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The Trouble With Tax Increase Limitations, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
The Trouble With Tax Increase Limitations, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
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In this symposium essay, we explore the theoretical implications of one particular type of fiscal limitation on state legislatures — namely, special Tax Increase Limitation rules (TILs). We argue that there is no meaningful content to the term “tax increase” as used in TILs. This incoherence allows legislative majorities who wish to do so to circumvent TILs. This fact about TILs, among others, explains the observed inefficacy of TILs in shrinking the size of state governments.
Furthermore, TILs are not just harmless political theater. When combined with other common features of state fiscal constitutions, particularly Balanced Budget Requirements (BBRs), they …
A Potential Game Changer In E-Commerce Taxation, David Gamage, Andrew J. Haile, Darien Shanske
A Potential Game Changer In E-Commerce Taxation, David Gamage, Andrew J. Haile, Darien Shanske
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In this essay, we evaluate recent legislative proposals for Congress to authorize state taxation of e-commerce. We argue that these proposals contain a potential game-changing innovation — the requirement that states provide remote sellers with “adequate software” for calculating use tax due within the state. Properly implemented, we explain how this innovation could force states to internalize the compliance costs of levying tax collection obligations on remote sellers, thereby incentivizing the states to simplify their sales and use tax statutes and resolving concerns about states overburdening interstate commerce.
The Case For A State-Level Debt-Financing Authority, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
The Case For A State-Level Debt-Financing Authority, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In this essay, we argue for the adoption of state-level debt-financing authorities as part of a broader package for reforming local government borrowing.