Capital levies and transition to a consumption tax

Description

"The merits of capital levies depend on the likelihood of repetition, the extent of anticipation, and its effects on distribution. The relevance of these features, which in varying degrees is underdeveloped or underappreciated in pertinent literatures, is elaborated and then considered with regard to the problem of transition to a consumption tax. Other transition issues are distinguished, and specific attention is devoted to rate changes under a consumption tax and whether owners of preexisting capital are effectively compensated through higher net-of-tax returns due to repeal of the income tax. The analysis is also related to literature that examines dynamic models of taxation, particularly work simulating consumption tax transitions and assessing the optimality of capital taxation in the long run"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

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Series Statement

• NBER working paper series -- working paper 12259
• Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 12259.

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Other Editions

• Capital levies and transition to a consumption taxHarvard Law School2006-01-01
• Capital levies and transition to a consumption taxElectronic resourceNational Bureau of Economic Research2006