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Mandatory budget cuts and tax hikes will impact Oklahoma
Governors who met last week with President Obama are right to worry about state budget impacts if a fiscal cliff agreement doesn’t take place. -
Special Report: State Breakdown of Dividend Earners Impacted by Tax Hike
A new special report by the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) details a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 25 million individual taxpayers who had qualifying dividends in 2010, totaling $135.3 billion. -
Who will be hit hardest by a Fiscal Cliff dive?
ACCF's Dr. Pinar Cebi Wilber details the tax pain facing the Golden State in Investor's Business Daily. -
On Taxes: Punt Now, Tackle in 2013
In an op-ed in The Hill newspaper, ACCF President Mark Bloomfield offers thoughts on why Congress and President Obama should "Punt and Tackle" on the tax component of the fiscal cliff debate. -
Margo Thorning on Alaska Energy and Tax Policy
In an interview with the Alaska World Affairs Council, ACCF Senior VP and Chief Economist Dr. Margo Thorning discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the Alaska economy. -
Thorning op-ed in The Hill: "A Pro-Growth Tax Code Lifts All Boats"
To find common ground on tax policy, the presidential candidates should harken to the words of a wise former president who once said, "A rising tide lifts all boats." JFK coined this phrase under the notion that improvements in the general economy will benefit all participants in that economy. -
Tax Policy and Reform in Lame Duck Session and Beyond
As the Fiscal Cliff looms, the ACCF hosts a meeting of its tax working group. Headlining the event are staff leaders from House Ways & Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee. -
ACCF Scholar John Taylor in Wall Street Journal
Taylor offers right prescription for economic rebound: lower taxes, invest in energy & expand trade. -
Oregonian Editorial Cites ACCF Research
At 21.4%, Oregon has among the highest combined federal and state tax rates on capital gains. The Oregonian calls it "unfriendly to investors and small business owners alike." -
Defending Dividends
Read Dr. Pinar Cebi Wilber's op-ed in MarketWatch on how dividend income has been one bright spot for the economy and why we should preserve lower tax rates. -
Dr. Thorning Testifies at Senate Environment & Public Works Hearing
At a hearing on private sector adaptation to climate change, Dr. Margo Thorning stresses importance of pro-growth tax policy and regulatory certainty for businesses.
Economic Policy
For three decades the ACCF and its research affiliate, the ACCF Center for Policy Research, have brought the message to U.S. and international policymakers, the media, and the public that a nation’s strength and stability depend upon well-thought-out economic, regulatory, and environmental policies to promote capital formation, economic growth, and a higher standard of living for all.
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Energy & Climate Change Policy
ACCF is an internationally recognized economic authority on energy and environmental policy issues. Because energy use and economic growth go hand in hand, policymakers should develop a flexible, long-term approach to reducing the growth of greenhouse gases. This requires a global effort based on technological innovation and technology transfer to developing countries where greenhouse gas emissions growth is most rapid.
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Tax Policy
In 1978, ACCF was instrumental in helping turn a looming hike on the capital gains tax into a dramatic tax cut. Today, nearly thirty-five years later, ACCF continues to provide expert research and a bipartisan effort to maintain low rates on capital gains taxes ensuring robust job growth for a recovering economy.
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Capital Gains Policy
The ACCF has been a leading advocate of sound economic policies to promote sustained economic growth, job creation, and international competitiveness. With its bipartisan approach, the breadth and diversity of its support in the business community and long experience working with policymakers and the media, the ACCF has been instrumental in focusing attention on the need for economic policies to enhance capital formation.
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