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BarryBoardman,Ph.D.ChiefEconomist FiscalResearchDivisionNorthCarolinaGeneralAssembly
PresentaDonforFTASunValley,IdahoSeptember21,2010
Outline State’staxstructure Reformstudies RecentaNemptatreform Results–Whatwasenacted LessonsLearned
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Tax Rate
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GoalsandConclusions Expandmajortaxbasesandlowerrates Providestablerevenues Eliminatetaxcomplexity Eliminatenon‐discre<onaryincen<ves
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TaxReformGoals Broadenbasesandlowerrates EliminatemostcreditsanddeducDons Treatsimilarbusinessesthesame Simplifytaxcode
Reduceallratesandsimplify(toprate7.75%,2008) Startcalcula<onwithAGI(27otherstates) Createnewzerobracket(0%upto$10,000,MFJ) AGIexcludesonly:
Earnedincometaxcredit Perchildcredit,$125andretaindependentcarecredit 6%mortgagecredit,$10,000cap(primaryresidence) 6%charitablecredit,20%AGIcap 6%medicalcredit,federaleligibility RetainrefundablecreditsandR&Dcredit
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Applyfranchisetaxtoalllimitedliabilitybusinesses
RepealStateandlocalprivilegelicensetaxes ReducerateoreliminateCIT RepealcreditsotherthanR&D,refundablecredits,andtargetedincen<ves
Exemptdepreciableequipmentfromsalestax;applysalestaxtomostsuppliesandaccessories
Expandtaxbase Digitalproductsandclick‐
throughs WarranDes,installaDons,
andrepairstoTPP Convertamusements/
movieprivilegetaxtosalestax
RecreaDonandentertainment
Homeandrealproperty Storageandmoving
Expandtaxbase Buildingrepairsand
alteraDons,notincludingnewconstrucDon
Web‐basedandotherinformaDonservices
Eliminatesomerefunds Eliminatesome
exemp<ons Transferexpandedlocal
basetoState
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Senateintroducedthe21stCenturyTaxRateReduc2onandModerniza2onPlan
Conversa<onswithSenateleadershipandcaucuses,HouseFinancechairs,andGovernor
PlanpresentedtotheSenateFinanceCommi\eeonApril22,2009
Mee<ngswithstakeholders,publicgroupssuchastheChamberofCommerce,etc.
Budgetconferencecommi\ee
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TaxLawChanges,2009&2010
Temporarysurtaxonincometaxes TemporaryStatesalestaxincrease
Expandsalestaxbasetoincludesomedigitalproducts
Increasetaxrateonbeer,wine,andalcohol Increasetaxontobaccoproducts Expandedorextendedamyriadoftaxcredits,refundsandexemp<ons
“…reformNorthCarolina’ssalesandincometaxstructureinordertobroadenthetaxbaseandlowertheState’staxrates.”
StudyWebsitehNp://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/commiNees/jhsfctr/Homepage/index.html
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Unifyingsupportforcomprehensivereformneeded Needbipar<sansupport,bicameralsupportand
gubernatorialsupport Keyisfullagreementoncoregoals
Legisla<oncrahed Needabill
“Processreformmustextendtoallthebudget,notjustthetaxsystem” EugeneSteuerle,Dec.12,2002,“TenGuidelinesforSystema<c
Reform”,TaxNotes(WashDC:UrbanIns<tute)
Educatethepublicaswellasthemembers Perceivedwinnersnotvocal;loserswerevocal
BarryBoardman,Ph.D.ChiefEconomistFiscalResearchDivision,NCGA919‐733‐[email protected] ://www.ncleg.net/FiscalResearch/
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