Vehicle Miles Traveled Taxes: A Path to Sustainable Infrastructure Funding Balancing Fiscal Needs with Driver Privacy Concerns

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) taxes have emerged as a prominent consideration for governments at all levels grappling with the escalating challenge of funding road infrastructure. While the concept offers a…

Prioritizing Investment: Tax Foundation Report Identifies Key Reforms for U.S. Economic Growth

The Tax Foundation’s newly released book, Options for Reforming America’s Tax Code 3.0, offers a comprehensive analysis of 86 potential modifications to the U.S. tax framework, modeling their profound economic,…

Global Capital Cost Recovery Sees Critical Rebound in 2025 Amidst Persistent Economic Uncertainty

The global economic landscape continues to be shaped by a confluence of challenging factors, including persistent geopolitical tensions, recurrent supply chain disruptions, escalating interest rates, and a slowdown in economic…

Global R&D Tax Subsidies Show Wide Disparities, Highlighting Divergent National Innovation Strategies

The implied tax subsidy rates for large profitable firms exhibit substantial variance across nations providing notable research and development (R&D) relief, ranging from a modest 1 percent in Denmark to…

Digital Services Taxes: Unpacking the Pyramiding Effect and Its Threat to Global Digital Commerce

The digital economy, a marvel of modern connectivity, allows a small B&B in the south of France to reach a traveler across the globe, or an artisanal ceramicist to sell…

EU’s New Public Country-by-Country Tax Reporting Requirements Spark Concern Over Data Integrity and Potential Misinterpretation

A recent Wall Street Journal article has brought to light significant concerns regarding the European Union’s new country-by-country (CbC) tax reporting requirements, warning of impending confusion as these disclosures become…

European Commission Unveils Landmark Tax Omnibus Package to Streamline Cross-Border Investment and Eradicate Double Taxation in the Single Market

In June 2026, the European Commission put forth a pivotal Tax Omnibus package, a comprehensive legislative proposal designed to fundamentally simplify the European Union’s direct tax framework and bolster the…

New York City’s Congestion Pricing Initiative: A Pioneering Solution to Traffic Gridlock and Transit Funding Challenges

New York City’s notorious traffic, which in 2024 earned it the unenviable distinction of the worst congestion in the United States with drivers experiencing an average of 102 hours of…

The Unseen Economic Ripple: Why Taxing Digital Services and Data Processing Extends Far Beyond ‘Big Tech’ to Impact Everyday Consumer Costs.

Across the United States, a growing number of state policymakers are expressing increased interest in, and actively pursuing legislation for, the taxation of data processing and businesses’ digital services. These…

Global Economic Outlook Clouded by Gulf Conflict, Driving Urgency for Corporate Tax Reform to Bolster Growth and Fiscal Sustainability

As geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf escalate, pushing global energy prices to precarious highs, concerns are mounting rapidly across the international economic landscape that the hard-won momentum of global…