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Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know

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  • Burman, Leonard E.

    (Syracuse University)

  • Slemrod, Joel

    (Director, Office of Tax Policy Research, University of Michigan Business School)

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Despite their passion and fury, contemporary Americans are remarkably clueless about how their tax system works. But with heated debates over taxation now roiling Congress and the nation, an understanding of our tax system is of vital importance. Taxes in America, by preeminent tax scholars Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod, offers a clear, concise explanation of how our tax system works, how it affects people and businesses, and how it might be improved. Accessibly written and organized in a clear, question-and-answer format, the book describes the intricacies of the modern tax system in an easy-to-grasp manner. Burman and Slemrod begin with the basic definitions of taxes and then delve into more complicated and indeed contentious concerns. They address such questions as how to recognize Fool's Gold tax reform plans. How much more tax could the IRS collect with better enforcement? How do tax burdens vary around the world? Why do corporations pay so little tax, even though they earn trillions of dollars every year? And what kind of tax system is most conducive to economic growth?

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  • Burman, Leonard E. & Slemrod, Joel, 2012. "Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199890279.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780199890279
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    1. Leonard Burman, 2013. "Pathways to Tax Reform Revisted," Center for Policy Research Working Papers 155, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.
    2. Bird, Richard M. & Zolt, Eric M., 2015. "Fiscal Contracting in Latin America," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 323-335.
    3. Leonard E. Burman, 2013. "Pathways to Tax Reform Revisited," Public Finance Review, , vol. 41(6), pages 755-790, November.
    4. Vincent A. Mahler & David K. Jesuit, 2018. "Indirect taxes and government inequality reduction: A cross-national analysis of the developed world," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 26(2), pages 1-26, July.
    5. Gürlek, Elif, 2021. "Corporate Taxation in the U.S. and Canada – A Comparative Analysis," Junior Management Science (JUMS), Junior Management Science e. V., vol. 6(3), pages 489-506.

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