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Also by Leonard Burman:

Taxes In America, December 2012
Paperback
The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy, May 1999
Hardcover

Taxes In America
Leonard Burman

What Everyone Needs to Know

Oxford University Press
December 2012
On Sale: November 22, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 0199890269
EAN: 9780199890262
Paperback
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Non-Fiction

Despite their passion and fury, contemporary Americans are remarkably clueless about how their tax system works. But with heated debates over taxation now roiling Congress and the nation, an understanding of our tax system is of vital importance. Taxes in America, by preeminent tax scholars Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod, offers a clear, concise explanation of how our tax system works, how it affects people and businesses, and how it might be improved.

Accessibly written and organized in a clear, question-and-answer format, the book describes the intricacies of the modern tax system in an easy-to-grasp manner. Burman and Slemrod begin with the basic definitions of taxes and then delve into more complicated and indeed contentious concerns. They address such questions as how to recognize Fool's Gold tax reform plans. How much more tax could the IRS collect with better enforcement? How do tax burdens vary around the world? Why do corporations pay so little tax, even though they earn trillions of dollars every year? And what kind of tax system is most conducive to economic growth?

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