The politics of loopholes : the improbable prospects for U.S. tax reform / John F. Witte.

Author
Witte, John F. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
Description
x, 193 pages ; 25 cm

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    "What are the implications and likelihood of reform of the income tax system in the United States--specifically, the expansion and scope of the tax 'expenditure' (loophole) system embedded in the income tax codes? This book details the tax system that now provides for more than 200 tax expenditures, highlighting the potential lost tax dollars. [The author]: makes the tax loophole system comprehensible for lay readers and explains the implications of reform of the income tax system in the United States; debunks the myth that tax expenditures only benefit the wealthy; and presents informed predictions about the likelihood of changes to the tax code."-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
    Contents
    • Tax reform in theory and practice
    • A brief thematic history of the income tax
    • Tax expenditures (loopholes)
    • Tax expenditures and economic behavior
    • Tax expenditures for human resources and income support
    • Tax expenditures for intergovernmental transactions
    • And special groups
    • Using the tax system for nonrevenue public policies.
    ISBN
    • 9781440843419 ((hard copy ; : alk. paper))
    • 1440843414 ((hard copy ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016031515
    OCLC
    933272012
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