Keyword: sales tax

Taxing Matters (5/8/2003)

The over-reliance on sales tax for state revenue in Tennessee has created a budget crisis as its border-town residents increasingly shop in neighboring states with lower sales tax rates.

Keywords: income tax, leakage, regressive tax, sales tax

To Tax or not to Tax? (2/2/2000)

Sales tax is easier to avoid than income tax in the age of ecommerce.

Keywords: e-commerce, ecommerce, income tax, regressive tax, sales tax, shipping costs, tax avoidance

Underground Sins (1/14/2006)

High sales tax on cigarettes inadvertently encouraged underage smoking and reduced tax revenues.

Keywords: Canada, cigarette, contrabands, sales tax, sins, smuggling, tax revenues