Talk:Corporate tax

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The issue of whether an income tax is a direct or an indirect tax is subject to scholarly dispute, especially in the U.S. where the distinction goes to the core of Federal powers. This should be at least addressed here. In particular, the Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. ruling is consistent with the finding that ordinary income (corporate or personal) is taxed as an excise, and not as a direct tax. Subsequent cases in the U.S. have opined obiter dicta that even the proscribed taxes (capital gains, dividends, interest, etc.) are properly considered excises. Robert A West 22:19, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Dear readers: See the astute comments by Robert A West above. I deleted the reference to "direct tax." As Robert A West has noted, corporate income taxes are indeed (in the U.S. constitutional law sense) indirect taxes (excises). Yours, Famspear 03:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

CATO Institute Link
There was an external link to a CATO institute document arguing that US corporate tax rates are too high. It was clearly not NPOV, and focused primarily on the US. Since the link could be construed as an endorsement, I removed it. Syarak (talk) 19:21, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Proposed overhaul
The overhaul has been posted, following a 2 week comment period (and no comments). See history. Oldtaxguy (talk) 19:53, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

US corp tax rate
Reverted edit: phase-out begins at $100k, gets to flat 34% at $335k, stays there until $10Mil. Thus, the U.S. corporate rate is not a flat 35% for any but larger corporations. Oldtaxguy (talk) 00:19, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Unclear terminology
In tbhe section Corporate_tax it says that rates in Canada are additive, but I have no idea what this means. Anyone? Ottawahitech (talk) 01:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It means the federal and provincial rates must be added together. No deduction is allowed by either for the other. Oldtaxguy (talk) 04:54, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Reassess & original research
Article is full of original research. Jeez, there are secondary sources that can be used. Why is so much primary source (statutes & regulations) used? Article is tagged & assessment moved to "start class". (Sorry, I'm not qualified to do a better job on needed cleanup!) – S. Rich (talk) 17:18, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Liechtenstein = Lowest?
I was under the impression that Liechtenstein had the lowest, is this accurate? If so, would it go into the table? Twillisjr (talk) 00:29, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

= Political and theoretical arguments= Some discussion of the theoretical assumptions behind corporate taxation would be in order; the morality of levelling two taxes on the same income, for example, or whether such taxes inhibit business growth. The growing trend toward businesses to shop around for countries with low corporate tax rates, too, should be cited. Pfizer's quitting the USA is the most notable example in recent history.

A "Controversies" section is needed
Many critical controversies are related to this topic. They should at least be mentioned, with links to other Wikipedia articles or outside sources.

--Would national economies be better off if corporate taxation were greatly reduced or eliminated, with lost revenue replaced by higher personal income taxes?

--Modern corporations can shop around for countries with relatively low corporate income taxes. This is a relatively recent development. Does it make corporate income taxes obsolete, or counterproductive?

--Would lower corporate income taxes discourage companies from sending jobs overseas?

--What portion of national revenue comes from personal income tax vs. capital gains tax vs. corporate income tax? What do economic models say about the economic consequences of altering the ratio between these three sources of income?

--If I'm not mistaken, most economists agree that corporate income taxes are the worst possible way of generating revenue for a national government. Is this true? If so, why do most modern nations maintain this taxation policy?

--What political sources support or contest this form of taxation?

--How does corporate income tax policy relate to wealth disparity in the U.S. and other industrial democracies? 2602:306:CDB2:4860:E45C:49DA:C630:5F54 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:31, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

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Revamping this article
Hey all,

I've spent a few years doing corporate taxation research professionally and am hoping to spend some time over the next few weeks making this article clearer, more concise, and better reflective of the scholarly consensus on corporate taxation. As of right now, it's kinda a mess, and I'll probably be making some substantial changes. Is anyone interested in helping out with this project? And/or any concerns about undertaking a bigger rewrite?

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