Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 14:16:58
Major
Accounting
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2015
Abstract
This paper discusses five (5) tax topics and their relationship to the government attempting to influence taxpayer behavior. These topics include the charitable contribution deduction, excise taxes, §179 deductions, the first-time homebuyer credit, and soil, water, and endangered species conservation expense deductions. The above aspects of tax law are the government’s way of encouraging some behaviors and discouraging others. I believe that doing so is well within the government’s rights to do. However, I also think that encouraging moral actions is different from requiring them, and they certainly should not be required.
Research Sponsor
Julianne Buynak
First Reader
Pamela Keltyka
Second Reader
Darlene Kausch
Recommended Citation
Fulop, Alex J., "Taxation on Morals" (2015). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 25.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/25