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Providence Business News: Chafee tax plans alive in Assembly

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By William Hamilton PBN Staff Writer The General Assembly leadership may have sunk Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s controversial sales tax expansion – at least how he initially recommended it. But legislators have been mum on two other Chafee proposals opposed by business groups, to implement combined reporting and to restructure […]

LPIB: Tanzi bill would close corporate tax loophole

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett) is sponsoring legislation (2011-H 5738) that would enact combined reporting. One of the tricks many multi-state […]

Narragansett Patch: Tanzi- Bill Proposed to Close Corporate Tax Loophole

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Rep. Teresa Tanzi has proposed a bill that would close the state’s corporate tax loophole. June 2, 2011 STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South […]

The Delaware County Daily Times: Editorial: Time for taxpayers to take a stand

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, December 14, 2009 Delaware County Council held a public hearing on a proposed 2010 budget last Wednesday in the county council meeting room. The $308.6 million budget reflects a $5.6 million increase over the current budget. It includes a proposed tax increase of .359 mills, which would bring the […]

Scranton Times-Tribune: Study rips state taxation

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, November 23, 2009 5:52 AMBy Borys Krawczeniuk, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Nov. 23–The share of income paid toward state and local taxes by the poorest fifth of Pennsylvanians is more than twice as large as the share paid by the wealthiest, according to a study by a Washington, D.C.-based […]

Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal: Pennsylvania among ‘Terrible 10’ most regressive tax states

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) STAFF REPORTPublished: November 19, 2009 Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than their wealthiest counterparts, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP). In 2007, middle-class earners paid nearly double the share of […]

Philadelphia Business Journal: Pa. taxes among most regressive

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Philadelphia Business Journal – by Athena D. Merritt Staff Writer A new study ranks Pennsylvania’s tax system as the ninth-most regressive in the nation for taxing the state’s poor and middle income far more heavily than the wealthy. New Jersey did not make the list of states with the most […]

Patriot-News: Make tax system more equitable for all Pa. families

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By Patriot-News Op-Ed March 21, 2010, 12:37PM There is a myth alive and well that low-income people don’t pay taxes. The truth is just the opposite: The poorest families in Pennsylvania pay a higher share of their meager incomes in taxes than middle-class or wealthy families. Who are the poor? […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Among the Terrible 10 of regressive taxation

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Friday, February 04, 2011 05:00 AM Pennsylvania, like most states, faces huge deficits due to the economic meltdown. Our new governor has promised to balance the state budget without adding or increasing taxes or fees, by cutting business taxes and by making deep cuts in programs. But do we know […]

PA Independent: How Pennsylvania’s budget deficit could be worse

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) April 1, 2011 Flat income tax may have cushioned recession’s blow By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG — One of only seven states with a flat personal income tax system may have spared Pennsylvania from some of the pain of the recent economic downturn. It may be hard to […]

The Bulletin: Measures 66 & 67: Here’s the story behind the numbers

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By Nick Budnick / The Bulletin Published: January 14. 2010 4:00AM PST SALEM — Both sides of the tax battle over the Jan. 26 ballot argue that they, and not their opponent, are the champions of tax fairness in Oregon. The union-backed coalition that is supporting Measures 66 and 67, […]

Real Clear Politics: Mystery of the Missing Millionaires

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By Froma Harrop A daffy Wall Street Journal editorial about the “vanishing millionaires” of Oregon lit a spark in a fairly humorless week. It offers the usual boilerplate about the rich fleeing to tax-friendlier provinces because their state raised taxes, but this time with a great visual: “One-quarter of the […]

Tulsa World: Report: Poor spend more of income on taxes

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) by: SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer Thursday, November 19, 2009 11/19/2009 5:01:04 AM The poorest 20 percent of Oklahomans pay the most in state and local taxes, a trend seen throughout most ofthe nation, a report issued this month states. “Who Pays?” — an analysis by the nonprofit Institute on […]

