81. Fraser Institute tax reform in Canada Our Path to Greater Prosperity. 5. The Flat Tax A Model for Reform of Personal and Business Taxes (269KB). http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=489

82. Tax Reform: Flat Tax - U.S. Government Info/Resources - Date: 03/13/98 About the Armey/Shelby flat tax income tax proposal, from About.com Guide http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa031398.htm?TMog=62139766411818&M

83. Vanguard: Tax Reform For The New Century tax reform for the New Century (First of a Series) © January 9, 2004, Rod D. Martin In the Washington Post, a recent headline blared http://www.thevanguard.org/thevanguard/columns/040109.shtml

Tax Reform for the New Century (First of a Series) In the Washington Post , a recent headline blared, "Flat Tax Imposed On Iraq." New taxes heartlessly heaped on the backs of hapless Iraqis? Well, not exactly. You wouldn't guess from the headline, but on September 15, what U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer did was cut Iraq's top tax rate from 45% to 15% for individuals and businesses. These results fit well with America's past albeit fleeting experience with lower, flatter taxes. In the 1920s, 1960s, and 1980s, we cut taxes across the board and drastically reduced the top rates of taxation on Americans. The results were phenomenal: dramatically decreased inflation and unemployment, increased revenues, and soaring productivity. Why does a flatter tax system work so well? Simply put, it rewards people for being givers, not takers. It encourages hard work, saving, and investing the three pillars of any economy. Contrast this with our current system of "progressive" taxation, a grotesque living fossil with the survival skills of a Houdini or a Beltway bureaucrat. As Ronald Reagan once said, it's government torpedoing your ship when it comes in. Your small business gets off the ground, or you land a higher paying job as a reward for upgraded skills, only to be pushed into a higher tax bracket. Progressive? Only if your motto is, "Success is a crime we must punish."

84. Thomas Jefferson Institute :: Reports :: Tax Reform Reports tax reform. The Virginia STAMP Model. What are the economic impacts of higher taxes? What are the different economic impacts http://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/reports_tax.php

Home Board of Directors Contact Us About... Upcoming Conferences ... Press Releases Reports - Tax Reform The Virginia STAMP Model What are the economic impacts of higher taxes? What are the different economic impacts of different types of taxes? Do cigarette and sales tax increases have a different impact than income tax increases? Designed as one of many tools legislators should use in making decisions about taxes, the Virginia STAMP (State Tax and Modeling Program) enables Virginians to go on line and see the economic results from various tax cuts and tax increases during the ongoing tax debate. This section includes detailed analyses of the Senate and House-passed tax bills, as well as the proposals of Governor Mark Warner and Delegate Allen Louderback. A fourth model is blank, enabling you to make your own suggested tax changes and see what the relative economic impact would be on public and private sector employment, investment, gross wage rates, personal income, and disposable income. Click here to link to the tax model. Click here to view the press announcement.

85. Tennessee Tax Reform Calculator Enter your annual income (completely confidential), filing status, and number of dependents to see how tax reform in Tennessee will affect you. http://www.yourtax.org/calculator/index.php3

You've landed here for one of two reasons: You resized your window and presto... here you landed. This is a quirky thing that only happens in older Javascript-enabled browsers. You can return simply by clicking here. Or, you landed here directly and never saw the Tax Reform Calculator. If that is the case, then you are using a browser that either does not support Javascript, or has Javascript turned off. The Tax Reform Calculator is a Javascript-based program. Please enable your Javascript or upgrade your browser in order to use the Tax Reform Caclulator. If you cannot upgrade your browser, be sure to check out TFT's on-line facts and resources which will help you determine the effect tax reform will have on you. Tennesseans for Fair Taxation Home Page tft@yourtax.org

86. Tax Reform: National Retails Sales Tax Act - U.S. Government Info/Resources - Da About the National Retails Sales Tax Act, from About.com Guide. http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa032098.htm?pid=2761&cob=home

