Personal Income Taxation
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Personal Income Taxation is a foundational work in public finance and tax theory by economist Henry Simons that systematically analyzes the concept, structure, and principles of a comprehensive income tax.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Personal Income Taxation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8848954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Personal Income Taxation Context triple: [Henry Simons, notableWork, Personal Income Taxation]
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A.
Income Tax Amendment
The Income Tax Amendment is the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which authorized Congress to levy a federal income tax without apportioning it among the states.
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B.
Income Tax Act
The Income Tax Act is the primary Canadian federal law that sets out the rules for calculating, reporting, and paying income tax for individuals and businesses.
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C.
Income Tax Division
The Income Tax Division is a unit within Guam’s Department of Revenue and Taxation responsible for administering and enforcing the territory’s income tax laws and regulations.
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D.
Subtitle A – Income Taxes
Subtitle A – Income Taxes is the portion of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that sets out the primary federal income tax laws for individuals, corporations, and other taxpayers.
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E.
Finance and Taxation
Finance and Taxation is a section of the Maryland Constitution that outlines the state's fiscal policies, revenue-raising powers, and rules governing public spending and taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Personal Income Taxation Target entity description: Personal Income Taxation is a foundational work in public finance and tax theory by economist Henry Simons that systematically analyzes the concept, structure, and principles of a comprehensive income tax.
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A.
Income Tax Amendment
The Income Tax Amendment is the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which authorized Congress to levy a federal income tax without apportioning it among the states.
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B.
Income Tax Act
The Income Tax Act is the primary Canadian federal law that sets out the rules for calculating, reporting, and paying income tax for individuals and businesses.
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C.
Income Tax Division
The Income Tax Division is a unit within Guam’s Department of Revenue and Taxation responsible for administering and enforcing the territory’s income tax laws and regulations.
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D.
Subtitle A – Income Taxes
Subtitle A – Income Taxes is the portion of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that sets out the primary federal income tax laws for individuals, corporations, and other taxpayers.
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E.
Finance and Taxation
Finance and Taxation is a section of the Maryland Constitution that outlines the state's fiscal policies, revenue-raising powers, and rules governing public spending and taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work in public finance ⓘ work in tax theory ⓘ |
| analyzes |
ability-to-pay principle
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definition of taxable income ⓘ equity in taxation ⓘ income as a measure of economic power ⓘ progressive taxation ⓘ tax base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Haig–Simons definition of income
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linked to:
Haig–Simons income concept
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| author | Henry C. Simons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Haig–Simons income concept ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
administrative aspects of income taxation
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horizontal equity ⓘ tax exemptions and deductions ⓘ taxation of wealth and income ⓘ treatment of capital gains in income tax ⓘ treatment of savings and consumption ⓘ vertical equity ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
coherence of the tax base
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consistency in tax treatment of different income sources ⓘ normative analysis of tax policy ⓘ |
| field |
public finance
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tax theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
concept of income
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principles of income taxation ⓘ structure of income tax ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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economic non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Henry C. Simons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic debates on tax equity
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design of personal income tax systems ⓘ modern income tax theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
comprehensive income tax
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personal income taxation ⓘ |
| proposes | comprehensive definition of income ⓘ |
| regardsIncomeAs | accretion to economic power ⓘ |
| regardsTaxationAs | instrument for social and economic policy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate training in economics
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university courses in public finance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Personal Income Taxation Description of subject: Personal Income Taxation is a foundational work in public finance and tax theory by economist Henry Simons that systematically analyzes the concept, structure, and principles of a comprehensive income tax.
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