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About ART
Americans for Responsible Taxes is a coalition of concerned communities and
working families united to repeal the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest, reinstate
the estate tax to at least 2009 levels, close tax loopholes, and inform Americans
and their elected officials about the importance of responsible tax and budget policies. ART will engage in grassroots activism, legislative lobbying, public outreach,
and communications work to advance responsible taxation.
Carried Interest Defense
Report by Citizens for Tax Justice Click here to download a PDF of this report June 3, 2010 Contact: Steve Wamhoff (202) 299-1066 x33 Rebecca Wilkins (202) 299-1066 x32 Senators Defend “Carried Interest” Loophole for Investment Fund Managers in the Name of the Poor, Minorities, Small Businesses and Cancer Patients! There are many reasons why [...]
Alarming Disparity
A graph released by MoveOn.org puts the carried interest loophole into clear and shocking detail. American families pay income tax on their wages and Hedge Fund Managers and Venture Capitalists should be held to the same standard.
June 14 Newsletter
Americans for Responsible Taxes came together in 2009 as a campaign to propose responsible solutions to the tax and budget issues facing our country. Americans For Responsible taxes is involved in shaping the tax debate at every level by influencing policy and engaging local communities to catalyze progressive changes to the tax code for the long term economic health of the United States.
Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
The federal government collects taxes in order to finance various public services. It is therefore instructive as policymakers and citizens weigh key decisions about revenues and expenditures to examine what the government does with the money it collects.
Refundable Tax Credits
Refundable tax credits are a useful tool for increasing income and rewarding work for low- and middle-income families. Congress has the opportunity this year to promote work and parental responsibility by making permanent the improvements in several tax credits enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Estate Tax
The federal estate tax is imposed on an estate, not the heirs, when wealth transfers from very large estates. It is a highly progressive tax that raises a significant amount of revenue to fund vital services. The country desperately needs this revenue for education, health, nutrition, and other priorities to promote a competitive workforce and ensure opportunity for every American.
Corporate Income Tax
Federal corporate income taxes, which are levied on corporations’ profits, have declined significantly over the last few decades. Corporate tax receipts accounted for approximately 32 percent of total federal revenues in 1952 but fell to 12 percent of total federal revenue as of 2008 and to just 6.5 percent in 2009.
All Americans Pay Taxes
It was all over the news on Tax Day: 47 percent of Americans don’t pay taxes. This claim was a misleading and just plain wrong analysis of a report from the Tax Policy Center, which estimated that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay federal income taxes. But all Americans pay taxes— federal, and state and local.
Hot Topic
The Tax Compromise is Just the Start
While Congress and the President have reached a temporary deal on the Bush era tax cuts, there is still much work to be done. Click below to see what issues are still in play, and what’s up next for the tax debate.
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