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Foreward And Impact Of Market 2000 Study, Samuel C. Thompson Jr.
Foreward And Impact Of Market 2000 Study, Samuel C. Thompson Jr.
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Can The Government Change Tax Laws Retroactively?, Matthew J. Barrett
Can The Government Change Tax Laws Retroactively?, Matthew J. Barrett
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This case presents an issue regarding the constitutionality of retroactive taxes. In December 1987, to correct a drafting oversight, Congress retroactively amended the requirements of a federal estate tax deduction enacted in October 1986. The Ninth Circuit, using a lenient test, invalidated the amendment’s retroactive application to a December 1986 transaction. Now the case is before the Supreme Court whose decision should indicate whether the Court will relax the almost overwhelming barriers to a successful attack on retroactive taxation established by its earlier cases.
Determining An Individual's Federal Income Tax Liability When The Tax Benefit Rule Applies: A Fifty-Year Checkup Brings A New Prescription For Calculating Gross, Adjusted Gross, And Taxable Incomes, Matthew J. Barrett
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The tax benefit rule should be described to indicate that it applies to credits and exclusions besides deductions, and deduction recoveries should be reported in the same location as was affected initially. The recovery should not affect gross income, for the purpose of tax equity. The recovery should rather affect either taxable income or adjusted gross income. The IRS and the courts should adopt this new description and principles.