Final Report of the D.C. Tax Revision Commission
On Dec. 18, 2013, the D.C. Tax Revision Commission unanimously approved a set of recommendations designed to improve the District’s tax system and help its residents and businesses prosper.The Commission’s recommendations are a roadmap to a more fair, competitive, and efficient tax system. The Commission released its final report in May 2014.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Graphic: By The Numbers
Recommendations
This chapter explains the Commission’s recommendations, which are organized by type of tax: individual income tax, the estate tax, business taxes, sales tax, and property tax. The chapter also addresses the ideas that the Commission rejected.
Economic Overview
This chapter covers key economic trends and details historic tax revenue data.
Tax Overview
This chapter analyzes the District’s tax system in more detail, including comparisons with other jurisdictions.
Conclusion
Appendices
The appendices include a revenue estimate for the Commission’s package of recommendations, a distribution table for the recommended income tax changes, draft legislation to implement the recommendations, and a list of all the policymakers, experts, residents, and staff who contributed to the report.
Four-Year Revenue Estimates
Income Tax Distribution Table
Tax Revision Commission Amendment Act of 2014*
Commission Process and Schedule
List of Expert Presentations and Papers**
List of Public Testimony**
List of Letters**
Authorizing Legislation
Commission and Staff
Memo: D.C. Tax Revision Commission Comments on D.C. Tax Administration***
*Redline version of all legislative changes (PDF)
**All expert presentations and papers, public testimony, and letters delivered to the D.C. Tax Revision Commission can be viewed and download on the "Resources" page of this website.
***The Commission did not address tax administration in its final report. However, the Commission submitted a memo to the new Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey DeWitt, with suggestions on areas to improve tax administration.