Government Documents Index |
Government Documents on Taxes
Taxes are an essential but unwelcome feature of life. We need to pay taxes in order to pay for essential government services like national defense, roads, and education. However, we hate paying taxes to support government programs we don't like and detest the complicated bureaucracy and procedures we have for paying income taxes in the U.S. and most states. Purdue University Libraries have many government documents on taxes. Most of these are located in the HSSE and MEL libraries. Examples of Library Catalog subject searches you can use to look for government documents on taxes include:
Capital Gains Tax Law and Legislation United States
Flat-Rate Income Tax United States
Income Tax Deductions United States
Income Tax Law and Legislation United States
Inheritance and Transfer Tax Law and Legislation United States
Taxation Law and Legislation United States
The online Catalog of Government Publications indexes U.S. Government publications from 1994-present. Its print version is
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. The Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 covers congressional publications from 1970-present.
Legal and Regulatory Information Sources
| Slip Laws | HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110: |
| United States Code (Title 26) | HSSE REF 345 Un3co |
| Code of Federal Regulations (Title 26) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Federal Register | HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 & HSSE MF |
| List of Sections Affected | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 LSA |
| Indiana Code (Title 6) | HSSE REF 348.773 In25c |
| Indiana Administrative Code (Titles 45, 50, & 52) | HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i |
| Indiana Register | HSSE REF 348.772025 In3 |
Federal Resources
| President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform |
| GrantSmart (Provides access to tax returns from private foundations and charitable trusts) NEW |
Congressional Resources
Various congressional committees are responsible for overseeing federal tax programs and approving tax legislation. These committees and their information resources include:
| House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.) |
HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:T 71 |
| House Ways & Means Committee |
HSSE DOC Y 4.W 36: |
| Senate Appropriations Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.AP 6/2: |
| Senate Finance Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.F 49: |
| Joint Economic Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.EC 7: |
| Joint Taxation Committee | HSSE HSSE DOC Y 4.T 19/4: |
| Congressional Budget Office | HSSE DOC Y 10.2: |
| Government Accountability Office Reports | MEL MF GA 1.13: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
State Government Resources
| Indiana Board of Tax Review |
| Indiana Department of Local Government Finance |
| Indiana Department of Revenue |
| Indiana General Assembly |
| Indiana Tax Court |
Foreign Government Resources