Tax Analysts today published Toward Tax Reform: Recommendations for President Obama's Task Force:
This book of advice for the President’s tax reform panel includes essays by 32 prominent tax experts — lawyers, economists, and academics from across the political spectrum.
- Foreword: The Volcker Task Force on Tax Reform, by Robert Goulder Closing the International Tax Gap Via Cooperation, Not Competition, by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
- Tax Policy Should Encourage U.S. Investment and Growth, by William C. Barrett
- Repeal the Debt-Financed Rule as Applied to Exempt Investors in Funds, by Kimberly S. Blanchard
- 10 Recommendations for Business Tax Reform, by Herman B. Bouma
- Promote Dividend Repatriation, by Joseph M. Calianno & Fred F. Murray
- Creation of National Appellate Tax Court Will Improve Tax Law, by Jasper L. Cummings, Jr.
- Obama’s Treasure Hunt, by Chris Edwards
- Consider International Trends and Norms in Reforming the System, by Rocco V. Femia
- Remove the Return, by William G. Gale
- Be Careful in Designing International Tax Reform, by Alan W. Granwell
- Protectionist Pitfalls in U.S. Tax Reform, by James R. Hines Jr.
- Adopt Formulary Apportionment and Combined Reporting, by Joe Huddleston
- The Terrible State of the Tax Base, by Calvin H. Johnson
- Where Can We Stand to Gain Perspective?, by Edward D. Kleinbard
- Should the Internal Revenue Code Include a GAAR?, by Jerome B. Libin
- Simplifying the Tax System Will Help Our Economy, by Martin Lobel
- Strive for a Sound and Respected Tax System, by Annette Nellen
- Political Will Can Shore Up Tax Administration, Enact Reform, by H. David Rosenbloom
- Count Capital Gains in AMT, Unify Higher Education Credits, by Deborah H. Schenk
- Moving to a Territorial System and Reforming the Corporate Tax, by Daniel N. Shaviro
- Close the ‘Growth Gap,’ Not the Tax Gap, by Amity Shlaes
- Individual Nonfilers and the International Tax Gap, by Paula N. Singer
- Real Tax Reform Is Always Hard: Some Advice for the Task Force, by C. Eugene Steuerle
- What Does a 21st-Century Tax System Look Like?, by Clinton Stretch
- Focus on the Tax ‘Avoidance’ Gap, by Eric Toder
- 25 Ways to Make the Tax Code Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient, by Alan D. Viard
- It’s Time to Adopt Formulary Apportionment, by Joann M. Weiner
- 10 International Tax Questions for the Volcker Tax Reform Panel, by Philip R. West
- Allow Expensing of All Investment Outlays and Dividend Payments, by Arthur W. Wright
- Corporate Tax Reform, Finally, After 100 Years, by George K. Yin
- Use a Multilateral Approach in International Tax Enforcement, by Bruce Zagaris
- Reform the Taxation of Business Income, by Eric M. Zolt
You can download a free copy of the book here, and request a hard copy of the book here.



