Ways of taxing wealth: alternatives and interactions

Summers, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-4978-7743 (2021) Ways of taxing wealth: alternatives and interactions. Fiscal Studies, 42 (3-4). 485 - 507. ISSN 0143-5671

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Abstract

In this paper, I examine the role of a wealth tax in the context of the UK's existing taxes on wealth. First, I discuss several ways in which the UK could be said to tax wealth already, and I set out two possible directions for reforming these taxes, highlighting policies that are merited under either approach. Second, I consider whether and under what circumstances a broad-based tax on the ownership of wealth – a ‘wealth tax’ – could be justified instead of or in addition to these reforms. Third, I address how a wealth tax should interact with other taxes, focusing on concerns regarding ‘double taxation’ and (conversely) proposals for an alternative minimum tax based on wealth. I conclude that there is a large degree of consensus amongst existing proposals to reform our current taxes on wealth, and that most of these reforms would be required whether or not a wealth tax is introduced as well.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14755890
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H20 - General H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H24 - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H26 - Tax Evasion K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K34 - Tax Law
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2021 15:48
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 16:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111867

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