tax incentives

Federal tax giveaways to industries have received much criticism, but the relocation incentives offered by states may be the most counterproductive of all corporate subsidies.

U.S. Senate will likely approve a bill later this week that would spur small-business lending by providing financial incentives to banks that make loans to smaller companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

This week, David Cay Johnston published a thought experiment titled How Would You Invest $1 Billion Under the Current Tax System? Its premise is that if we use tax policy to boost demand, we can find more profitable ways to invest. It's a premise DailyFinance columnist and venture capitalist Peter Cohen rejects.

In a new survey, economists say the U.S. government should focus on promoting economic growth rather than reducing the deficit in the near term. However, 75% of them oppose another stimulus package.

The clock is ticking for Democrats. Obama and his party have just six months to create jobs and lower unemployment, or divided government in Washington is ahead. Failure to improve the jobs outlook by summer means Republicans could return to power in the U.S. House in the November elections.

Lending money to people to build and buy real estate is a risky business that periodically costs taxpayers huge amounts of money. Not only do taxpayers lose as a result of all the tax incentives associated with real estate, but they also pay when the banks that make bad real estate loans go...

The end of the year is coming fast for buyers of hybrid cars, as tax incentives run out when the new year arrives, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) The tax credit for the Honda Civic hybrid ends at the end of the year, just like it did about a year ago for Toyota Motor...

The Iowa Progress Project, a conservative group which lobbies for consumer's rights, started running a radio advertisement last week about "corporate welfare." The impetus for the ad was an announcement that Microsoft is creating 50 new jobs in Iowa by locating a new data center there. The state is...