2014
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6229.12053
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The Impact of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 on Housing Turnover in the U.S. Single‐Family Residential Market

Abstract: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA97) replaced a one‐time, post‐age‐55 capital gain exclusion with a larger gain exclusion amount that could be protected every two years without requiring that the taxpayer trades up in housing. This action had the potential to impact housing transactions for every existing homeowner, regardless of age, as well as future purchasers of housing. We analyze household‐level data to determine if the repeated ability to exclude periodic recognized capital gains on housing from taxa… Show more

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“…Comparative statics of moving and transaction thresholds ξ ↑ or r ↓ v ↑Shan (2011) andHeuson and Painter (2014) present evidence showing that this policy change led to an increase in mobility and transactions.…”
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confidence: 90%
“…Comparative statics of moving and transaction thresholds ξ ↑ or r ↓ v ↑Shan (2011) andHeuson and Painter (2014) present evidence showing that this policy change led to an increase in mobility and transactions.…”
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confidence: 90%
“…Many studies have been mainly conducted to analyze the industry data and government data. (These include studies of the Tax Reform Act [11][12][13][14], the Economic Recovery Tax Act [29][30][31], IFRS16 [15][16][17], the Securities Act [18], the America Invents Act [32,33], the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [34,35], the American Jobs Creation Act [36,37], the Sherman Act [38], the Taxpayer Relief Act [39][40][41], the Glass-Steagall Act [42], the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act [43], and the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act [44].) The focus of these studies is on the significant impact of the promulgation or amendment of laws on society or related industries.…”
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confidence: 99%