Excerpt from Essays in Taxation OF the essays published in this volume about one-half are new. The others have already appeared during the past five years in various scientific periodicals, like the Political Science Quarterly, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Yale Review and Journal of the Social Science Association, but have been revised and brought down to date. Although nominally disconnected, the essays, new and old, which are here printed, will, I trust, be found not to be entirely lack ing in continuity, or unworthy of the more permanent form which they now assume. Although they were written primarily from the American point of view, I venture to hope that the discussions of theory may prove to be of a wider interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Impact of Federal Taxes Common prudence might dictate the postponement Of any book Of this sort until the war is over, and we can view in retrospect the wisdom Of the changes in the federal tax system enacted to meet the needs Of this greatest emergency. A scholar could delay his judgments, but in this case a legis lator and a businessman cannot. Taxes must be collected and paid day after day. A decision in Congress even to main ta1n the status quo will have great repercussions. A'determi nation to lower an exemption here; to increase a rate there; to add this new Victory tax or that spendings tax to the sys tem affects vitally the family and business lives Of millions Of people. Expediency and gross revenues produced are poor guides to fairness in taxation, even in wartime. The government owes it to itself to encourage citizens to produce to maxi mum capacity.'a badly designed tax system, however much it may yield, can be a serious brake on incentive. Ours, with the best intentions, IS beginning to function as a brake today. Hence, it is certainly worth while to consider, as best we can, how a fairer and more adequate tax system may be con structed which will be as little harmful as possible to the economy we fight to preserve. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Two Essays on the Taxation of Unearned Incomes The task confronting us through these essays is to discover whether taxation can advantageously be used as a chief tool in the attainment and perpetuation of eco nomic democracy, and, if system of taxation is best for the end in view. Such an inquiry as is here proposed, may well involve, as a first step, a consideration of the nature of the economic system in and through which the people of the modern world carry on their struggle for the means of existence. For unless we sup pose this system to be the best possible, it ought clearly to be either modified in greater or less degree or super seded. And whether the former or the latter change can be most effectively brought about or can be brought about at all, by taxation, as well as whether either sort of change ought to be brought about by any method, can hardly be intelligently decided without an understanding of the fundamental nature of the system of which the modification or supersession is contemplated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Federal Tax Policy Indexing for Inflation 103 Capital Gains and Losses 106 State and Local Government Bond Interest 112 Income Averaging 116. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Treatise on Federal Taxes Discrimination Between Corporations, Partnerships, and Individuals. Discrimination Between Residents and Nonresidents. Federal Taxation of Corporations Created by States. Taxation of Income from non-taxable Property. Taxing Salaries of Federal and State Meets. Exemption of Incomes Below a Fixed Sum. Exemption of Classes of Individuals or Corporations. Double Taxation. Same; Additional Taxation of Same Income. Validity of Progressive or Graduated Tax. Retrospective Operation of Statute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.