State Child Tax Credits and Child Poverty: A 50-State Analysis

Regardless of future Child Tax Credit developments at the federal level, state policies can supplement the federal credit to deliver additional benefits to children and families. State credits can be specifically tailored to meet the needs of local populations while also producing long-term benefits for society as a whole

The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.

Election Day in the States: Voters Deliver Important Victories for Tax Justice

Four Tax Policy Wins in the Inflation Reduction Act and Four More That Can Build on This Progress

Corporate Tax Avoidance Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Bipartisan Retirement Proposals Are Mostly Just More Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
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.ITEP Staff, November 2022
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Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Shrink the Racial Wealth Gap
ITEP Staff, November 2022
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States Can Halve Child Poverty with Child Tax Credits
Aidan Davis, November 2022
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State Child Tax Credits Have Enormous Potential to Cut Child Poverty
ITEP Staff, November 2022

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Brakeyshia Samms
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How the Inflation Reduction Act’s Tax Reforms Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Centuries of discrimination have prevented people of color from building wealth, leaving them economically disadvantaged compared to their white peers. Taxes have played a role in creating and sustaining it, and they can also play a role in narrowing that gap.