IRS Tax News - Can a state tax a trust based on the beneficiary’s residency? The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will decide whether states can tax trusts based solely on the fact that a trust beneficiary lives in the state. Source:...

Tax Policy - An Overview of Capital Gains Taxes Key Findings Comparisons of capital gains tax rates and tax rates on labor income should factor in all the layers of taxes that apply to capital gains. The tax treatment of capital income, such as capital gains, is...

Tax Policy - Who Wants a Tax Increase? The OECD recently released the 2018 results of their “Risks that Matter Survey.” This survey covers a broad range of policy issues that people face in countries around the world. The survey covered more than 22,000 people...

Tax Policy - Texas Considers Options for Reducing Property Taxes The Texas legislature is considering two pieces of legislation (Senate Bill 2 and Senate Joint Resolution 76) which are aimed at reducing local property tax burdens. SB 2 would cap property tax...

Tax Policy - The First Filing Season under the TCJA Today, April 15, brings to a close the first tax-filing season after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s (TCJA) overhaul of the individual income tax system. Now that most Americans have filed their 2018 tax returns,...

Tax Policy - Will North Carolina Reduce its Franchise Tax? North Carolina Senate Finance Committee Chairs Ralph Hise (R), Paul Newton (R), and Jerry W. Tillman (R) this month introduced Senate Bill 622, the Tax Reduction Act of 2019. This bill includes several...