Stephanie Hunter McMahon of the University of Cincinnati College of Law discusses why labor performed by incarcerated workers should be subject to tax.
For more, read Hunter McMahon's article in Tax Notes, "Prison Work Is Taxing and Should Be Taxed."
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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan Parrish
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart
11/18/22 • 30 min
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Tax Notes Talk - The Case for Taxing Prison Labor
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David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I'm David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: prisoners' dilemma.
On the face of it, taxing a new group of people seems like a negative, but when getting taxed leads to having access to social programs like the earned income tax credit or social security, maybe being taxed isn't such a bad thing.
This week, we're looking at one such group: prison workers. Historically, they haven't
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