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GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Hawaii with 59.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Hawaii equally. The richest one percent of Hawaii residents would receive 59.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $470,500 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $39,750 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.5 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Georgia with 74.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Georgia equally. The richest one percent of Georgia residents would receive 74.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $552,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $83,070 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.0 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Florida with 68.2 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Florida equally. The richest one percent of Florida residents would receive 68.2 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $620,400 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $130,300 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.7 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in The District of Columbia with 83.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in the District equally. The richest one percent of District of Columbia residents would receive 83.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $1,022,000 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $147,500 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.9 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Delaware with 52.9 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Delaware equally. The richest one percent of Delaware residents would receive 52.9 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $497,100 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $49,370 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 2.7 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Colorado with 59.3 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Colorado equally. The richest one percent of Colorado residents would receive 59.3 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $637,800 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $86,480 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.7 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in California with 81.7 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in California equally. The richest one percent of California residents would receive 81.7 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $864,900 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $90,160 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.3 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Arkansas with 58.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Arkansas equally. The richest one percent of Arkansas residents would receive 58.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $490,000 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $51,370 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.8 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Arizona with 60.1 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Arizona equally. The richest one percent of Arizona residents would receive 60.1 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $470,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $59,210 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.4 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Alaska with 51.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Alaska equally. The richest one percent of Alaska residents would receive 51.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $615,800 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $77,880 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 5.5 percent.

GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Alabama with 56.2 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts

October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Alabama equally. The richest one percent of Alabama residents would receive 56.2 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $501,800 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $49,830 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.5 percent.

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Bloomberg: Trump Plan Aims New Foreign Tax at Apple, Other Multinationals

October 2, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

Currently the U.S. taxes corporate profits worldwide, no matter where they’re earned. That approach — which makes America unique among developed nations — comes with a large asterisk: Companies can defer paying tax on their overseas earnings until they return that income to the U.S., a process known as repatriation. The repatriation quirk has prompted […]