87. Ifo Institute - Ifo Viewpoint No. 5: Tax Reform ifo Viewpoint No. 5 tax reform. Munich, 3 Nov. 1999. The tax reform proposed by the German government focuses on relief for retained earnings. http://www.cesifo.de/link/stp005_e.htm

ifoStyleCSS.htm ifoStandardHeader.htm ifo Viewpoint No. 5 Tax Reform Munich, 3 Nov. 1999 The tax reform proposed by the German government focuses on relief for retained earnings. Businesses will be induced not to distribute their profits but to retain them and invest them in domestic or foreign capital markets. This will only intensify the concentration of power of existing corporations and impede the formation of new businesses. In contrast to the significant relief for corporate leaders and their enterprises, the earnings of human labour will continue to be burdened by a strongly progressive tax scale. The reform will not help mobilize the labour market or promote investment in human capital. The Ifo Institute has presented an alternative that removes the asymmetries of the government proposal. In the personal income tax, the Ifo alternative calls for only three marginal tax rates of 20%, 30% and 40%; corporate earnings should be taxed at a rate of only 30%, accompanied by a reduction in the local business tax (Gewerbesteuer) to effectively 10%. The maximum tax on all types of revenue is a uniform 40%. Despite the broadening of the tax base, which in itself would lead to increased revenue of DM 30 billion, the Ifo reform proposal would lead to net savings of DM 50 billion for taxpayers. This tax cut can be financed by reducing subsidies by 10% and cutting social benefits by 3%. The tax regime proposed by the Ifo Institute is revenue neutral for enterprises, it is simple, clear and practicable, and investment will no longer be motivated by tax loopholes but will go where the highest real income can be earned. It will provide greater incentives to invest in education and training, it will reduce the shadow economy, and it will create new jobs since it will contribute to moderation in wage negotiations.

88. The Fraser Institute: Tax Reform In Canada:  Our Path To Greater Prosperity The Fraser Institute tax reform in Canada Our Path to Greater Prosperity. A Fraser Institute Conference, October 11, 2001, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contents http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/tax_reform/wilson_1.html

The Economic Freedom Network The Fraser Institute: Tax Reform in Canada:  Our Path to Greater Prosperity A Fraser Institute Conference, October 11, 2001, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Contents Business Taxes: An Evaluation Thomas A. Wilson Director, Policy and Economic Analysis Program, Institute for Policy Analysis, University of Toronto. The author thanks his research associates, Duanjie Chen and Steve Murphy, who carried out the analysis underlying the tables in this report; and Erin Bell, who prepared the final version of the paper. Paper prepared for "Tax Reform in Canada: Our Path to Greater Prosperity" Conference, to be held October 11, 2001, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Introduction Businesses in Canada are taxed in a variety of ways.  The most important tax on business is of course the corporate income tax (CIT), but a variety of other taxes are levied on businesses.  The personal income tax (PIT) levied on unincorporated businesses and the taxation of corporate dividends and business capital gains under the PIT also affect business decisions.  Federal and Provincial taxes on corporate capital represent another component of business taxation.   Municipal and Provincial property taxes on commercial and industrial property are also important. The employer component of federal and provincial payroll taxes is the second most important set of taxes paid by businesses.  In 1995 revenues from business payroll taxes actually exceeded corporate income tax revenues.  In 2000 total corporate revenues were almost $46 billion, whereas total business payroll taxes were $28.6 billion.  Table 1 presents details on Corporate Income, Capital and Payroll Taxes.

