Steve Forbes, Sen. Judd Gregg & Jared Bernstein Discuss Reforming America’s...
Steve Forbes, Sen. Judd Gregg and Jared Bernstein join The Kudlow Report to discuss reforming America’s corporate tax code and the merits of a territorial tax system.
View ArticleThe U.S. needs a modern international tax system
By Claire Buchan Parker (Daily Caller) The need for reform and the opportunity to secure it have finally converged to result in a real opportunity to modernize America’s international tax system. Last...
View ArticleUS Hill Tax Chiefs Camp, Baucus Press Ahead in Tax Reform Bid
By John Shaw (Market News International) House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp and Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus apparently have not received the memo saying tax reform is a futile...
View ArticleFor the Record…Manufacturers and other American Corporations Do Face a Heavy...
By Dorothy Coleman (National Association of Manufacturers’ Shopfloor Blog) Manufacturers were surprised this morning by the front-page story in the Washington Post that calls into question the tax...
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Canada recognizes corporate taxes as competitive edge
By Business Roundtable (Business Roundtable Today) Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty last week released Canada’s 2013 federal budget document under the rubric, “Jobs, Growth and Long-Term...
View ArticleYes, We’re still #1
By Carolyn Lee (National Association of Manufacturers’ Shopfloor Blog) Sometimes the ranking of #1 is a dubious distinction… surely no one wants to be #1 on the “worst companies to work for” list, the...
View ArticleHigh Corporate Taxes Are No Way to Do Business
By Peter Roff (U.S. World and News Report): America’s current economic recovery continues to lag behind all those that have come before it in the post-war era, mostly because of the continuing mess in...
View ArticleA day to rue our foolish corporate tax rate
By Brandon Arnold (Washington Times): April Fools’ Day marked the one-year anniversary of the United States having the highest corporate-tax rate in the industrialized world. Unfortunately, the...
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United States Drops in Global Competitiveness
By Veronique de Rugy (Mercatus Center) The following charts use data from the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) global competitiveness report to show how the United States measures up against the rest of...
View ArticleWaiting for Obama
Don’t expect White House leadership on corporate tax reform. By Ike Brannon (R Street Institute) The Obama administration recently signaled to the business community that it could countenance some...
View ArticleLIFT America Statement Recognizing Tax Day 2013 and the Need for...
Washington, D.C. – As the nation marks yet another “Tax Day” we do so knowing that there is growing bipartisan support for meaningful and comprehensive tax reform in 2013. This starts with agreement...
View ArticleLIFT America Statement Regarding Comments to the House Ways and Means...
Washington, D.C. – There is growing bipartisan support for comprehensive tax reform in 2013. This starts with agreement that our tax system is broken and the status quo is failing our economy,...
View ArticleTax reform is needed
By Rep. Larry Bucshon (Brazil Times) Our history is rich with stories of people who have immigrated to the United States for a chance at the “American Dream.” The “American Dream,” in its truest forms,...
View ArticleSimplifying America’s tax code
By Rep. Adrian Smith (York News Times) It is mid-April which means the Huskers’ spring game has been played, warmer weather should be upon us soon, baseball has resumed, and of course – tax season....
View ArticleBroken tax code costs money and time
By Rep. Luke Messer (Star Press) Last week, citizens all across our country participated in a 100-year-old American tradition: paying taxes. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the modern income...
View ArticleCutting the Corporate Tax Rate Means Cutting Corporate Taxes
By Ike Brannon (R Street Institute): America has the highest corporate tax rate in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. But it wasn’t always so. In 1986, the United...
View ArticleCorporate Taxation and US MNCs: Ensuring a Competitive Economy
By Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Martin Vieiro (Peterson Institute for International Economics) The debate about “tax reform,” a focus of the 2012 presidential race and the congressional budget battles this...
View ArticleParker: Keeping Our Economy and Meaningful Tax Changes on Track
By Claire Buchan Parker (Roll Call): “Tax Reform Splits Big Business . . . ” — Wall Street Journal “Business Community Split on Corporate Tax Reform” — Roll Call “Business Community Could Split on Tax...
View ArticleWhen being number one is a bad thing
By Walter Galvin, former chairman, National Association of Manufacturers’ Tax Committee (The Hill): The United States has the highest combined corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. Being...
View ArticleMake Government Less Taxing
Our returns don’t have to be this unhappy. By Pete Du Pont (The Wall Street Journal): Americans don’t like things that are inefficient, costly or unfair. Our federal tax code seems designed to be all...
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