Sugary drink purchases fizzled after tax

Following enactment of excise taxes on sugary drinks, purchases declined dramatically and steadily in five American cities.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~5 min

How companies skirt law to contain US tax dollars

A new study reveals how companies are responding to BEAT provisions and identifies the potential costs associated with their tax avoidance strategy.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~7 min


State revenue collection diverged in 20th century

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~9 min

Survey: Spent tax refunds will upgrade groceries

"Of those who will be spending their tax refunds, improving food purchases is top of mind," says Jayson Lusk.

Amy Patterson Neubert-Purdue • futurity
March 9, 2023 ~6 min

IRS sends Black taxpayers at least 2.9X more audit notices

Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~13 min

Taxing legal weed could pay for mental health care

New research details how spending a portion of tax money generated by sales of legalized marijuana could pay for mental health care services.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
April 19, 2022 ~7 min

Promoting free tax prep gets people to claim tax credits

If more people knew about free income tax return preparation services, more might use the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, researchers say.

Robert Polner-NYU • futurity
March 4, 2022 ~5 min

8 tips for another difficult tax season

It's likely to be another tough tax season, particularly with an uptick in audits of refundable credits, but an expert has tips to get you through.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 22, 2022 ~5 min


Expanded Child Tax Credit didn’t cut labor force

"The research indicates that providing parents with financial support for their children is not leading them to forgo employment income altogether."

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 4, 2022 ~5 min

Can high taxes push companies to cut their emissions?

Would manufacturing firms respond to a tax on emissions? "That's where our paper comes in, and it looks like the answer is yes," says James Brown.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Jan. 27, 2022 ~7 min

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