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Year One of Trump-Republican Tax Policy: The Consequences
President Trump has dramatically increased tariff taxes, enacted large tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy and corporations, dramatically curtailed IRS enforcement, and issued legally problematic regulations.
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Trump’s Invasion of Iran Could Cost You Thousands
• By Amy Hanauer
Higher fuel and food prices are on track to cost the average household over $1,300 by the end of the year.
Meta’s Outlandish Tax Breaks for AI Data Centers
• By Steve Wamhoff
Meta is claiming the research tax credit – a tax break meant to encourage innovation and experimentation – to pay for the equipment it uses in data centers to power its AI activities. ITEP described how Meta paid just 3.5% of its profits in federal corporate income taxes in 2025.
Tallying Up the Impact of Florida’s Property Tax Ballot Measure on Local Communities
• By Neva Butkus
Florida voters will soon vote on Amendment 3, which would create a pathway for non-school property tax elimination in the state. If passed, the measure would cost local governments $13.7 billion in the first two years alone.
California’s Prop 40: Responses to Common Objections
• By Brian Galle, David Gamage, Darien Shankse
Proposition 40, California’s proposed billionaire tax, is a one-time 5 percent levy that addresses a significant one-time emergency, namely the cuts made to the healthcare system by the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Where America’s Biggest Cities Get Their Tax Revenue
• By ITEP Staff
Property taxes are the largest source of revenue for over half of the 50 largest cities, but to a lesser degree than for other local governments.
ITEP in the News
HuffPost: How the GOP’s Signature Law Is Fueling One of Its Biggest Political Problems
Associated Press: A New Trump Proposal Would Require Tax Filers to Disclose Citizenship Status to the IRS
WLRN: Online Tool Shows Hidden Impact of Amendment 3 Property Tax Relief on Local Government Services
Bloomberg Tax: Data-Center Spenders Save Billions From Depreciation Tax Break
Business Insider: Inside the Generational Tax Battle Dividing Baby Boomers, Millennials
ITEP Work in Action
Florida Policy Institute: Amendment 3 Local Funding Cuts Calculator
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center: Strengthening the Foundation: 28 Progressive Revenue Options for Building a Better Massachusetts
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: In Radical Departure From Long-Standing Policy and Federal Law, Trump Administration Proposes New Regulation to Take Tax Credits Away From Many Families That Include Immigrants With Lawful Status
Arizona Center for Economic Progress: What Does a Strong Arizona Economy Actually Look Like?
District of Columbia Tax Expenditure Report Cites ITEP Analysis
Across the States
Who Pays? 7th Edition
Who Pays? is the only distributional analysis of tax systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This comprehensive 7th edition of the report assesses the progressivity and regressivity of state tax systems by measuring effective state and local tax rates paid by all income groups.
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State & Local Tax Policy
Tallying Up the Impact of Florida’s Property Tax Ballot Measure on Local Communities
• By Neva Butkus
California’s Prop 40: Responses to Common Objections
• By Brian Galle, Darien Shankse, David Gamage
State Earned Income Tax Credits Will Support Families and Workers in 2027
• By Neva Butkus
State Child Tax Credits Will Boost Financial Security for Families and Children in 2027
• By Neva Butkus
The ITEP Guide to State & Local Taxes
A detailed primer on state and local tax policy for citizens, advocates, journalists, and policymakers. Learn about the three main sources of revenue (income, property, and sales) and the principles that shape tax codes.
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Expert's View
Carl Davis
Research DirectorThe Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.
Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the consolidation of power and influence. Tax policy offers a powerful means of beginning to address our nation’s stark level of inequality, but current law is clearly falling short of its potential.
Steve Wamhoff
Federal Policy DirectorWashington Post: Trump’s tax law includes a $40,000 SALT cap. Here’s who qualifies.
SALT cap or no SALT cap, the mega bill overall is a bonanza for the rich in every state.
Miles Trinidad
State AnalystCT Mirror: Sales tax holidays under fire as CT launches its promotion
A two- to three-day sales-tax-free shopping spree for selected items does nothing to reduce taxes for low- and moderate-income taxpayers during the other 362 days of the year.
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