Author: Lawrence Zelenak
Edition:
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 022601892X
Price:
You Save: 23%
Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax
No one likes paying taxes, much less the process of filing tax returns.Learning to Love Form 1040 review. For years, would-be reformers have advocated replacing the return-based mass income tax with a flat tax, federal sales tax, or some combination thereof. Congress itself has commissioned studies on the feasibility of a system of exact withholding. But might the much-maligned return-based taxation method serve an important yet overlooked civic purpose?
In Learning to Love Form 1040, Lawrence Zelenak argues that filing taxes can strengthen fiscal citizenship by prompting taxpayers to reflect on the contract they have with their government and the value—or perceived lack of value—they receive in exchange for their money. Zelenak traces the mass income tax to its origins as a means for raising revenue during World War IIRead full reviews of Learning To Love Form 1040: Two Cheers For The Return-based Mass Income Tax.
For years, would-be reformers have advocated replacing the return-based mass income tax with a flat tax, federal sales tax, or some combination thereof. Congress itself has commissioned studies on the feasibility of a system of exact withholding. But might the much-maligned return-based taxation method serve an important yet overlooked civic purpose?
Read Learning to Love Form 1040 : Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax reviews by
Learning to Love Form 1040 : Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax, ISBN-13: 9780226018928, ISBN-10: 022601892X
Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax by Lawrence Zelenak Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New No one likes paying taxes, much less the process of filing tax returns. In this title, the author argues that filing taxes can strengthen fiscal citizenship by prompting taxpayers to reflect on the contract they have with their government and the value - or perceived lack of value - t
author lawrence zelenak format hardback language english publication year 01 04 2013 subject management business economics industry subject 2 finance accounting title learning to love form 1040 two cheers for the return based mass income tax author zelenak lawrence publisher univ of chicago pr publication date mar 22 2013 pages 168 binding hardcover dimensions 6 00 wx 9 00 hx 0 90 d isbn 022601892 x subject law taxation description no one likes paying taxes much less the process of filing tax
Buy Learning to Love Form 1040 by Lawrence Zelenak and Read this Book on Kobo's Free Apps. Discover Kobo's Vast Collection of Ebooks Today - Over 3 Million Titles, Including 2 Million Free Ones!
No one likes paying taxes, much less the process of filing tax returns. For years, would-be reformers have advocated replacing the return-based mass income tax with a flat tax, federal sales tax, or some combination thereof. Congress itself has commissioned studies on the feasibility of a system of exact withholding. But might the much-maligned return-based taxation method serve an important yet overlooked civic purpose?In Learning to Love Form 1040, Lawrence Zelenak argues that filing taxes can strengthen fiscal citizenship by prompting taxpayers to reflect on the contract they have with thei
Learning to Love Form 1040 Reviews
For years, would-be reformers have advocated replacing the return-based mass income tax with a flat tax, federal sales tax, or some combination thereof. Congress itself has commissioned studies on the feasibility of a system of exact withholding. But might the much-maligned return-based taxation method serve an important yet overlooked civic purpose?
In Learning to Love Form 1040, Lawrence Zelenak argues that filing taxes can strengthen fiscal citizenship by prompting taxpayers to reflect on the contract they have with their government and the value—or perceived lack of value—they receive in exchange for their money. Zelenak traces the mass income tax to its origins as a means for raising revenue during World War II. Even then, debates raged over the merits of consumption-based versus income taxation, as well as whether taxes should be withheld from payroll or paid at the time of filing. The result is the income tax system we have today—a system whose maddening complexity, intended to accommodate citizens in widely different circumstances, threatens to outweigh any civic benefits.
If sitcoms and political cartoons are any indication, public understanding of the income tax is badly in need of a corrective. Zelenak clears up some of the most common misconceptions and closes with suggestions for how the current system could be substantially simplified to better serve its civic purpose.
