
February 20, 2026 • By Steve Wamhoff
Today the Supreme Court made the right decision in striking down most of the tariffs President Trump has put into motion during his second term, reasoning that the power to impose tariffs, like the power to impose other types of taxes, is granted to Congress under the Constitution and not…
February 20, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
The company paid zero federal income tax in 2025 despite reporting $145 million of U.S. profits.
February 20, 2026 • By Amy Hanauer
The Treasury Department is unilaterally cutting corporate taxes with regulations that ignore the statute they claim to implement, disregarding the separation of powers between the branches of government that has defined how America works for more than two centuries.
February 19, 2026 • By Brakeyshia Samms
Homes in Black neighborhoods are more likely to be over-assessed for tax purposes while being undervalued by private appraisers.
February 19, 2026 • By Carl Davis
States often link their tax laws to the federal code in significant ways. Many of these links are justified and can simplify tax administration for both taxpayers and state officials. But in other cases, something can get lost in translation, and states end up copying federal provisions that just don’t…
ITEP tracks tax discussions in legislatures across the country and uses our unique data capacity to analyze the revenue, distributional, and racial and ethnic impacts of many of these proposals. State Tax Watch offers the latest news and movement from each state.
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State lawmakers are grappling with a range of challenges as their fiscal outlooks deteriorate, federal tax enforcement wanes (after the Trump administration cut the IRS…
Twenty-three states have legalized the sale of cannabis for general adult use. Every state allowing legal sales applies an excise tax to cannabis based on…
February 19, 2026 • By Brakeyshia Samms
February 19, 2026 • By Carl Davis
February 17, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner, Miles Trinidad
February 12, 2026 • By Carl Davis
The ITEP Guide to State & Local Taxes offers citizens, advocates, journalists, and policymakers a detailed primer on state and local tax policy. Learn more about the three main sources of revenue (income, property, and sales) and the major principles that shape tax codes and discussions.