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1 Federal, State and Local Tax Policy By Mike Lipsman, Manager Tax Research and Program Analysis Section Iowa Department of Revenue Economics 344 – November 1, 2007
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2 Overview Comparison of Federal, State, and Local Revenue Sources and Expenditures Major Tax Policy Considerations Tools of the Trade Current Tax Policy Issues Information and Data Sources
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3 Federal Revenue Sources (Total 2005: $2,153.9 Billion)
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4 Major Federal Responsibilities National Security and Defense Diplomacy and International Relations Social Insurance Financial Markets and Banking Regulation Interstate Commerce Energy and Natural Resources Environmental and Consumer Protection Scientific and Health Research
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5 State Revenue Sources (Total 2005: $8,468.4 Million)
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6 Major State Responsibilities Primary and Secondary Education Higher Education Primary Highways Economic Development and Work Force Assistance Welfare and Mental Health Courts and Corrections Public Health Insurance, Securities and Utility Regulation Agricultural and Natural Resources
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7 Iowa Local Government Revenues (Total 2005: $6,573.2 Million)
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8 Major Local Responsibilities Primary and Secondary Education Streets, Water and Sewers Public Transportation Police and Fire Services Parks and Recreation Libraries and Museums Planning and Economic Development
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9 Revenue Share by Level of Government Revenue SourceFederal (%)State (%)Local (%) Individual Inc Tax43.5%26.6%0.9% Corp Inc Tax13.1%2.2%0.0% Social Insurance37.3%0.0% Sales & Use Tax0.0%20.3%6.7% Franchise Tax0.0% 1.4% Excise Taxes3.4%10.7%0.0% Motor Veh Licenses0.0%4.5%0.2% Property Tax0.0% 50.2% Other Taxes1.1%3.6%0.8% Non-Tax Revenue1.6%32.1%39.8% Total100.0%
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10 Major Policy Considerations Impact on the Economy Impact on Different Population Groups Impact of Government Revenue Raising Capacity Impact on Taxpayer Compliance and Government Administration
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11 Policy Themes Disconnect between Revenue and Expenditure Decisions Intergeneration Conflict and Gamesmanship Class Warfare Market versus Government Solutions
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12 Impact on the Economy Relative Cost of Investing in Physical Capital versus Human Capital Influence on the Location and Types of Business Activities Encouragement of Risk Taking Promote Competitiveness of Domestic Businesses Influence Consumer Spending Decisions
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13 Distributional Impacts Effects on Different Income Groups Effects on Different Filing Statuses Effects on Different Geographic Areas Effects on Different Age Groups Effects on Different Business Sectors Effects on Different Forms of Business Organization Effects of Different Size Businesses
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14 Revenue Impacts Revenue Adequacy Revenue Stability Public Debt Inter-Fund Transfers/ Creative Accounting Inter-Jurisdictional Transfer of Fiscal Burden Reserve Funds
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15 Tools of the Trade Types of Studies Methods of Analysis Analysis Horizons Sources of Information and Data
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16 Types of Studies Revenue and Refund Estimates Fiscal Impact Estimates Contingent Liability Studies Economic Impact Studies Tax Expenditure Studies Tax Gap Studies Program Evaluation Studies
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17 Methods of Analysis Spreadsheet Models Time Series Forecasting Models Econometric Forecasting Models Micro-simulation Models Regional Impact/ Input-Output Models Computable General Equilibrium Models
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18 Analysis Horizons Short-Term versus Long-Term Static versus Dynamic Analysis
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19 Sources of Information and Data National and State Economic Forecasts State and County Employment State and County Personal Income State and County Population State and County Economic Activity City, County, and School District Government Revenue and Expenditures Taxpayer Micro-Data/ Tax Returns
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20 Federal Policy Issues Alternative Minimum Tax Tax Shelters and Tax Evasion Energy Policy
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21 Alternative Minimum Tax
