Hey, it’s tax time again!
Category: Money
Minnesota Tax Incidence 2015
The 2015 Minnesota Tax Incidence study is out. Since I last posted about this two years ago, not much has changed. Details below:
2014 Tax Incidence
Tax time is here, and that means it’s time to calculate our 2014 tax incidence below…
Bitcoin
I’m fascinated by Bitcoin, but not as a currency. I enjoy it’s mathematical underpinnings, its algorithms, its self-enforcing decentralization (I like torrents for the same reason). It is pretty ingenious with its block chain record of transactions and its use of cryptography, which I love. As a currency, though? It’s absurd. Ignoring the fact that… Continue reading Bitcoin
2013 Tax Incidence
Hey, it’s time for my now-annual blog post on tax incidence! Graphs below…
Hedge Fund Blues
Businessweek has put out a quite memorable story on the decline of hedge funds. The story, and a very good response, are worth a read. Even if you don’t pay much attention to that sector of finance a whole lot.
Minnesota Tax Incidence 2013
I’m a couple days late to this, but it’s that time of the year: the 2013 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study has come out. I post about this regularly, so let’s take a look at what is new in 2013! Let’s start with the standard picture: the overall effective tax rate. Little has changed in… Continue reading Minnesota Tax Incidence 2013
Tax Incidence Reviewed
I have nothing better to do on a Saturday morning than go over finances. In doing so, I realized that I had miscalculated the tax incidence graphs I had previously created. The biggest change is for payroll taxes in college: instead of looking at my W2s I just assumed I was paying full Social Security… Continue reading Tax Incidence Reviewed
2012 Tax Incidence
So I’ve done our 2012 taxes, and as such, I can update my last blog post on tax incidence. Graphs below…
Historical Tax Incidence
Note: These graphs have been corrected in the 2012 Tax Incidence post. I like analysis, and I like tax policy. Put the two together, as I’ve done before, and it’s a pretty sweet time. But I have a lot of numbers at my disposal, much more than the past couple of years. So because I… Continue reading Historical Tax Incidence