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II. The Single Business Tax

By Patrick L. Anderson, published on Nov. 1, 1987

Contents

  • A. History of the Tax
  • B. The SBT: A Consumption-Based Value-Added Tax
  • C. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Single Business Tax
    • 1. Comprehensiveness of the Single Business Tax System
    • 2. Cyclicality of the VAT
  • D. The SBT and Capital Investment
  • E. The SBT and the Capital/Labor Decision of the Firm
  • F. Accounting for Capital Expenditures Under the SBT
SKU: S1987-02

The Single Business Tax Burden on Michigan Industries

  • Executive Summary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Single Business Tax
    • A. History of the Tax
    • B. The SBT: A Consumption-Based Value-Added Tax
    • C. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Single Business Tax
    • D. The SBT and Capital Investment
    • E. The SBT and the Capital/Labor Decision of the Firm
    • F. Accounting for Capital Expenditures Under the SBT
  • III. Methodology and Analysis: Relative SBT Burdens for Different Industries
  • IV. Results
  • Endnotes
  • About the Author

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