Higher taxes on capital gains and dividends would have a chilling effect on investment and hold back companies looking to retool and rebuild to compete in the global marketplace.
Permanent tax incentives for investment income
- capital gains and dividends -
help support economic growth and job creation.
- The ASI wrote to Senator Hatch urging him to enact policies that foster private savings and capital investment.
- ASI Study by Ernst & Young illustrates how U.S. Investment tax rates lag behind international competitors and how further tax increases could harm the economy.
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Higher corporate and investment tax rates hamper U.S. competitiveness
A report by Ernst & Young LLP, commissioned by the American Council for Capital Formation, compares individual long-term capital gains taxes among …
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U.S. investment taxes are already among the highest in the developed world
A 2015 study by the leading business consultancy firm EY illustrates how U.S. investment tax rates are among the highest of developed …