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22 Abusive Tax Shelters Example: Foreign Trust Scheme A taxpayer's business is split into two trusts. One trust would be the business trust that is in charge of the daily operations. The other trust is an equipment trust formed to hold the business's equipment that is leased back to the business trust at inflated rates to nullify any income reported on the business trust tax return
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23 Energy Policy Carbon Tax Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Appliances and Motor Vehicles Marketable Pollution Rights versus Regulation
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24 State Policy Issues Motor Fuel and Other Transportation Taxes Earned Income Tax Credit Cigarette Tax Increase Phase-out of Income Tax on Social Security Income and Other Elderly Preferences 1998 Income Tax Rate Reduction
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25 Motor Fuel and Other Transportation Taxes Motor Fuel Taxes – 22.5 cents/ gal diesel, 20.7 cents/ gal regular and 19cents/ gal ethanol (E10 and E85) Last tax rate increase in 1989 CPI has increased by 72% since 1989 Other problem is unequal registration fees for passenger vehicles and light trucks
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26 Earned Income Tax Credit Figure 1. Federal EITC Schedule for Unmarried Taxpayers, 2007 Tax Year $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 $100 $2,600$5,100$7,600 $10,100$12,600$15,100$17,600$20,100$22,600$25,100$27,600$30,100$32,600$35,100$37,600 Earned Income Federal Earned Income Tax Credit 2+ Dependents 1 Dependent Zero Dependents
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27 Cigarette Tax Iowa tax rate 36-cents/ pack (rank: 42 nd in 2006) Increased to $1.36/pack effective March 16, 2007 Expected revenue increase from $89.5M (FY2006) to $223.1M (FY2008). Increase dedicated to health programs. Tax rates of surrounding states Illinois: 98-cents/ pack (increase proposed) Minnesota: $1.23/ pack Missouri: 17-cents/ pack Nebraska: 64-cents/ pack South Dakota: 53-cents/ pack Wisconsin: 77-cents/ pack (will increase to $1.77/pack January 1, 2008)
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28 Elderly Preferences Extra Personal Credit Pension Income Exclusion ($6,000 single, $12,000 other) Phase-out of Tax on Social Security Income New Low Income Threshold
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29 Iowa’s Aging Population
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30 Population Pyramid or Tower?
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31 Projected 2030 Revenue Impacts of Elderly Preferences Preference Fixed 2003 Age Distribution Projected 2030 Age Distribution Aged Credit-$2.8-0.1%-$4.1-0.2% Pension-$47.6-2.2%-$66.5-3.0% Social Security-$158.9-7.3%-$228.9-10.3% Minimum Income-$12.9-0.6%-$19.0-0.9% 2030 Law-$207.3-9.6%-$296.7-13.4%
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32 Projected 2030 Revenue Impacts of Elderly Preferences Indexed Preference Fixed 2003 Age Distribution Projected 2030 Age Distribution Aged Credit-$5.0-0.2%-$7.3-0.3% Pension-$79.6-3.7%-$110.4-5.0% Social Security-$158.9-7.3%-$228.9-10.3% Minimum Income-$64.6-3.0%-$95.4-4.3% 2030 Law-$244.9-11.5%-$349.7-16.1%
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33 Projected Iowa Revenues and Elderly Preferences
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34 1998 Income Tax Reduction Iowa v US Non-Farm Personal Income Growth Trends Before and After 1998 Tax Law Changes 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 1993.11994.11995.11996.11997.11998.11999.12000.12001.12002.1 Year & Quarter Index (1998.1 = 100) U.S. Iowa
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35 Federal Data Sources Joint Committee on Taxation http://www.house.gov/jct/http://www.house.gov/jct/ Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/http://www.cbo.gov/ Tax Policy Center http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/home/http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/home/ Tax Foundation http://www.taxfoundation.org/ http://www.taxfoundation.org/ Center for Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/ http://www.cbpp.org/
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36 State Data Sources Federal of Tax Administrators http://www.taxadmin.org/ http://www.taxadmin.org/ National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.org/ http://www.ncsl.org/ Rockefeller Institute of Government http://www.rockinst.org/ http://www.rockinst.org/
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37 State of Iowa Data Sources Iowa Department of Revenue http://www.state.ia.us/tax/ http://www.state.ia.us/tax/ Iowa General Assembly http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ http://www.legis.state.ia.us/ Iowa Department of Management http://www.dom.state.ia.us/ http://www.dom.state.ia.us/ State of Iowa Home Page http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html
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