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Iceland: Technical Assistance Report-Optimal Reform and Distributional Analysis of the Personal Income Tax
Author:
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2015: Issue 315
Language:
English
Publication Date:
17 Nov 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513524047.002
ISBN:
9781513524047
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
66
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; per capita income; taxable income; gross income; guaranteed annual income; household income; phase-out rate; reform proposal; tax burden; income tax; central government; government reform; Personal income; Personal income tax; Marginal effective tax rate; Income tax systems; Income distribution
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This paper discusses key findings and recommendations of the Technical Assistance Report on Optimal Reform and Distributional Analysis of the Personal Income Tax (PIT). With regard to reforming the PIT schedule, it recommends that the basic credit be increased and made fully refundable to all taxpayers age 18 and older. To avoid paying this benefit to young singles, such as students, who generally have other means of support, it could be conditioned on a certain level of labor earnings. This credit should be rapidly phased out as labor income rises, and the initial PIT rate should be significantly reduced. The current top PIT rate does not need reform, although the threshold for that rate should ideally be raised.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2015: Issue 315