“The poorest 20 percent of New Jersey households pay 10.7 percent of their income in state taxes while the richest 1 percent pay 7.1 percent according to the Washington-based Institute…
“You will be shocked – shocked! – to learn that in Pennsylvania, state and local taxes are a much heavier burden on the poor and middle class than they are…
“Residents who make the least amount of money pay about 17% of their income in state and local taxes, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and…
“Every state tax system soaks the poor proportionally more than it does the rich, according to a report released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). On…
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a new study today showing that Washington State’s tax system weighs heaviest on the poor. The non-profit Washington State Budget & Policy…
“Individuals and families at the bottom fifth in income in Florida pay 13 percent of their income in state and local taxes, while the state’s top 1 percent pay only…
“A new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy indicates that the tax burden imposed by local and state governments is frequently regressive, taking a larger proportion of…
“The latest Who Pays? report released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) takes a look at the fairness of state tax systems. For North Carolina, the…
“Results from a new study claim Oklahoma’s tax system is unfair to the great majority of its’ citizens. The report, from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, finds low…
“State taxes are another matter. Anyone who has attended a Revenue Committee meeting in Salem knows how carefully lawmakers examine the “distributional effects” of statewide taxes. Oregon’s Earned Income Tax…
“A new study finding an “unfair,” rich-poor balance in state and local taxes has been getting big traction on the Web this week. The study, from the Institute on Taxation…
“Low-income and middle-class New Jerseyans pay more of their incomes to state and local taxes than wealthy residents, according to a new study released by the Institute on Taxation and…
“A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy finds that the low- and middle-income West…
“A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) ranks New Mexico 17th in the nation in terms of having an unfair state and local…
“Minnesota has one of the least regressive tax structures in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which has released a study of individual state’s tax…
“The latest “Who Pays” report by the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the effect of sales taxes and property taxes on lower-income households tilts Iowa’s overall…
“Rhode Island now ranks as one of the top states for placing a large tax burden on the poor, according to the Economic Progress Institute. In a joint study, the…
“The more you earn, the less in local taxes you pay, a new analysis shows, and several states are considering policies to lighten wealthy residents’ tax burden even more. “Virtually…
“When you think of states that hurt the poor and benefit the rich, ultra-progressive Washington state probably doesn’t spring to mind. And yet, according to a new analysis, Washington’s tax…
“According to a national report, the fifth edition of “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” was produced by the Institute on Taxation and…
“According to a study from the The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Budget & Tax Center, North Carolinians with the lowest income pay more than 40 percent…
“Flip on cable news, and it’s a pretty safe bet some pundit will be howling about taxes assessed by Uncle Sam. But taxes at the state and local level—which get…
“Eight states increased their gas taxes last year, including five that added automatic adjustments to keep pace with inflation or fuel prices, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic…
“Minnesota’s tax structure is among the fairest in the country, according to the results of an annual analysis of state and local tax systems released today by the nonpartisan Institute…
“Hawaii is the second-worst state in terms of taxing its lowest-income residents, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Hawaii Appleseed Center…
