Brookings: AI could shrink the tax base, and taxing it is on the agenda
A Brookings analysis says AI could reduce tax revenue, because as workers are displaced, income and payroll taxes fall immediately. The article reviews the options for taxing AI.
Who is affected and how
- chief financial officer
- Tax policy debates around AI could, over the longer term, also affect the corporate tax burden.
- accountant
- Tax-base erosion scenarios could shape tax advisory questions.
Sources
- Taxing artificial intelligence: What’s on the table, and what’s at stake | Brookingsbrookings.edu · Oct 26, 2026
- Taxing artificial intelligence: What’s on the table, and what’s at stakebrookings · Oct 27, 2026
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