Financial Transaction Tax Content

Frequently Asked Questions on Financial Transaction Taxes General Questions on Financial Transaction Taxes 1. What is a financial transaction tax (FTT)? 2. What is ICI’s position on FTTs? 3. What benefits do proponents of an FTT expect? 4. How would the proponents of an FTT expect...

ICI Policy Video The Trouble with Financial Transaction Taxes A financial transaction tax (FTT) is a tax on the sale and/or purchase of a security. Although supporters say this type of tax is small, ICI research shows otherwise. This short video looks at how an FTT would affect...

Focus on Funds Fresh Concerns Around Proposals to Tax Funds and Their Investors The March 27, 2015, edition of Focus on Funds features the latest discussion of a financial transaction tax, in both the European Union and the United States. < Transcript Stephanie Ortbals-Tibbs, ICI...

ICI Statement: Financial Transaction Tax Is Bad for Investors, Markets, Economy Washington, DC, March 1, 2013 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement in response to the financial transaction tax legislation introduced by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and...