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Introduction\n\nThis chapter presents a proposal for a consumptionbased tax as an alternative to a comprehensive income tax.It is called a\"cash flow\"tax because of the simple ac-counting system used.  The cash flow tax is designed toreplace the current taxes on the income of households,individuals,trusts,and corporations.  The major differencebetween the cash flow tax and the comprehensive income taxoutlined in Chapter 3 is that the change in an individual'snet worth is effectively excluded from the base of the cashflow tax.  In many other respects,the two taxes are thesame.  Consumption is effectively included in both taxbases;the definition of consumption in the cash flowproposal is broadly similar to that in the comprehensiveincome tax proposal(it differs mainly in including theflow of consumption from consumer durables and owner-occupiedhousing)though both differs to some degree from the def-inition of the consumption component of taxable income inthe current tax code.  The definition of the family unit fortax purposes is also the same in both the accretion and cashflow proposals.  \n4-2  \nThe proposal here focuses on the appropriate base ofthe cash flow tax system.  The issue of the vertical pro-gressivity of the tax system is a separable problem whichhas to be faced with both a cash flow and an accretion typeincome tax.  \nThe central feature of the tax is the use of cash flowaccounting of financial transactions to obtain a measure ofannual consumption for any individual.  The principleinvolved is very simple.  For any individual,monetaryreceipts in a year can be used for three purposes:personalconsumption,saving,and gifts.  By including all monetaryreceipts in the tax base,and allowing deductions of purchasesof assets and itemized gifts,it is possible to measure theannual consumption of any individual without directly  \nmonitoring his purchases of goods and services in the marketplace.  \nThe way cash flow accounting of financial asset trans-actions can be used to compute the tax base of an averagewage earner is illustrated by the following example.Suppose an individual worker earns $10,000 per year inwages,of which he uses $9,000 for personal consumption and  \n$1,000 for saving.  Under the cash flow tax outlined in thisproposal,the worker may deduct $1,000 from his tax base ifhe deposits the $1,000 in a qualified account.  Qualified  \n4-3  \naccounts will be handled by banks and other financialinstitutions which will keep records of deposits and with-drawals by individuals.  The worker's $1,000 deposit in theaccount may be used to purchase any type of financialasset,including savings bank deposits,stocks,bonds,mutual funds,or any other claim to future income or sharein ownership of a capital good.  The future amount availableto the worker in the qualified account will depend,ofcourse,on the profitability of his investments.  No taxwill be paid on interest,dividends or capital gains as theyare earned,but the taxpayer will be required to include inhis tax base any future withdrawals from his qualifiedaccount that are not reinvested in similar accounts.  \nThe aualified accounts described here ","cbCailtRzRh2estq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailtRzRh2estq","pdf",1802027,41,"English","# 1. Introduction\n## Cash flow tax as an alternative to comprehensive income tax\n## Measuring annual consumption from monetary receipts\n## Qualified accounts and the taxation of future withdrawals","[{\"question\":\"What is the cash flow tax and how is its base determined?\",\"answer\":\"The cash flow tax measures annual consumption using cash flow accounting of financial transactions, where monetary receipts support consumption, saving, and gifts. The base includes receipts while allowing deductions for purchases of assets and itemized gifts.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the cash flow tax differ from the comprehensive income tax described in Chapter 3?\",\"answer\":\"The major difference is that the change in an individual’s net worth is effectively excluded from the cash flow tax base. Other aspects are broadly similar, including consumption being included in both bases with related definitions.\"},{\"question\":\"What are qualified accounts and how do they affect taxation?\",\"answer\":\"Qualified accounts are handled by banks and financial institutions that keep records of deposits and withdrawals. Deposits can be deducted from the tax base, interest/dividends/capital gains are not taxed as earned, and future withdrawals are included unless reinvested in similar accounts.\"}]","Chapter 4 - A MODEL CASH FLOW TAX - Introduction | PDF"]