Tax Notes Opinions
Tax Notes editors, contributors, and other great minds weigh in on pressing issues in the world of tax. We are passionate about tax – and we’re not afraid to share our thoughts.
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Marie Sapirie writes that a carbon tax is back on the table because of the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but argues that it’s still as regressive as ever and isn’t an ideal strategy to prevent the impending ecological disaster.
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Watch Robert Goulder, contributing editor at Tax Notes International, and Joseph Thorndike, director of the History Project at Tax Analysts and contributing editor at Tax Notes Federal, discuss economic parallels between the coronavirus pandemic, the Great Depression, and other key moments in U.S. history.
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Tax Notes colleagues David D. Stewart and Stephanie Soong Johnston discuss how tax has influenced snacks, beards, and even legends.
By Robert Goulder and Allison Christians
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Watch Allison Christians, the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law at McGill University, tell Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder about her proposal for a global excess profits tax as the third pillar in the OECD’s digital economy project.
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Roxanne Bland considers the possible solution to robocalls. Finding challenges for federal and state regulators in determining which robocalls are protected under the Federal Trade Commission, she argues that the best approach to curbing unwanted robocalls may indeed lie with the private sector, not the state revenue agencies.
By Robert Goulder and Allison Christians
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Allison Christians, the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law at McGill University, tells Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder about her proposal for a global excess profits tax as the third pillar in the OECD’s digital economy project.
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Marie Sapirie argues that while the research credit may not be the first place that Congress looks to remedy the economic damage from the coronavirus, it has been shown to encourage research and development, which in turn could help create jobs.
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Benjamin Willis, contributing editor with Tax Notes Federal, and Benjamin Alarie, co-founder and CEO of Blue J Legal, discuss the expanding role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the government, academia and tax practice.
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Benjamin M. Willis was recently asked: Why are tax laws and their underlying policies so complicated? Are lobbyists to blame? He found an answer in the Underworld and Matrix movies.
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Kate Kraus, a partner at Allen Matkins, tells Tax Notes legal reporter Eric Yauch the unexpected tax results of recent coronavirus legislation on the real estate market.