Personal Income Taxation

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Personal Income Taxation is a foundational work in public finance and tax theory by economist Henry Simons that systematically analyzes the concept, structure, and principles of a comprehensive income tax.

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instanceOf book
work in public finance
work in tax theory
analyzes ability-to-pay principle
definition of taxable income
equity in taxation
income as a measure of economic power
progressive taxation
tax base
associatedWith Haig–Simons definition of income NERFINISHED
author Henry C. Simons NERFINISHED
contributedTo Haig–Simons income concept NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses administrative aspects of income taxation
horizontal equity
tax exemptions and deductions
taxation of wealth and income
treatment of capital gains in income tax
treatment of savings and consumption
vertical equity
emphasizes coherence of the tax base
consistency in tax treatment of different income sources
normative analysis of tax policy
field public finance
tax theory
focusesOn concept of income
principles of income taxation
structure of income tax
genre academic monograph
economic non-fiction
hasAuthor Henry C. Simons NERFINISHED
influenced academic debates on tax equity
design of personal income tax systems
modern income tax theory
language English
mainTopic comprehensive income tax
personal income taxation
proposes comprehensive definition of income
regardsIncomeAs accretion to economic power
regardsTaxationAs instrument for social and economic policy
usedIn graduate training in economics
university courses in public finance

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Henry Simons notableWork Personal Income Taxation
Henry Simons wrote Personal Income Taxation