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St Louis Post: Missouri’s new governor will need new ideas to fix a broken tax structure
November 14, 2016
“Governor-elect Eric Greitens has bold tax-reduction plans for Missouri but vague budget-balancing ideas. He should pay attention to the advice of Dylan Grundman, a senior analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. Grundman warned the commission of ‘three paths to avoid.’ One is to cut income taxes in hopes of spurring […]
Telsur: Trump Vows to Deport up to 3 Million Undocumented Migrants Immediately
November 14, 2016
“On the campaign trail, he promised to deport all undocumented immigrants in the United States — a whopping 11 million people who pay US$11.6 billion or more per year in taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
Telesur: Fear Brews Among Latinos as They Brace for Trump Presidency
November 10, 2016
“The Republican firebrand went as far to propose deporting all undocumented immigrants — a whopping 11 million people who pay US$11.6 billion or more per year in taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
San Jose Mercury: Trump tax plan could lure Silicon Valley companies’ cash hoards back to U.S.
November 10, 2016
“Whether a tax holiday for these firms is good for the U.S. economy and taxpayers is a different issue. ‘It’s a terrible idea. Giving any kind of a lower tax rate on these profits amounts to rewarding bad actors for trying to dodge taxes,’ said Matthew Gardner, senior fellow at The Institute on Taxation and […]
The Cheat Sheet: 10 Worst States in America for Fair Tax Systems
November 9, 2016
“Americans generally believe that higher income households should pay a greater percentage of their incomes in taxes than lower income households. Yet the exact opposite occurs. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds the nationwide average effective state and local tax rates by income group are 10.9% for the poorest 20% of individuals […]
Forbes: Top 100 S&P Companies Averaged 25% In Income Taxes Actually Paid
November 8, 2016
“I spoke with two of the four experts that WalletHub consulted. Being accounting professors, they knew that the income tax expense on financial statements and the amount actually paid are ‘two very different things’. I also spoke with Matthew Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. He summed up the problem pretty […]
The Atlantic: Are Washingtonians About to Vote Down a Chance to Fight Climate Change?
November 7, 2016
“Progressives in Washington have argued for years that the state’s tax system is unfair and exacerbates inequality. Indeed, according to a 2015 report by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the poorest 20 percent of Washingtonians (who make $21,000 per year or less) pay roughly 16.8 percent of their income in taxes every […]
Yahoo! Finance: New Jersey just hiked its gas tax by 159%. Is your state next?
November 7, 2016
“Of course, New Jersey isn’t the only state that has or is toying with raising gasoline taxes. Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington upped their gas taxes in 2015, notes the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Louisiana, Tennessee, Alaska, Alabama and Minnesota are contemplating increases in 2017.” […]
BNA State Tax: Extras on excise: New Jersey fuel taxes are going up in the world
November 3, 2016
“New Jersey isn’t the only state that has seen a gas tax increase in recent years. Nineteen states and D.C. have seen gas tax changes in the past three years, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
Progressive Pulse: New policy brief: The tax cut that North Carolina should enact
November 3, 2016
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, low-income North Carolinians pay nearly twice the share of their income in taxes as our state’s richest residents. Reinstating the EITC would be a crucial step towards rebalancing the tax load for all North Carolina taxpayers.” Read more
The Acadiana Advocate: Task force reveals budget, tax recommendations for Legislature
November 3, 2016
“Meanwhile, the Louisiana Budget Project, which advocates on behalf of low and moderate income people, said “more is needed to put Louisiana’s budget back in the black.” “A preliminary analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that even if the Legislature agrees to the sales tax and income-tax changes recommended by the […]
Oklahoma Watch: Five Things to Remember About the Penny Tax Proposal
November 3, 2016
“The tax would fall hardest on the poor, who spend a larger portion of their income on retail purchases. It would cost the bottom 20 percent of households an average of $90 a year. Middle-income households would pay about $262 a year. And the top 1 percent would pay $1,691, according to a data analysis […]
Maine Center for Economic Policy: Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class
November 1, 2016
“This November, Maine voters will consider a ballot initiative (Question 2) that rolls back recent tax breaks for the wealthy and dedicates this revenue toward additional state level resources for schools. The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) examined the context for this initiative, its potential to promote tax fairness, and its capacity to improve […]
Fox Business: New Jersey Gas Tax Hike: Will Your State Be Next?
November 1, 2016
“‘Many other states are facing similar issues, but haven’t raised the gas tax in a decade or more,’ said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. ‘It can be a political challenge.'” Read more
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