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ITEP Work in Action May 22, 2014 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: State EITC Would Make a Regressive Tax System Fairer
Previous posts have described how a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) would help working low-income Kentuckians make ends meet and reach every corner of the state. A state EITC… -
ITEP Work in Action May 22, 2014 Louisiana Budget Project: Increasing EITC improves tax fairness, reduces poverty, invests in children
Efforts to modestly raise the minimum wage in Louisiana failed this legislative session — even though the wage isn’t high enough to keep a full-time worker with a child out… -
ITEP Work in Action May 22, 2014 Maine Center for Economic Policy: Statement at Hearing on L.D. 1664, An Act To Encourage Charitable Contributions to Nonprofit Organizations
Honorable Senator Haskell, Representative Goode, members of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation, I am Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP). I am here… -
report May 21, 2014 STAMP is an Unsound Tool for Gauging the Economic Impact of Taxes
The Beacon Hill Institute (BHI), a free-market think tank located at Suffolk University, frequently uses its State Tax Analysis Modeling Program (STAMP) to perform analyses purporting to show that lowering taxes, or not raising them, will benefit state economies. But STAMP suffers from a number of serious methodological problems and should not be relied upon by anybody seeking to understand the economic impacts of state tax policies.
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ITEP Work in Action May 21, 2014 Connecticut Voices for Children: Making Children Visible in Connecticut’s Tax Code
This issue brief from the Fiscal Policy Center at Connecticut Voices for Children identifies a feature of the Connecticut tax system that effectively penalizes households with children, relative to households… -
brief May 20, 2014 State Gasoline Taxes: Built to Fail, But Fixable
An updated version of this brief was published on February 9, 2017. Read this report in pdf. Every state levies taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, usually just called… -
brief May 20, 2014 The Federal Gas Tax: Long Overdue for Reform
The federal gas tax is a critical source of funding for the nation’s transportation system, but its design is fundamentally flawed. In recent years, the consequences of those flaws have become increasingly obvious, as the federal government has struggled to fund a 21st century transportation network with a gas tax that has predictably failed to keep pace with the nation’s growing infrastructure needs. This ITEP Policy Brief explains how the federal gas tax works, its importance as a transportation revenue source, the problems confronting the gas tax, and the reforms that are needed to overcome these problems.
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ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2014 Connecticut Voices for Children: Pro-Family Tax Reform in Connecticut: A Roadmap for Improvement
This report from the Fiscal Policy Center at Connecticut Voices for Children compares Connecticut’s tax system to those of other states and finds: Connecticut is nearly alone among states in… -
report May 15, 2014 Improving Tax Fairness with a State Earned Income Tax Credit
The simplest, most effective, and most targeted way to begin to counteract regressive state tax codes is a refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia already have some version of a state EITC. Each one is modeled on the federal credit, making it easy for taxpayers to claim and simple for state tax officials to administer. This report explains how all states – even those who already have some form of the credit – can use the state EITC as a tool for improving the fairness of their state tax code.
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ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 The Missouri Budget Project: Senate-Approved Tax Scheme Would Cost Nearly $800 Million SB 509 Would Require Cuts to Critical Services
The Missouri Senate approved Senate Bill 509 this week. The measure would require sharp cuts to state services, undermining Missouri’s economy by starving it of the resources it needs to… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 Michigan League for Public Policy: Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on SB 402
The Michigan League for Public Policy opposes Senate Bill 402. Across‐the‐board cuts in the state’s personal income tax will not create jobs or grow the economy in Michigan. They could,… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 Michigan League for Public Policy: Testimony to the House Tax Policy Committee on HB 5265-5267
The Michigan League for Public Policy opposes House Bills 5265, 5266, and 5267 because across-the-board cuts in the state’s personal income tax will not create jobs or grow Michigan’s economy.… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 Michigan League for Public Policy: Slicing Up the Income Tax Cut Proposal
Proposals to roll back the personal income tax in Michigan will not create jobs or grow our economy and will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most. In fact, most… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Georgia Lawmakers Still Flirting With Dangerous Tax Shift Ideas
The debate over changing Georgia’s tax system is quieter than usual at the Georgia General Assembly this year. Still, some efforts are afoot to push Georgia in a radical tax… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Making DC’s Tax System Fair: Progress in the 2015 Budget
Most DC residents — like most Americans — agree that income tax rates should be graduated by income. Low-income households should pay the lowest rate, so that there is an… -
ITEP Work in Action May 9, 2014 North Carolina Justice Center: Raising the Bar in the Budget Debate
The Legislature’s upcoming budget debate is an opportunity to change the state’s direction and ensure a stronger recovery from the Great Recession. To do so, policymakers must make the critical… -
ITEP Work in Action May 8, 2014 D.C. Tax Revision Commission: Final Report
On Dec. 18, 2013, the D.C. Tax Revision Commission unanimously approved a set of recommendations designed to improve the District’s tax system and help its residents and businesses prosper.The Commission’s… -
report May 8, 2014 Gas Tax Hits Rock Bottom in Ten States
In most states, the gasoline tax is set at a fixed number of cents per gallon of gas. South Carolina drivers, for example, have been paying 16 cents per gallon in state tax for more than a quarter century.1 But while this type of fixed-rate gas tax may appear to be flat over time, its lack of change in the face of inflation means that its “real” value, or purchasing power, is steadily declining. In ten states, this decline has brought the state’s inflation-adjusted gas tax rate to its lowest level in the state’s history.
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ITEP Work in Action April 28, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Income-Tax Repeal – A Bad Deal for Ohio
Repealing the Ohio income tax would blow an enormous hole in the state budget. It would have to be paid for with gigantic budget cuts or major increases in other… -
ITEP Work in Action April 28, 2014 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Tax Day: What Do We Pay For, and Who Pays?
Tax Day is a good day to remind ourselves that taxes allow our state to make investments that benefit our economy and all Maryland’s residents, and that we must continue… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Tax Facts That Matter – 2014 Edition
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ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Kansas Center for Economic Growth: Kansas Taxes in 2013 – Who Pays?
The tax cuts in Kansas disproportionately affect our poorest residents. While the wealthiest Kansans take home enough money to purchase more than 14,000 loaves of bread, low-income families OWE more… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Montana Budget & Policy Center: Montana’s Tax System – How Do We Stack Up?
On Tax Day, we all spend some extra time thinking about how much we pay in taxes. Even more so for low- and middle-income families, who contribute a larger share… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: What Our Taxes Support and Why We Need to Close Loopholes
With the deadline for filing state and federal tax returns upon us, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has put together the following resources to help you understand what your… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Oklahoma Policy Institute: 5 things you should know about Oklahoma taxes
It’s tax day — the annual event when procrastinators, or those who just like to live on the edge, rush to get their tax returns filed before the midnight deadline.…