The administrative complexity of C and non C incorporation and that non-C income can be “taxed twice” is inconsequential and downstream from taxing business income. Business income is income of the owners of the business. That is where it should be taxed. All business income should be passed through to owners. This would also be more compatible with conversion of the personal _income_ tax into a personal _consumption_ tax.
“The expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), a tax bill that was largely motivated by the desire for business tax reform …”
If business tax reform were the main reason for the "Tax Cuts for the Rich and Deficits Act of 2017" :), they could have reduced rates more and made up the revenue loss with increase in personal income tax rates. Instead, they also reduced personal collection (except for limiting SALT deductions), adding to the huge growth-devouring deficit.
Good article on corporate taxes. It seems to ignore the effect of the current system on employee wages. The shift to pass-throughs correlates with wage stagnation implying the mechanics of the tax code are a disincentive to distributing performance gains to employees.
The administrative complexity of C and non C incorporation and that non-C income can be “taxed twice” is inconsequential and downstream from taxing business income. Business income is income of the owners of the business. That is where it should be taxed. All business income should be passed through to owners. This would also be more compatible with conversion of the personal _income_ tax into a personal _consumption_ tax.
“The expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), a tax bill that was largely motivated by the desire for business tax reform …”
If business tax reform were the main reason for the "Tax Cuts for the Rich and Deficits Act of 2017" :), they could have reduced rates more and made up the revenue loss with increase in personal income tax rates. Instead, they also reduced personal collection (except for limiting SALT deductions), adding to the huge growth-devouring deficit.
I'm "liking" this for raising the issue even before reading whether I agree or not!
Good article on corporate taxes. It seems to ignore the effect of the current system on employee wages. The shift to pass-throughs correlates with wage stagnation implying the mechanics of the tax code are a disincentive to distributing performance gains to employees.