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What Does the Federal Tax Law Mean for Massachusetts and How Might the Commonwealth Respond?
The new federal tax law reduces federal revenues by approximately $1.5 trillion largely by cutting taxes for corporations, people receiving inheritance from very large estates, ...
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The Evidence on Millionaire Migration and Taxes
This policy brief examines the evidence on the likely migration effects of raising income taxes on households with taxable annual income above $1 million and ...
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Funding Improvements for Schools, Roads, and Public Transit with Tax Reforms that Improve Fairness
A ballot question has been proposed that would support investments in education and transportation with revenue from an additional 4% tax on income over a ...
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Sweeter than SALT: Highest-Income Households Get Federal Tax Cuts More Than Twice SALT Losses
The federal government has enacted very large tax cuts targeted mostly at higher-income taxpayers. The resulting loss of an almost $1.5 trillion in federal revenue ...
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How Slow Sales Tax Growth Causes Funding Problems for the MBTA
Almost 20 years ago, a penny of the sales tax was dedicated to the MBTA to be a steadily growing source of revenue for the ...
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Massachusetts Ranks About Average for Taxes in FY 2015
This fact sheets examines where Massachusetts ranks compared to other states in terms of the level of state and local taxation in 2015, the most ...
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How S-Corp and Other ‘Pass-Through’ Income is Taxed and the Effects of Proposed Tax Reforms
Recent state and federal tax reform debates have highlighted the taxation of S-corporations (S-corps). Like other "pass-through" entities, S-corps are not required to pay the ...
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Massachusetts Ranks near Middle for Taxes in FY 2014
This fact sheets examines where Massachusetts ranks compared to other states in terms of the level of state and local taxation.
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Where Does the Taxachusetts Label Come From?
Massachusetts' taxes rank in the middle of the pack, compared to other states. Where then does the label "Taxachusetts" come from? The answer has much ...
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