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Weekly SSRN Tax Article Review And Roundup: Layser Reviews Appleby's State Exit Taxes

This week, Michelle Layser (Illinois; moving to San Diego; Google Scholar) reviews Andrew Appleby (Stetson; Google Scholar), No Migration Without Taxation: State Exit Taxes, 60 Harv. J. on Legis. ___ (2023).

In recent years, U.S. individuals and businesses have tended to move “from cold, high-tax northern states to warm, low-tax southern and southwestern states” (CNBC). These migration patterns have accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the work environment has shifted to remote settings, and “[m]ost experts expect more people and businesses will choose to locate where they can pay lower taxes.” (CNBC). When wealthy taxpayers and large businesses leave a state, they take income with them, eroding the state’s tax base. To fight these trends, states have traditionally engaged in tax competition to attract and retain wealthy taxpayers and businesses. A large body of research, including my ownforthcoming article (Overcoming Constitutional (And Political) Barriers to State Place-Based Tax Incentive Reform, 170 U. Pa. L. Rev. ___ (2022)), focuses on how states use tax incentives to discourage out-migration and encourage in-migration. In his forthcoming article, Professor Andrew Appleby focuses on another strategy states can use to fight out-migration: exit taxes.

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