89. Real Tax Reform For American Taxpayers A bold approach to reform America's tax system by replacing the federal income tax with a truly fair and simple source of revenue. http://www.geocities.com/fairtax_2000/

90. Pennsylvania's Success With Local Property Tax Reform -- The Split Rate Tax Pennsylvania s Success with Local Property tax reform The Split Rate Tax. by Alanna Hartzok. Fifteen cities in Pennsylvania are pioneering http://www.earthrights.net/docs/success.html

Pennsylvania's Success with Local Property Tax Reform The Split Rate Tax by Alanna Hartzok Fifteen cities in Pennsylvania are pioneering an innovative approach to local tax reform that harnesses market incentives for urban renewal. Opting for the so-called 'two-rate' or 'split-rate' property tax, these cities are lowering taxes on buildings, thereby encouraging improvements and renovations, while raising the tax on land values, thus discouraging land speculation. The resulting infill development as indicated by increased building permits means downtown jobs, efficient use of urban infrastructure, an improved housing stock, and less urban sprawl. Cities in other states are poised to follow Pennsylvania's example. Pennsylvania's Initiative Pennsylvania has been experimenting with a new approach to property tax reform which has already begun to attract attention in New York, Maryland, and other states. This policy offers an entirely different angle to the current mainstream dialogue on property tax "reform" which consists mainly of efforts to reduce and curtail the use of property taxes while increasing sales or income taxes. The property tax is actually two types of taxes - one upon building values, and the other upon land values. This distinction is an important one, as these two types of taxes have significantly different impacts on incentive motives and development results.

91. Lexington Institute The institute informs the public debate in such areas as national security, education reform, tax reform, immigration and federal policy concerning science and technology. Includes issue briefs and position papers. http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/

92. Political Advocacy Groups: Tax Reform Political Advocacy Groups tax reform. Americans for tax reform http//www.atr.org EMail friends@atr.org 1920 L St. NW, Suite 200 http://www.csuchico.edu/~kcfount/taxes.html

Political Advocacy Groups Tax Reform Subjects All Groups A-Z About this Site Search ... Legend Americans for Fair Taxation http://fairtax.org/ E-Mail: info@fairtax.org PO Box 27487 Houston, TX 77227-7487 Phone: 713-963-9023, 800-324-7829 "...Simply put, the FairTax replaces the way we're currently taxed - based on our annual income - with a tax on goods and services. The FairTax is a voluntary “consumption" tax: the more you buy, the more you pay in taxes, the less you buy, the less you pay in taxes." (http://fairtax.org/) Americans for Tax Reform http://www.atr.org E-Mail: friends@atr.org 1920 L St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-785-0266 Fax: 202-785-0261 "ATR opposes all tax increases as a matter of principle. We believe in a system in which taxes are simpler, fairer, flatter, more visible and lower than they are today. The government's power to control one's life derives from its power to tax. We believe that power should be minimized." (http://www.atr.org/aboutatr/mission.html)

93. News In MaineToday.com | In Depth: Tax Reform Sen. Ethan Strimling Penny more on sales tax is tax reform That s because it provides the funds to help where the state falls short. April 27, 2004. http://news.mainetoday.com/indepth/taxreform/

HOME MAINEJOBS HOMES WHEELS ... Help/Site Guide Network Affiliate Recent stories from the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel: Tax cap's chances tied to school aid Election 2004: If the state waits to increase funding, voters may demand more tax relief. Today's Question: Now that Question 1 has passed, do we need to enact a property tax cap? [June 10, 2004] Question 1 begets questions Election 2004: Nobody can say for sure how much money each school district will receive. [June 10, 2004] More news coverage Maine Municipal Association Estimate of Total Costs: About $250 million annually Idea Behind It: Boost state spending on schools How to Pay for It: Lawmakers should "generate the additional revenue necessary" Homestead and Circuit Breaker Programs: Retain Education Subsidy: State pays 55% (average over state) of education funding K-12 Property Tax Limit: Not addressed Refund to Taxpayers: No Constitutional Amendment: No Restrict Spending: No Type of Proposal: Referendum More information Maine Taxpayers Action Network Estimate of Total Costs: At least $500 million annually Idea Behind It: Cut all property taxes substantially How to Pay for It: Not addressed Homestead and Circuit Breaker Programs: Not addressed Education Subsidy: Not addressed Property Tax Limit: One percent (or $10 per $1,000) assessed value, based on 1996-97 values. Limits assessment increases to 2% annually

