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ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Fiscal Policy Center: Corning and MasterCard Paid .6% in State Taxes
As New York struggles with tough budget decisions about essential public services, profitable Fortunate 500 companies like Corning, MasterCard, Lowes and Consolidated Edison are paying 2% or less in state… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Voice for Illinois for Children: Improving Tax Fairness Through Income Tax Reform
When adding up the effect of all state and local taxes, Illinois asks middle- and low-income households to pay a percentage of their income that is two to three times… -
ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2014 Economic Progress Institute: Improve Rhode Island’s Earned Income Tax Credit to Help Hard-working Rhode Islanders
Rhode Island is among 25 states and the District of Columbia that offer a state EITC, but unlike most states, the credit is only partially refundable. Just over 83,000 Rhode… -
ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Tax Facts That Matter
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ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2014 North Carolina Justice Center: Who Pays in 2014 – Tax Plan Creates Winners and Losers in North Carolina
Changes are coming to who pays taxes in North Carolina, and the news is not good for middle- and low-income taxpayers. This tax season marks the final year taxpayers will… -
ITEP Work in Action April 10, 2014 California Budget Project: Who Pays Taxes in California?
A new CBP report — released in advance of Tax Day — examines state and local taxes in California and shows that low-income households are currently contributing a disproportionate share… -
ITEP Work in Action April 9, 2014 Center for American Progress: How the Ryan Budget Fails Our Economy by Failing Economics
When House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced his latest budget resolution, it predictably included harsh cuts to the vital programs for poor and middle-class Americans that are at… -
April 7, 2014 The Camp Tax Plan Is a Regressive $1.7 Trillion Tax Cut
The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Dave Camp (R-Mich.), has a tax overhaul plan that would cut the top personal income tax rate down from about 40… -
report April 1, 2014 Most Americans Live in States with Variable-Rate Gas Taxes
The federal government and many states are seeing shortfalls in their transportation budgets in part because the gasoline taxes they use to generate those funds are poorly designed. Thirty-two states and the federal government levy “fixed-rate” gas taxes where the tax rate does not change even as the cost of infrastructure materials inevitably increases over time. The federal government’s 18.4 cent gas tax, for example, has not increased in over twenty years. And almost half the states (24) have gone a decade or more without a gas tax increase.
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ITEP Work in Action March 27, 2014 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Lessons for Other States from Kansas’ Massive Tax Cuts
Tax cuts enacted in Kansas in 2012 were among the largest ever enacted by any state, and have since been held up by tax-cut proponents in other states as a… -
report March 24, 2014 Tennessee Hall Tax Repeal Would Overwhelmingly Benefit the Wealthy, Raise Tennesseans’ Federal Tax Bills by $60 Million
A new analysis performed using the ITEP Microsimulation Tax Model shows that the vast majority of Tennesseans would see very little benefit from Hall Tax repeal. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of the tax cuts would flow to the wealthiest 5 percent of Tennessee taxpayers, while another quarter (23 percent) would actually end up in the federal government’s coffers. Moreover, if localities respond to Hall Tax repeal by raising property taxes, some Tennesseans could actually face higher tax bills under this proposal.
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ITEP Work in Action March 21, 2014 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Study Finds Many Large Corporation are Not Paying their Fair Share; Proposed Legislation Would Help
While state lawmakers in Annapolis discuss cutting important services and investments in an effort to balance Maryland’s state budget, we got further evidence today that large, profitable corporations are able… -
ITEP Work in Action March 21, 2014 NC Policy Watch: Profitable corporations avoid paying fair share of taxes
As our state leaders continue to look for ways to give more and more tax cuts to profitable corporations, these corporations continue to find ways to avoid paying their fair… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Pa. Companies Like PPL, Heinz Paid Little or Nothing in State Income Taxes
Many profitable Fortune 500 companies including Pennsylvania-based PPL, H.J. Heinz, Airgas, Allegheny Technologies, Hershey, and Comcast are paying little or nothing in state income taxes thanks to loopholes, tax breaks,… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Profitable Corporations Pay No Oregon Income Taxes
Some highly profitable corporations are finding ways to avoid paying any state income taxes, Oregon and national data show. At least 24 corporations that made a profit in Oregon in… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: While Kentucky’s Budget Faces More Cuts, Profitable Fortune 500 Companies Avoid Paying State Corporate Income Taxes
As Kentucky and other states struggle with tough budget decisions about essential public services, profitable Fortune 500 companies including Kentucky-based Yum Brands and Humana pay little to nothing in state… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Voices for Illinois Children: Profitable Companies in Illinois Not Paying Their Fair Share of State Income Taxes
Over the past five years, many profitable Fortune 500 corporations, including several based in Illinois, paid little or no state income taxes to any of the states in which they… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Wisconsin Budget Project: New Report Shows Major Corporations Based in Wisconsin Pay Little in State Income Tax
A number of large, profitable corporations in Wisconsin pay little or nothing in state corporate income tax, according to a new report. Loopholes, tax credits, and creating accounting keep… -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 North Carolina Justice Center: Tax change for multistate corporations would harm state investments
State lawmakers are considering a change that would provide a tax cut to a handful of corporations and no guarantee of job creation, says a report released this morning by… -
report March 19, 2014 90 Reasons We Need State Corporate Tax Reform
As states struggle with tough budget decisions about funding essential public services, profitable Fortunate 500 companies are paying little or nothing in state income taxes thanks to copious loopholes, lavish giveaways and crafty accounting, a new study by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy reveals.
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ITEP Work in Action March 18, 2014 Indiana Institute for Working Families: What Corporate Tax Burden
On the immediate heels of significantly cutting taxes for corporations and high income individuals, lawmakers are close to making a deal to deliver additional tax breaks to some businesses including… -
ITEP Work in Action March 18, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich Tax Plan- Advantage, Top 1 Percent
Gov. John Kasich’s new tax proposal would deliver annual tax cuts averaging more than $2,800 to the top 1 percent of Ohio taxpayers while those in the bottom two-fifths would… -
ITEP Work in Action March 18, 2014 Economic Policy Institute: The ‘Better Off Budget’
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has unveiled its fiscal year 2015 (FY2015) budget, titled the “Better Off Budget.” It builds on recent CPC budget alternatives in prioritizing near-term job creation,… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2014 Voices for Illinois Children: New FPC report — tax cuts won’t improve the economy or create jobs
Allowing current state income tax rates to expire will cause a revenue collapse that would threaten Illinois’ economic recovery, curtail the ability to support vital investments, and create more uncertainty… -
ITEP Work in Action March 7, 2014 Massachusetts Tax Fairness Commission: Report
The Tax Fairness Commission was established by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2013 as part of the Act Relative to Transportation Finance. The Commission was charged with analyzing a broad array…