Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)

Miles Trinidad

State Analyst

Miles Trinidad

Miles provides research and monitors state tax policy to support state researchers and advocates.

Before joining ITEP in 2022, Miles worked in the office of Rep. Peter DeFazio for more than three years. As a legislative assistant, his work included drafting a windfall profits tax on oil companies to prevent corporate profiteering from global crises and returning the tax revenue to Americans as a rebate, pursuing an equitable tax policy related to financial transaction taxes and tax avoidance from the wealthy and major corporations, and reforming higher education policy to improve affordability and eliminate the burden of student loan debt. Overall, his legislative portfolio included budget, education, financial services, homeland security, housing, labor, LGBTQ issues, taxes, and technology/telecommunications.

Miles is a proud Oregonian and earned his B.S. in Economics, Political Science, and Journalism from the University of Oregon.

 miles at itep.org

Recent Publications

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Ineffective Sales Tax Holidays Miss the Mark

July 15, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad

Twenty states have sales tax holidays in 2026. These sales tax holidays will cost states and localities nearly $600 million in lost revenue this year, and they're poorly targeted and too temporary to meaningfully change the regressive nature of a state’s tax system.

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Rhode Island Budget Bets on Tax Fairness with Millionaires’ Tax and New Child Tax Credit

June 12, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad

The spending plan, signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee today, features a new millionaires’ tax, the state’s first permanent child tax credit, expanded eligibility for its Social Security exemption , and strategic decoupling from federal business tax provisions.

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Recent Media Mentions

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Video: ITEP's Miles Trinidad Discusses Downsides of Florida's Sales Tax Holiday

September 2, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad

Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.

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Detroit Free Press: John James Wants to Ax Income Tax. Experts See Cuts, Boon for Wealthy

August 31, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad

The income tax helps fund schools, Medicaid, prisons, state police and more. Eliminating it would entail a massive overhaul of public services and benefit the wealthiest Michiganders, according to fiscal and tax policy experts.

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