Professor Ventry Comments on ‘Marriage Penalty' for Alternet
Professor Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. commented on the "marriage penalty," the higher tax rate that some married couples pay as a result of filing a joint return, for an article on Alternet, a syndicate that provides articles to alternative newsweeklies. Professor Ventry noted that the "marriage penalty" often results when a husband and wife have similar incomes, whereas couples with highly disparate incomes often receive a tax benefit.
Professor Ventry is an expert in tax policy and has written widely in the field. His research interests include family taxation, tax expenditure analysis, legal ethics and professional standards, tax and legal history, tax compliance, and administration, and public finance.