Mitigating the Potential Inequity of Reducing Corporate Rates

Mitigating the Potential Inequity of Reducing Corporate Rates. Daniel Halperin, July 29, 2009, Paper. "Since the statutory marginal U.S. income tax rate on corporate income is higher than the marginal rate imposed by all of our trading partners except Japan, there have been a number of proposals to reduce the U.S. marginal corporate rate. At the same time, it seems likely that the top individual rate will be increased. However, a differential between marginal corporate and individual rates could reduce the overall rate of tax on corporate distributions and enable higher-income taxpayers to shelter their income from services or..."