In 2017, the Trump administration enacted a significant tax
reform that lowered taxes for individuals and corporations. In
fact, it was the largest corporate tax cut in US history. Trump and
his administration argued that the government would raise more tax
revenue by reducing the marginal tax rates. Why were (and are) most
economists skeptical about this argument?
Tax efficiency
A. measures the effectiveness of the firm to keep its profits on
an after-tax basis.
B. measures the ability of the firm to reduce taxes by
internationalizing their operations.
C. is higher for firms with a strong research and development
team.
D. measures the amount of revenue that is taxable for every
dollar of invested capital.
E. is higher for firms with a high tax rate.
President Trump promised many times that he would revive the
economy through tax reform. His theory is that lower taxes on
interest income would encourage people to save more of their income
and that this would lead to higher rates of investment and faster
economic growth both during his presidency and long afterward as a
legacy.
Briefly evaluate this theory using the Solow model as an
organizing framework.
4) a. Suppose that the Federal Government under Donald Trump
Administration announced a tax rebate of $500 for all individuals
filing singly and $1000 for all families filing jointly or as head
of household in the upcoming tax year. Further, suppose that the
Government budget included a broad-based reduction in Government
spending on goods and services, whose total amount was equal to the
total amount of the tax rebates. What would be the overall impact
on AD of this policy...
(a) Briefly explain what a regressive tax is and give an example
of such a tax.
(b) Explain the concepts of horizontal and vertical equity as
applied to tax systems.
1.) Identify at least one change from the new Tax Reform Act of
2017 to 2018 for each of the following areas:
-Income
-Adjustments for Adjusted Gross Income
-Adjustments from Adjusted Gross Income
-Taxable Income
-Tax Rates
2.) For each of the five changes explain the current tax law and
then explain the new requirement or change. Explain the effect of
each change on the affected area. Do you think this will increase
or decrease most taxpayers taxes? Explain why....
1.) Identify at least one change from the new Tax Reform Act of
2017 to 2018 for each of the following areas:
-Income
-Adjustments for Adjusted Gross Income
-Adjustments from Adjusted Gross Income
-Taxable Income
-Tax Rates
2.) For each of the five changes explain the current tax law and
then explain the new requirement or change. Explain the effect of
each change on the affected area. Do you think this will increase
or decrease most taxpayers taxes? Explain why....
Give a numerical example of non routine decision,
Determine the relevant costs for this non routine decision and
discuss the analysis (quantitative and qualitative) required to
make the decision ( Numerical example)