By Della Lowe: A week ago, Walgreen’s reversed its decision to move its corporate headquarters out of the United States, a move that would have been in name only but…
By Jeremy Bowman: Nearly every state in the union charges a sales tax, and the tax levied on goods and services sold at the retail level is just one of…
By the Editorial Board: Nearly a decade ago, Ohio placed a fateful bet: that big tax cuts, especially for the state’s richest people and corporations, would generate strong job creation,…
By Elaine S. Povich It was the potholes that convinced real estate broker Lester Friedman that there’s got to be a better way to pay for road construction and repairs.…
By Kelsey Snell Trendy craft beer sales are booming, and cities and states are hoping tax breaks will help them elbow their way into a seat at the bar. Targeted…
By Jim Watts Congress delayed but did not fix a $100 billion hole in federal transportation spending with the enactment last Friday of legislation providing $10.8 billion to extend solvency…
By Michael Kerman Processor and semiconductor giant Intel Corp. entered a Strategic Investment Program Agreement Aug. 11 with Washington County, Oregon’s second-largest county, located just outside Portland, the Portland Business…
By Patricia Cohen Every loophole has its lover. That’s why, despite the furor that has erupted over American companies adopting foreign headquarters to reduce their taxes, it is proving so…
By Sarah Halzack It’s back-to-school shopping season, meaning parents everywhere are dragging their kids to the store to stock up on notebooks and supplies or to nab the perfect first-day-of-school…
By David Olive American corporate CEOs who don’t object to paying the dues granting them the privilege of country club memberships — possibly because their employer covers that perk, which…
In response to questions, Rich said Florida’s tax structure was too regressive. Rich cited a 2013 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which partners with Citizens for…
By Jared Hunt With students set to return to school this month, many parents are once again going through their annual ritual of back-to-school shopping. It might not be an…
By Alex Wukman … Kelly Davis, Midwest director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the three-day tax holiday provides no relief for low- and moderate-income taxpayers throughout…
By Hal Bundrick The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds another fly in the sales tax holiday ointment. “One popular rationale for sales tax holidays is that they…
By Kelly Davis Your article about sales tax holidays “Virginia’s Back-To-School Tax Holiday Returns This Weekend” suggests that sales tax holidays are a great deal for shoppers, when, in…
By Tim Tally Figures provided by the commission indicate that in 2008, the first year the sales tax holiday was in effect, shoppers saved $6.4 million in sales taxes on…
By Stephen Miller But a sales tax is one of the most regressive revenue-raisers out there. Of the types of taxes states typically levy — on property, income, and sales…
By Angie Schmitt That means, if Amendment 7 passes, the state’s poorest residents — whether they drive or not — will pay a larger share of their income than the…
By the Editorial Board Florida touts these holidays — in which the 6 percent tax is temporarily lifted — as breaks for the average family, and says that Floridians will…
“South Carolina’s gas tax has been at 16.8 cents since 1989, one of the lowest rates in the nation. Haley has said she would veto any bill raising the gas…
“Rich told PolitiFact Florida in an interview, “don’t hold me to ‘third regressive.’ …. I did not say ‘third’ definitively. … We are one of the most regressive.” Rich cited…
“But while sale tax holidays are popular with consumers, critics argue that they do nothing to stir economic growth, and they simply shift spending on already planned purchases. One of…
Let’s look at the numbers. According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, from 2011 (the latest available), the average driver travels 11,318 miles each year and the average…
“According to an analysis done for the progressive advocacy group Policy Matters Ohio by the nonpartisan Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, fully half of this year’s $400 million tax…
