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Tax Spotlight
REVENUE: WHERE DC GETS ITS MONEY
The DC government collects revenue in a variety of ways from its residents, businesses, and the federal government. These revenues are used to fund the wide array of services provided by the District, from schools to health care to libraries to road construction. The DC government collected about $8.8 billion in revenue in fiscal year [...]
TAX AND OTHER REVENUE INITIATIVES IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET
The fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget includes $88 million in additional revenues to help address the city’s $172 million budget gap for next year. Some of the revenue proposals would improve efforts to collect tax and non-tax revenues and to enforce the city’s traffic laws, which require additional staffing and equipment. Taking these associated costs [...]
LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW WEALTHY TECH INVESTORS TO PAY LOWER TAX RATE THAN WORKING DC FAMILIES
A bill before the DC Council on July 10th — the Technology Sector Enhancement Act — would allow investors in DC tech companies to pay just three percent in income tax when they sell their stake in these companies for profit. This special new tax rate for tech investors would be lower than the income [...]
Testimony
April 30th, 2013
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Director, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
November 15th, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Hearing on B19-1007, the Residential Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2012
June 28th, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable on the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Policy Director, At the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
November 15th, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Hearing on B19-1007, the Residential Real Property Tax Relief Act of 2012
June 28th, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Roundtable on the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia Natwar M. Gandhi Confirmation
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Kwame Boadi, Policy Analyst, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
May 31st, 2012
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Hearing on Bill 19-764: Technology Sector Enhancement Act of 2012
Recent Reports
April 9th, 2013
Schedule H—A More Effective Way to Benefit Seniors
April 5th, 2013
Encouraging Investments in Other States’ Infrastructure Should Not Be a 2014 Budget Priority
February 7th, 2013
Do You Have Burning Questions about DC Revenues? DCFPI’s New Report Provides Answers
February 7th, 2013
REVENUE: WHERE DC GETS ITS MONEY
December 19th, 2012
Widening the Gap: New Legislation Would Further Skew Dc’s Property Tax Benefits To High Value Homeowners And Creates Tremendous Disparities In Dc’s Property Tax System
December 15th, 2011
Making Sense of the District’s Tax Abatement Dollars: Nine Questions to Consider
Schedule H—A More Effective Way to Benefit Seniors
April 5th, 2013
Encouraging Investments in Other States’ Infrastructure Should Not Be a 2014 Budget Priority
February 7th, 2013
Do You Have Burning Questions about DC Revenues? DCFPI’s New Report Provides Answers
February 7th, 2013
REVENUE: WHERE DC GETS ITS MONEY
December 19th, 2012
Widening the Gap: New Legislation Would Further Skew Dc’s Property Tax Benefits To High Value Homeowners And Creates Tremendous Disparities In Dc’s Property Tax System
December 15th, 2011
Making Sense of the District’s Tax Abatement Dollars: Nine Questions to Consider
