National Review clears up a myth about the federal tax reform proposal being debated on Capitol Hill - namely that poor Americans would face a major tax hike under the plan. This ... Keep Reading
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Tax Reform to End Obamacare Mandate?
Senate Republicans yesterday decided to include in their tax reform plan a provision to eliminate the Obamacare mandate that forces people to buy health insurance or pay a ... Keep Reading
House GOP Tax Reform Encourages Growth While Simplifying the Code
House Republicans today unveiled its tax reform plan, touted as perhaps the most significant tax reform since the 1986 Tax Reform Act. The plan includes several significant ... Keep Reading
NC Tax Climate Ranks Best Among Neighbors, 11th Nationally in New Ranking
The Tax Foundation has just released its 2018 State Business Tax Climate Index, and North Carolina holds on to the number 11 position. NC ranks best among all our neighboring ... Keep Reading
Lowest-Income Households Pay Smaller Share of State Income Taxes After Reforms
In spite of the critics’ claims, the wealthiest North Carolinians shouldered a larger share of the state income tax liability following the 2013 tax reforms The lowest-income ... Keep Reading
House Finance Committee: Tax Cuts to Save NC $1.5 Billion This Year
This slide from yesterday's House Finance Committee presentation prepared by legislative analysts shows that the tax cuts and reforms over the previous three years will result in a ... Keep Reading
Sen. Rucho, Civitas Tax Study Authors, Discuss “More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks”
Guests on yesterday's "What Matters in North Carolina" podcast included Sen. Bob Rucho of Mecklenburg, along with the economists who authored Civitas's recently-released state tax ... Keep Reading
More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks
That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute. The study finds that allowing the ... Keep Reading
New Study Concludes: North Carolina’s Economic Policies Are Providing More Jobs and Bigger Paychecks
2013 Tax Reforms, Unemployment Insurance Reform, and Expiration of 1-Cent “Temporary” Sales Tax in 2011 All Had Significant Positive Impact on NC’s Economy RALEIGH -- “North ... Keep Reading
NC’s Big Secret: Tax Cuts
The tax reforms of 2013 keep paying off for North Carolina. Check out this article and the second part of this podcast from "What Matters in North Carolina." Unfortunately, ... Keep Reading