Tax Law, Religion, and Justice

Name: Tax Law, Religion, and Justice
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Tax Law, Religion, and JusticeAn Exploration of Theological Reflections on Taxation\nAuthor(s): Allen Calhoun\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367483722, 978-0367483722\nSynopsis\nThis book asks why tax policy is both attracted to and repelled by the idea of justice. Accepting the invitation of economist Henry Simons to acknowledge that tax justice is a theological concept, the work explores theological doctrines of taxation to answer the presenting question. The overall message of the book is that taxation is an instrument of justice, but only when taxes take into account multiple goods in society: the requirements of the government, the property rights of societys members, and the material needs of the poor. It is argued that this answer to the presenting question is a theological and ethical answer in that it derives from the insistence of Christian thinkers that tax policy take into account material human ne.