94. CWF.ca :: Home Aims at bringing western perspectives to national policy debates, including such projects as health care, tax reform, and societal development. Information on products, board members, articles, and calendar of events. http://www.cwf.ca/

Subscribe to the Canada West Foundation mailing lists Jun 11 "Contemporary Governance and the Question of the Social" Conference Jun 24 Jun 25 Organizing Political Support for the Natural City REPORT RELEASED: Big Spenders? An Expenditure Profile of Western Canada’s Big Six No Upcoming Events Err Ethics Today: A Brown Bag Lunch Series May 04 "Contemporary Governance and the Question of the Social" Conference Jun 11 Ranchers as Conservationsists - Beyond Beef Production Jun 15 Err Canada West Foundation Suite 900, 1202 Centre St. S Calgary, AB T2G 5A5 Ph: (403) 264-9535 Fax (403) 269-4776 E-mail: cwf@cwf.ca developed by - IRM Systems Western Directions: An Analysis of the Looking West 2004 Survey By Dr. Loleen Berdahl Willing and Able: The Problem of Skills Shortages in Western Canada By Todd Hirsch, Ben Brunnen and Kristina Molin Working Towards Parity: Recommendations of the Aboriginal Human Capital Strategies Initiative By Policy Analyst Ben Brunnen The new Paul Martin government has sent a very strong message about the prime minister's determination to re-build Canada's troubled relationship with the United States. Dr. Roger Gibbins

95. FMN: Policy Spotlight, April-May 1998, Radical Tax Reform This month focuses on taxation, tax reform, the flat tax and a national sales tax. FreeMarket.Net. Radical tax reform. edited by Robert Knautz. http://www.free-market.net/features/spotlight/9804.html

For updated information also see the new Spotlight on Internet Taxes: The Net tax man Volume II, Number 3 April-May 1998 Radical Tax Reform edited by Robert Knautz Contents Introduction: The Issue The Solutions Free-Market.Net Partners Cato Institute Reason Magazine Mackinac Center for Public Policy Laissez-Faire Books ... Reason Forum on Tax Policy The Issue As if just having to pay taxes wasn't bad enough. Every year it seems to get more complicated. Tax codes have a tendency to become bloated with exclusions and loopholes for special interest groups. Politicians use the tax code to gain political allies and to advance their own social and economic goals. As a result, the system becomes ever more complex and the average taxpayer finds it impossible to comprehend. In the U.S., it is not uncommon for individuals and small businesses to pay less in taxes than they pay in tax preparation. And even the professionals they hire can't get it right. In one recent Money magazine study , 45 different professional tax preparers came up with 45 different tax amounts for the same fictional family. The U.S. government itself spends large amounts of money every year paying companies like

96. Mexican Official Warns Of 'spending Adjustments' Without Tax Reform CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/10/21/economy.mexico.reut/index.html

97. Maine Tax Reform: Maine State Law And Legislative Reference Library Articles on the internet In depth tax reform An ongoing MaineToday.com (Blethen newspapers) page that includes excellent coverage of the various current http://www.state.me.us/legis/lawlib/tax.htm

Homepage iResearch Collections Services ... Law Library titles for loan his topical page is prepared by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library to gather and present information on the current issue of property tax relief in Maine. The sources listed here are available either directly on the web or from the Law Library. Articles on the internet Voters order boost in school aid / Paul Carrier. Portland Press Herald. June 9, 2004. - A discussion of the results of yesterday's referendum vote. In depth : tax reform - An ongoing MaineToday.com (Blethen newspapers) page that includes excellent coverage of the various current proposals, full-text news articles, viewpoints, web links and Frequently Asked Questions. Tax cap? Been there / by Tom Bell. Portland Press Herald. May 16, 2004 - A look at Fort Bragg, California 26 years after the enactment of Proposition 13, which the Maine tax cap proposal is patterned after. [Brunswick] Times Record - Chronological list of titles of articles on tax reform from the paper's news archives. Titles link to the full-text of the articles.

