This paper analyzes the effects of time-consistent capital taxation on the level of capital and welfare. We find that a commitment to a zero capital tax shifts the time inconsistency problem towards labor taxes and the provision of public consumption. By comparing the worst timeconsistent policies with and without a commitment to zero capital taxes, we find that the mere existence of a capital ...

in an effort to reduce the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity, food taxes have been introduced in several european countries, the so-called ‘obesitax’. as yet little evidence is at hand, policy measures are being taken to counterweight the consumption of unhealthy food or the increasing diet-related diseases. several questions need to be discussed, starting from a general perspective:...

This paper employs analytical and numerical general equilibrium models to examine the costs of achieving pollution reductions under a range of environmental policy instruments in a second-best setting with pre-existing factor taxes. We compare the costs and overall efficiency impacts of emissions taxes, emissions quotas, fuels taxes, performance standards, and mandated technologies, and explore...

Despite constituting the third most important source of revenue for Canadian governments, payroll taxes receive relatively little attention. This is particularly surprising on two counts: first, there are important controversies regarding the employment effects of these taxes and, second, payroll taxes have grown substantially over the last 30 years and are likely to continue to increase in the...

Taxes & Social Security This section provides information on U.S. federal and state income taxes and getting a Social Security number and card. It includes the following topics: Taxes Tax Laws and Filing Requirements [1] ● Guide to U.S. Federal Income Tax for F & J Visa Holders [2] ❍ Non-Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [3] ❍ Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [4] ❍ Requesting an Extension to Fil...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax effect on subjective well-being is significant and positive when controlling for income net of taxes. T...

Existing literature focuses on how corporate taxation affects firms’ investment decisions by altering after-tax returns. This paper instead examines how corporate taxation affects investment by reducing the cash flow a firm has available to invest in the current period. I use a sharp nonlinearity in the mapping from pre-tax profitability to taxes created by the tax loss carryforward feature of ...

Taxes & Social Security This section provides information on U.S. federal and state income taxes and getting a Social Security number and card. It includes the following topics: Taxes Tax Laws and Filing Requirements [1] ● Guide to U.S. Federal Income Tax for F & J Visa Holders [2] ❍ Non-Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [3] ❍ Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [4] ❍ Requesting an Extension to Fil...

Taxes & Social Security This section provides information on U.S. federal and state income taxes and getting a Social Security number and card. It includes the following topics: Taxes Tax Laws and Filing Requirements [1] ● Guide to U.S. Federal Income Tax for F & J Visa Holders [2] ❍ Non-Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [3] ❍ Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [4] ❍ Requesting an Extension to Fil...

Taxes & Social Security This section provides information on U.S. federal and state income taxes and getting a Social Security number and card. It includes the following topics: Taxes Tax Laws and Filing Requirements [1] ● Guide to U.S. Federal Income Tax for F & J Visa Holders [2] ❍ Non-Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [3] ❍ Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes [4] ❍ Requesting an Extension to Fil...