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Rethinking The Progressive Estate And Gift Tax, Barbara Redman
Rethinking The Progressive Estate And Gift Tax, Barbara Redman
Akron Tax Journal
This article will not review the philosophical arguments about the legitimacy of unearned wealth versus the right of a person to give as she pleases with her own accumulation. Rather, it will focus on a view of the tax not yet explored to any great extent in legal and political circles, but supported by recent economic research, and to argue, if not against the tax itself, at least against the progressive nature of the tax.
Attacking The Tax Gap, Tom Weiksnar, Todd Van Valkenburg
Attacking The Tax Gap, Tom Weiksnar, Todd Van Valkenburg
Akron Tax Journal
Today a radio station played something extraordinary, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) advertisement promoting taxes. "Help someone with their taxes, there is no telling what the returns may be." At last, after five years of American Bar Association (ABA) research, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA'86), and countless private studies, the IRS seems to be taking an affirmative step in dealing with tax noncompliance. Moreover, the IRS realizes the answer lies in the attitudes of the taxpayers, as well as in the collection system itself. This news is truly exciting.
Specific arenas of taxation like gift and estate tax, …