98. CNN - Australia's Government Faces Tax Reform Showdown - February 7, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9902/07/australia.01/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD africa americas ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pointcast DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Keyword Title Author Australia's government faces tax reform showdown High unemployment rate also targeted February 7, 1999 Web posted at: 3:16 a.m. EST (0816 GMT) SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) Australia's parliament resumes for 1999 on Monday with Prime Minister John Howard 's re-elected government facing a showdown with the Senate over key legislation on tax reform and privatization. Howard's conservative government has a five-month window in which to pass legislation before newly-elected senators take their places in the upper house, leaving it dominated by left-leaning parties that will almost certainly block key elements of his second-term reform agenda. Howard has made it clear he intends to overhaul Australia's tax system. The centerpiece of the prime minister's reform plan is a 10 percent value-added goods and services tax. Howard's argument is that tax reform is critical to Australia's economic well-being particularly at a time when much of Asia is embroiled in financial turmoil.

99. Toward Meaningful Tax Reform In Japan Toward Meaningful tax reform in Japan. American economists have been giving policy advice to Japan since the Shoup tax reform commission of 1949. http://www.freetrade.org/pubs/speeches/ar-4-6-98.html

Toward Meaningful Tax Reform in Japan by Alan Reynolds Director of Economic Research Hudson Institute Washington, D.C. Presented at: Deregulation in the Global Market Place: Challenges for Japan and the United States in the 21 st Century A Keidanren-Cato Institute Symposium Tokyo, April 6, 1998 A merican economists have been giving policy advice to Japan since the Shoup tax reform commission of 1949. Even then, the advice was not always helpful. U.S. government officials now tell Japan that larger budget deficits are the key to boosting economic growth and stock prices. Yet the same officials claim that the U.S. economy and stock market have benefitted from much smaller budget deficits. When looking at tax policy as a separate policy tool, we must get beyond Keynesian "macroeconomics," and the related bad habit of ascribing magical properties to government borrowing. A few years ago, prominent macroeconomists in the U.S. and Japan were absolutely confident that American budget deficits had pushed interest rates and the dollar up, causing trade deficits. Today, much larger budget deficits in Japan are associated with the lowest interest rates in world history, a falling yen, and rising trade surpluses. A theory that can predict anything can also predict nothing. Fiscal macroeconomics is an unsolvable mystery, something best relegated to a museum. Even the dogma that budget deficits "stimulate" demand (nominal GDP) is just another archaic theory with no shred of evidence.

100. Maine Citizens For Tax Reform & Relief Maine Citizens for tax reform and Relief is dedicated to achieving socially responsible and sustainable tax reform and relief in order to preserve and protect http://home.gwi.net/mainetaxreform/

MCTRR AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR CITIZENS' INITIATIVE TAX CAP YES! Don't let scare tactics, powerful lobbying groups, more empty political promises, gubernatorial smoke and mirrors, or character assassination of Carol Palesky mislead or dissuade you. GET THE FACTS, NOT THE SPIN! Click here for highlights of this referendum Click here to see how your tax dollars are used and who benefits Read what business organizations say TAX CAP YES! is not quite perfect, but - ? It is the only solution to control both runaway assessments and runaway spending ? It is the only solution that puts control back where it belongs - in the taxpayers' hands - and keeps it there ? It is the only solution that enables the taxpayer to maintain control going forward ? It is the only solution that provides sustainable and effective tax reform for all Maine property owners ? It is the only solution not borne out of partisan politics or cunningly crafted by powerful lobbying groups with special interests. It came from the grass roots effort of Maine's heavily tax burdened working class. ? It is the only comprehensive and sustainable solution offered to Maine property owners in decades!

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