxation reduces individual net worth. 4.2 On the complaint that taxation reduces investment incentive.

77. Pennsylvania Business Tax Reform Commission Skip to main content, Advanced Search. Edward G. Rendell, Governor Gregory C. Fajt, Secretary, View sublinks, About the Commission. Commission Meetings. http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/tax_reform/

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78. The Today Foundation A Dallasbased public policy organization with interests in education, criminal justice and tax reform. http://www.todayfoundation.org/

Home Our History Contact Donations ... About Welcome The Today Foundation, founded by Richard H. Collins, is a Dallas-based non-profit organization with interests in education, criminal justice and tax reform. Projects of the Today Foundation include the Children's Education Fund, Associated Texans Against Crime and the American Miracle. The Children's Education Fund (CEF) was organized in August 1994 by Richard H. Collins to improve opportunities in education for children from low-income families. CEF provides tuition assistance to help these families send their children to the schools of their choice. Thanks to the support from area business and community leaders, CEF is bringing self-determination and hope to families in need across Dallas County. It is CEF's goal to provide such opportunity to thousands of children right here in the community. It is an investment that will yield returns for generations. Click Here to Read More Associated Texans Against Crime is a statewide public policy organization established with the goal of reducing crime in Texas. ATAC is committed to increasing public awareness and involvement in criminal justice issues. Concerned with all aspects of our criminal justice system, ATAC focuses on juvenile justice reform, parole policies, crime prevention, drug and alcohol programs and victims' rights. Click Here to Read More The American Miracle focuses its efforts on educating Americans regarding tax policies in an effort to move toward our economic potential. Specifically, AM has focused its efforts on explaining the punitive nature of taxation toward economic growth.

79. Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission philadelphiataxreform.org. For more information about tax reform in Philadelphia visit Philadelphia Forward and Philadelphia tax reform Now. http://www.philadelphiataxreform.org/

Purpose Members Meetings News ... Library 1401 JFK Boulevard Suite 1440 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 686-2123 FAX info@philadelphiataxreform.org For more information about tax reform in Philadelphia visit Philadelphia Forward and Philadelphia Tax Reform Now Executive Summary Executive Summary Resumen Ejecutivo (Executive Summary in Spanish) ... Final Report, Volume I Findings and Recommendations Final Report, Volume II Supporting Legislation Final Report, Volume III Commissioned Research Cover and Table of Contents Choosing the Best Mix of Taxes for Philadelphia Analysis of Tax Cut Deficit Funding Options Challenges and Solutions to Real Property Assessment Uniformity in Philadelphia ... Focus Group Research on Philadelphia's Business Community Mission Statement The Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission (TRC) exists to recommend methods to reduce the taxes of Philadelphia residents, workers and businesses in an equitable manner in order to enhance Philadelphia's ability to compete with other jurisdictions in attracting and retaining new residents, businesses and jobs. Guiding principles of the TRC are: Recommending specific ways to reduce taxes of Philadelphia residents, workers and businesses in an equitable manner;

80. The Bulletin 6/3: Eco Tax Reform ECONOMY Eco tax reform an option for CEE. by Kai Schlegelmilch. This process is now broadly defined as Ecological tax reform (ETR). http://www.rec.org/REC/Bulletin/Bull63/economy.html

E C O N O M Y Eco Tax Reform - an option for CEE by Kai Schlegelmilch Advantages of environmental taxes Environmental taxes offer several benefits. They can: Internalize externalities into prices (these are costs that are not paid by the polluter so far) Set incentives to change the behavior of producers and consumers Raise revenues, e.g. for a comprehensive ETR Spur cost-effective and innovative responses, thus strengthen competitiveness and employment Cope well with diffuse pollution sources Help to reinforce other instruments, particularly regulations. These effects are especially supported when the revenues as part of an ETR are used to reduce other more distortionary taxes which often disturb economic and social welfare. Thus a "double" or "multiple" dividend may occur. Which countries use environmental taxes? So far most examples are from Scandinavia. But an increased use of environmental taxes is also apparent in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. And in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden environmental taxes are part of a more comprehensive ETR. However, only limited progress in the introduction of taxes on the EU-level can be noticed. In 1992, a combined CO2/energy tax was proposed by the European Commission, but failed to gain approval by all Member States. Generally, the perceived potential loss of competitiveness (of only a few sectors) appears to be a main obstacle - although these sectors should have been exempted! But critics argued that exemptions would soon be considered as "subsidies" and therefore abolished. In May 1995, a modified proposal for such a tax was presented, leaving more room for national action. But still there is no support for this from all countries. In autumn 1995, Germany refused to accept a CO2/energy tax that would not be mandatory for all Member States. For the turn of the year 1996/97, the EU-Commission is expected to come up with a new proposal.

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