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      <title>You Might Owe Taxes in a State You Don’t Live In</title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Loughead, Erica York, Kyle Hulehan, Dan Carvajal]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 8, 2026 20:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Should you have to file a tax return in a state where you babysat for one hour? In 22 states, the answer is technically yes.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Rethinking Your Tax Refund</title>
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      <pubDate>April 8, 2026 17:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[While it may feel good to receive a tax refund, it does not represent your tax burden—the tax liability you actually owe to the government.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Certainty Counts: Tax Policy in a Competitive Global Economy</title>
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      <pubDate>April 8, 2026 15:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the achievements for tax certainty in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the Tax Foundation, University of North Carolina Tax Center, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management are hosting a joint conference to discuss the value of one of Tax Foundation’s principles for sound tax policy: stability.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Corporate Tax Payments Will Fall This Year. Here’s Why That’s Good News.</title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica York]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 7, 2026 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Smaller corporate tax bills after the OBBBA are not evidence of new giveaways or loopholes. They are evidence the tax code is finally treating investment the way it should. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>The OBBBA Improved the Treatment of Investment—but There’s Still Work to Do</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/obbba-improved-investment-expensing/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Parks]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 7, 2026 13:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The OBBBA significantly boosted economic prospects by improving the treatment of investment. By making key expensing provisions permanent, the OBBBA created better conditions for long-term growth. However, there’s still work to be done, and the OBBBA provided a blueprint for policymakers to follow.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>How Smart Policy Can Unlock VAT’s Revenue Potential</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/eu-vat-policy-government-revenue/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristina Enache]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 7, 2026 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Digital Taxation]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Closing the EU's value-added tax (VAT) actionable policy gap could yield €773 billion in government revenue—four times the EU’s 2026 budget.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/cigarette-taxes-europe/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Macumber-Rosin, Adam Hoffer]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 6, 2026 17:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cigarette smokers in the European Union pay far more in excise taxes than they do for the cigarettes themselves. Our latest map illustrates the wide variance in cigarette excise taxes across EU Member States. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>We Tracked Every Trump Tariff Change for a Year. Here’s What We Found.</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/podcast/all/trump-tariffs-liberation-day/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica York, Kyle Hulehan, Dan Carvajal]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 2, 2026 10:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[One year later, the evidence shows the tariffs were not reciprocal, did not generate the promised investment boom, raised less revenue than projected, and contributed to higher prices.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Georgia Needs to Aim for True Tax Improvement, not Just Change</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/georgia-tax-reform-income-taxes-property-taxes/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janelle Fritts]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 1, 2026 20:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tax Exclusions & Exemptions]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[It’s for good reason that Georgia wants to eliminate the income tax and rein in property taxes. However, the changes Georgia would need to make to accomplish these goals would work against its overall competitiveness. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Tracking Three IRS Datapoints to Watch During the 2026 Tax Filing Season</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/2026-irs-data-tax-filing-season/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica York]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 1, 2026 16:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The total amount refunded as of the sixth week of reporting is running ahead of the past filing season by nearly $23 billion at $202.6 billion compared to $179.5 billion, while the average refund is up 10.9 percent at $3,571.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Gas Tax Holidays Sound Politically Tempting. Too Bad They Don’t Work.</title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Hoffer]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 1, 2026 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gas tax prices are soaring across the country, and lawmakers are naturally looking for ways to alleviate the pain at the pump. While gas tax holidays—which temporarily suspend fuel taxes to artificially lower the price of gas—are a politically welcomed intervention, taxpayers shouldn’t be so quick to celebrate.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Facts &#038; Figures 2026: How Does Your State Compare?</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/2026-state-tax-data/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Fox]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>April 1, 2026 13:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Facts &#038; Figures serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>In 2026, Both Parties Are Dodging the Truth on Taxes</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/oped/2026-tax-policy/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Watson]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 31, 2026 18:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Debt and Interest Rates]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the policy debate for the next presidential election begins to take shape, both sides need to be honest about their plans for addressing the actual challenges our country faces. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Liberation Day Was One Year Ago: Did the President’s Tariff Promises Happen?</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/liberation-day-trump-tariffs/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica York, Emily Kraschel]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 30, 2026 18:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Debt and Interest Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[One year after "Liberation Day," evidence shows President Trump's tariffs were not reciprocal, did not generate the promised investment boom, raised less revenue than projected, and contributed to higher prices.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Road Taxes and Funding by State, 2026</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-road-taxes-funding/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Macumber-Rosin, Adam Hoffer]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 30, 2026 13:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[State and Local Tax Collections]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[The amount of revenue states raise through roadway-related revenues varies significantly across the US. Only two states raise enough revenue to fully cover their highway spending. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>This Tax Season, Ask Where Your Money Is Going</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/oped/national-debt-interest-federal-tax-revenue/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Bunn]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 25, 2026 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Debt and Interest Rates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[By 2036, more than one out of every four dollars raised in total government revenue will go to pay interest on the debt.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Avenues for Property Tax Reform in North Carolina</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/north-carolina-property-tax-reform/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Abir Mandal]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 24, 2026 15:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[When evaluating property tax reform options in North Carolina, only changes that restore balance—without distorting investment or shifting costs unfairly—will ensure the state's local tax system supports, rather than hinders, continued prosperity.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Dividend Tax Rates in Europe, 2026</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/dividend-tax-rates-europe/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristina Enache]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 23, 2026 17:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
      		<category><![CDATA[Double taxation]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Many countries’ personal income tax systems tax various sources of individual income—including investment income such as dividends and capital gains. ]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Tax Policy Can Lower Housing Costs. Here’s How.</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/blog/lower-housing-costs-tax-policies/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Muresianu]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 23, 2026 14:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Reform Act of 1986]]></category>
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            <description><![CDATA[Some form of improved cost recovery for structures—whether full expensing, expensing with a per-unit cap, neutral cost recovery, or simply shortening the asset life of residential structures—is one of the most powerful pro-housing supply options available to federal policymakers.]]></description>
      
      
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      <title>Congress Has 150 Days To Prove It Still Holds the Power of the Purse. Will It?</title>
      <link>https://taxfoundation.org/oped/congress-tariffs-sec-122/</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Bunn]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>March 20, 2026 16:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Unlike the IEEPA tariffs, which were stopped by the Supreme Court, the new Sec. 122 tariffs require congressional authorization after 150 days.]]></description>
      
      
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