The Oklahoman: Editorial: No simple solutions to easing tax burden

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) The Oklahoman Editorial Published: November 22, 2009 NO further tax cuts are in the offing for the foreseeable future, so Oklahoma’s tendency to tax lower-income citizens disproportionately is also unlikely to change any time soon. The state is rated as having an exceptionally regressive tax system by the Institute on […]

The Oklahoma Daily: Tax cuts do not improve economy

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) Thursday, March 10, 2011 Another Oklahoma income tax cut is expected to come into effect Jan. 1, 2012, despite evidence that strongly suggests the tax cut’s adverse impact on public services and income equality far outweigh its contrived benefits. The initial justification for the cut was based on projections that […]

Tulsa World: Report: Tax cuts won’t benefit most state households

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) by: RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Monday, March 14, 2011 3/14/2011 5:35:07 AM Eighty percent of Oklahoma households would see little or no direct benefit from an impending quarter-percent income tax cut, according to a report issued last week by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Nearly three-quarters of the $120-million tax […]

OK Policy Blog: Tax cuts do not have to be regressive

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) by David | March 17th, 2011 A recent OK Policy fact sheet that analyzed the distribution of benefits from cutting the state’s top personal income tax rate from 5.5 to 5.25 percent has generated considerable interest and discussion. The tax cut would have a $120 million revenue impact; the analysis […]

Oklahoma Gazette: Students cover tax cuts

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By Kurt Hochenauer Oklahoma college students should expect another increase in tuition costs this fall, in part, because the state Legislature will probably not stop what University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren has called an “irresponsible” tax cut. Boren reportedly made the remark in early May at a meeting […]

Marietta Times: Tax cut delay hits 2009 returns

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By Evan Bevins, [email protected] POSTED: December 19, 2009 Thursday’s approval of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan to delay a tax cut will cost a majority of residents less than $70. For the 20 percent of taxpayers making more than $76,000, the difference will be in the three- or even four-digit […]

Associated Press: Ohio tax cut delay means less cash for taxpayers

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By STEPHEN MAJORS (AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans will pay more in 2009 taxes than expected because a budget compromise expected to clear the Legislature on Thursday delays the last in a series of tax cuts begun four years ago. The agreement delays a scheduled income tax cut to fill […]

Advertiser-Tribune: Budget deal may save great deal of budget cutbacks

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) That huge whooshing sound you may have heard Thursday was made by school administrators across Ohio breathing a sigh of relief. It’s not that the Legislature made their jobs any easier, mind you; implementing changes expected to follow the governor’s evidence-based education reform plan could present another set of challenges. […]

Toledo Blade: Revisit Ohio’s tax cuts

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By ZACH SCHILLER THE State of Ohio, you may have heard, has a budget problem. The state budget will be billions of dollars short in the two years that start next July 1. It’s easy to attribute this problem to the economy, and that’s certainly part of it. But a […]

Hamilton Journal-News: John McNay: How did Ohio reach this state of crisis?

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) 2:18 PM Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Ohio’s state government deficit is likely to be nearly $8 billion this year. That’s a fact. The real question is: How did we get there? By “accident”? Was it just “fate”? Or is it possible that this is a manufactured problem? In the struggle […]

Toledo Blade: Kasich defends plan to slash income tax

January 7, 2013

(Original Post) BY JIM PROVANCEBLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF DUBLIN, Ohio — As Micah Hetrick, of Dublin, who is developmentally disabled, proudly boasted Monday of his job and paycheck, Gov. John Kasich quipped, “We’re trying to cut his taxes.” The remark drew laughs at Dublin Methodist Hospital, where the governor promoted a plan to employ people […]

Minot Daily News: To tax or not to tax

January 7, 2013

(PDF of the Original Post) By JILL SCHRAMM, Staff Writer [email protected] Taxpayers will be in a position to measure the success of the Legislature’s property-tax relief package when tax statements appear in their mail in a few weeks. But already, there’s strong feeling among many legislators and others that more needs to be done to […]