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The 1990 R&D Tax Credit: A Uniform Tax on Inputs and a Subsidy for R&D

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Although the R&D tax credit is viewed, in part, as the equivalent to a uniform tax on all inputs, the effect is minimal (to the extent its effect is uniform across all inputs) and creates no substitution distortions. Shows that the current system offers a greater marginal incentive for R&D than the system that was in place prior to 1990.

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  • Watson, Harry S., 1996. "The 1990 R&D Tax Credit: A Uniform Tax on Inputs and a Subsidy for R&D," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 49(1), pages 93-103, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:49:y:1996:i:1:p:93-103
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789188
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