17 News Items Found
March 11, 2022
Biden's Crypto Order Explained
"President Joe Biden’s long-awaited executive order on cryptocurrency regulation emphasizes the need for more consistency and clarity of rules across federal agencies," said public finance fellow Joyce Beebe.
Read more at Rice University News. May 21, 2021
The American Families Plan Comes with a Marriage Penalty
President Biden's American Families Plan includes a provision that could exacerbate the "marriage penalty" — the fact that dual-income families pay higher taxes when partners marry and jointly file their tax returns than people filing as individuals. Fellow Joyce Beebe explained in an article for The Hill.
January 29, 2021
OECD Delays Are Imperiling Digital Tax Deal
If the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development fails to reach a meaningful breakthrough on the digital tax overhaul, global growth could stall. Public finance fellow Joyce Beebe explained in an article for Law360.
August 21, 2020
States Challenge Netflix and Hulu Over Unpaid Utility Fees
“The root cause of the issue ... is that the existing tax system is outdated, whereas the digital economy is new. Many state and local governments are trying to fit new products and services into an old tax system,” said fellow Joyce Beebe of lawsuits asserting Netflix and Hulu should pay franchise taxes for their use of existing public infrastructure.
Read more at Bloomberg Law. August 19, 2020
EU's Tax-Centered State Aid Campaign May Have Peaked
In an article for Law360, public finance fellow Joyce Beebe explored several factors that may point to a potential slowdown of the European Commission's state aid probe of member states' tax conduct.