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Embeddable Super Bowl Jock Tax Calculator
Try it out or put it on your blog or site
Feb 8
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Jared Walczak
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For State Income Taxes, Average Is Over
Tyler Cowen says that “Average is Over.” That might be a good description of states’ individual income tax rates.
Feb 6
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Jared Walczak
The White House's Bad Math — And How to Avoid Making the Same Mistake
Last week, the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released a paper encouraging state policymakers to shift from taxes on income to taxes on…
Feb 3
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Jared Walczak
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January 2026
The Laffer ... Mesa?
A valuable new study on the Laffer Curve
Jan 29
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Jared Walczak
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Yes, California's Proposed Wealth Tax Could Tax Voting Interests
A response to proponents who have dismissed the concern
Jan 23
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Jared Walczak
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Wealth Taxes and Millionaires' Taxes
A proposed California wealth tax initiative is still months away from making the ballot, but it has already driven multiple high-profile billionaires…
Jan 21
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Jared Walczak
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Three Types of Property Tax Levy Limits: Boise, Brownsville, and Boston
Examining three approaches to the treatment of new construction under levy limits
Jan 15
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Jared Walczak
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Understanding the R&E Expensing Timing Effect
What does it mean to say that the cost of restoring R&E expensing is mostly timing effects?
Jan 6
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Jared Walczak
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December 2025
Data Centers Are Heavily Taxed. How Much is Too Much?
A 90% effective tax rate is possible if sales tax exemptions and TPP abatements are eliminated
Dec 29, 2025
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Jared Walczak
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Forget Taxes, Let's Talk About Football
I promise this is still a newsletter about state and local tax policy. Just not today. Let's talk about win probabilities, plus the Bears' threatened…
Dec 20, 2025
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Jared Walczak
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State Corporate Rates Still Matter Under Single Sales Factor Apportionment
Officials in New York and elsewhere appear to have convinced themselves that state corporate income tax rates are irrelevant under sales factor…
Dec 18, 2025
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Jared Walczak
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Secretary Bessent is Wrong on State Tax Conformity
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes that some blue state governors deserve a lump of coal in their stockings this Christmas for “rob[bing]” people…
Dec 11, 2025
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Jared Walczak
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