Who is Neil Veldhuis?
Director of Fiscal Studies
Where?
Fraser Institute
When was Tax Freedom Day established?
1948
By whom?
Dallas Hostetler
Where is Dallas from?
Florida
Why was the day developed?
so people could measure their taxes
What happened in 1971?
Hostetler retired
What happened with the trademark?
it was transferred
From who?
Hostetler
To who?
the Tax Foundation
Who has the trademark now?
The Tax Foundation
Was it always calculated per state?
no
When did this start?
In 1990
What exactly is Tax Freedom Day?
the first day when a nation has earned enough income to pay its taxes
Which dollars are counted?
all income
How many levels of taxes are included?
Three
What are they?
local, state and federal