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blog February 15, 2017 What to Watch in the States: Modernizing Sales Taxes for a 21st Century Economy
This is the fourth installment of our six-part series on 2017 state tax trends. The introduction to this series is available here. State lawmakers often find themselves looking for ways… -
blog February 15, 2017 State Rundown 2/15: Tax Overhauls Debated Around the Country
This week we are following a number of significant proposals being debated or introduced including reinstating the income tax in Alaska and eliminating the tax in West Virginia, establishing a… -
ITEP Work in Action February 15, 2017 Kansas Action for Children: KAC Testimony to the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee in Support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1604
The high food sales tax hurts Kansas families. Food is a basic necessity for Kansas’ families. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the state’s increasing reliance on… -
media mention February 15, 2017 Detroit Free Press: House Panel Approves Gradual Elimination of Income Tax
And Gilda Jacobs, executive director of the Michigan League for Public Policy, said that according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the tax relief for… -
ITEP Work in Action February 15, 2017 West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy: Income Tax Cuts and Shifting to Sales Tax a Poor Strategy for Growing West Virginia’s Economy
Even though faced with a $600 million budget deficit, some West Virginia lawmakers are proposing reducing or eliminating the state’s income tax, and replacing that lost revenue with an increase… -
ITEP Work in Action February 14, 2017 ITEP Testimony Regarding Kansas Senate Bill 188
ITEP analysis of Kansas tax changes enacted between 2012 and 2015 shows the state lost over $1 billion in revenue annually from changes to its personal income tax, including lowering… -
ITEP Work in Action February 10, 2017 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Nees a Strong Income Tax
Ohio’s income tax is the only major tax that is based on ability to pay. This principle was embraced by the founders of our democracy, such as Thomas Jefferson, as… -
ITEP Work in Action February 9, 2017 DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Revenue: Where DC Gets Its Money
The DC government collects revenue in a variety of ways from its residents, businesses, and the federal government. These revenues are used to fund the wide array of services provided… -
blog February 8, 2017 Lawmakers Should Not Use Disproven Trickle-Down Myth to Ramrod Tax Cuts for the Rich
For more than four decades, supply-side ideologues have promoted the myth that tax cuts for the wealthy are self-financing and the benefits eventually trickle down to everyone else, despite real-life… -
blog February 8, 2017 State Rundown 2/8: Lessons of Kansas Tax-Cut Disaster Taking Hold in Kansas, Still Lost on Some in Other States
This week we bring news of Kansas lawmakers attempting to fix ill-advised tax cuts that have wreaked havoc on the state’s budget and schools, while their counterparts in Nebraska and… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2017 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich Budget Shifts Taxes Again
New analysis for Policy Matters Ohio by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy, a national nonprofit research institute with a sophisticated model of the state and local tax system, shows the governor’s tax plan raises taxes for many Ohioans. It reduces state income tax rates and cuts the number of brackets from nine to five.
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ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2017 ITEP Testimony Regarding Kansas Senate Bill 2237
ITEP analysis of Kansas tax changes enacted between 2012 and 2015 shows the state lost over $1 billion in revenue annually from changes to its personal income tax, including lowering… -
blog February 1, 2017 State Rundown 2/1: 2017 State Tax Debates Getting Real
This week’s Rundown brings news of tax cuts passed in Arkansas and advanced in Idaho, proposals to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes in Nevada and Michigan, revenue shortfalls… -
ITEP Work in Action February 1, 2017 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Refugees, Immigrants Important to Kentucky and the Economy: An Overview of the Research
From the promise to build a wall paid for by tariffs on Mexican imports and uncertainty about what will happen to DACA (which allows undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them… -
ITEP Work in Action February 1, 2017 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Georgia Stands to Lose Millions from Crackdown on Young Immigrants
The potential for harsher federal immigration policies under the new presidential administration poses special concern for young Georgians whose parents brought them to the United States as children. A new… -
media mention February 1, 2017 Crain’s Detroit Business: In Bid to Eliminate Michigan Income Tax, Fears of Another Kansas
According to a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization, five states with no income tax are ranked among the top 10 most… -
ITEP Work in Action February 1, 2017 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Young Immigrants Vital to Georgia’s Workforce, Healthy Economy
Potential harsher federal immigration policies under the new presidential administration pose special concern for young Georgians whose parents brought them to the United States as children. A new federal crackdown… -
ITEP Work in Action January 30, 2017 New Mexico Voices for Children: NM’s Working Families Tax Credits
As a group, those who claim the EITC and WFTC pay a large share of their incomes in taxes. In fact, in addition to the federal payroll taxes they pay,… -
ITEP Work in Action January 30, 2017 Open Sky Policy Institute: Some facts about LB 337 — the governor’s tax plan
Below are some facts regarding, LB 337, the governor’s income tax cut plan: The example middle-class Nebraska taxpayer used to roll out the plan would not receive a tax cut under… -
blog January 27, 2017 What to Watch in the States Series: Tax Policy 2017
Over the next few weeks we will be blogging about what we’re watching in state tax policy during 2017 legislative sessions. In this “What to Watch in the States” series,… -
ITEP Work in Action January 27, 2017 Policy Matters Ohio: Common Sense Reform for Working Ohio
Tax modeling from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a national organization with a sophisticated model of the state tax system, shows that Ohio’s current EITC reaches only… -
blog January 26, 2017 An Overview of State Tax Trends in 2017
Since the 2007-2009 economic crisis, rising income inequality and the role our public policies play in aiding or easing this trend have been an ongoing part of the public discourse.… -
blog January 25, 2017 State Rundown 1/25: Revenue Shortfalls and How to Avoid Them
This week brings more news of states facing budget crunches, a new state looking to eliminate income taxes, and plans to raise gas taxes to fund transportation projects. Be sure… -
ITEP Work in Action January 25, 2017 Policy Matters Ohio: Tax Cuts Help Create Ohio’s Revenue Crunch
In 2015, the General Assembly approved a two-year budget lasting through this June that cuts taxes by nearly $1.9 billion. When legislators approved those cuts, Policy Matters Ohio asked a… -
ITEP Work in Action January 25, 2017 Policy Matters Ohio: Tax Cuts Help Create Ohio’s Revenue Crunch
In 2015, the General Assembly approved a two-year budget lasting through this June that cuts taxes by nearly $1.9 billion. When legislators approved those cuts, Policy Matters Ohio asked a…