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  • media mention   December 16, 2021

    Time: A Wonky Tax Break for the Well-Off Is a Bigger Problem for Democrats Than You’d Think

    That’s because raising the cap on SALT deductions from $10,000 to $80,000, as prescribed in the House-passed version of BBB, would disproportionately help taxpayers rich enough to benefit from itemizing…
  • media mention   December 16, 2021

    McClatchy: Parents Are Receiving Their Final Monthly Child Tax Credits. Will Congress Bring Them Back?

    Continuing the expanded credit in 2022 would mean these savings for California families with tax cuts next year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: — Less than…
  • media mention   December 10, 2021

    Bloomberg: SALT Debate Forces Rich Americans to Confront Widening Tax Gap

    Lawmakers in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Oklahoma have also approved cuts to their top personal income tax going into effect either this year…
  • media mention   December 9, 2021

    USA Today: With inflation spiking, will states and voters give grocery taxes a second look?

    Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/08/inflation-food-prices-grocery-taxes/8800601002/?gnt-cfr=1
  • media mention   December 9, 2021

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Income tax cut bills roll through Arkansas House and Senate; steel plant incentive also meets approval

    The state Democratic House Caucus held a news conference Wednesday morning to release several proposals that they said would be a better use of the $600 million a year that…
  • media mention   December 9, 2021

    NJ.com: 96% of N.J. residents would get their full property tax break restored under this Senate plan

    According to the progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the Senate proposal would encompass 96% of New Jersey taxpayers. The higher cap for what is known as SALT would…
  • media mention   December 7, 2021

    Tax Notes: Looking Ahead: State Tax Policy Trends To Watch Next Year

    This pod cast features ITEP research director Carl Davis: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/12/07/looking-ahead-state-tax-policy-trends-to-watch-next-year/?sh=7f2a4ba02add
  • media mention   December 7, 2021

    McClatchy: What would the Biden tax-break plan mean for your wallet?

    Most families with children as well as taxpayers with higher six-figure incomes are the biggest California winners from the tax changes in the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan so…
  • media mention   December 5, 2021

    Washington Post: Treasury officials raised concerns about new minimum tax on corporations, key to Biden spending plan

    The proposal gained traction among some liberals in recent years amid reports that 55 major corporations are effectively able to zero out their tax liability by aggressive use of tax…
  • media mention   November 18, 2021

    New York Times: A proposed minimum tax would hit Amazon, Facebook and others, a report shows

    “Giant corporations have figured out how to game the system so that the costs of running this country are borne by hardworking families while these big corporations scoop up all…
  • blog   November 9, 2021

    Paying The Estate Tax Shouldn’t Be Optional for the Super Rich

    ProPublica this year released multiple exposés revealing how the nation’s wealthiest individuals and families avoid taxes on an unimaginable scale. Most recently, it uncovered Republican and Democratic elected officials and political…
  • media mention   November 8, 2021

    PennLive: Several billionaires received federal direct relief payments, report says

    Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy responded to the controversy via Twitter: “This disgrace is why we need real tax reform.” Tax reform is exactly what Democratic lawmakers have been advocating.…
  • media mention   November 8, 2021

    New York Post: At least 18 billionaires got COVID stimulus checks, report claims

    The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, called ProPublica’s findings a “disgrace” that shows “why we need real tax reform.” Read more
  • media mention   November 8, 2021

    The Washington Post: Biden’s minimum tax proposal could hit these ultra-profitable corporations

    In 2020, 55 profitable corporations paid no federal income tax, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank. Biden noted the statistic while…
  • media mention   November 8, 2021

    Star-Ledger: On SALT, Dems push tax relief for the rich, not the middle class

    It’s true: Eliminating the limit on the SALT deduction would be more costly than the other parts of Biden’s social spending agenda, including the extension of the child tax credit,…
  • media mention   November 8, 2021

    1945: How Is This Possible? Billionaire George Soros Received A Stimulus Check

    In response to the eye-opening findings, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy tweeted: “This disgrace is why we need real tax reform.” Read more
  • media mention   November 5, 2021

    CBSNews.com: At least 18 billionaires got federal stimulus checks, report says

    “This disgrace is why we need real tax reform,” the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, said on Twitter about the findings.  Read more
  • news release   November 4, 2021

    New Study: Increase in Working from Home Could Depress Commercial Real Estate Prices, Reduce Local Tax Revenue

    Covid-19 dramatically altered how and where many employees work, a shift that could have a long-term negative effect on commercial real estate occupancy rates and, ultimately, on local governments’ tax revenue base, a new study…
  • media mention   November 3, 2021

    Washington Post: Democrats look at expanding minimum tax on wealthy in exchange for state and local tax break

    “The majority of benefits from repealing the SALT cap just go to the 1 percent,” said Steve Wamhoff, a tax expert at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “If…
  • media mention   November 3, 2021

    Newsmax: Dems Consider Upping Minimum Tax on Rich in Exchange for SALT Deduction Cap

    Steve Wamhoff, an expert on taxes with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said that “the majority of benefits from repealing the SALT cap just go to the 1…
  • media mention   October 30, 2021

    CNBC: Democrats still weighing changes to limit on state and local taxes deduction

    One proposal, for example, removes the cap for 2022 and 2023 and restores it for 2026 and 2027, after it’s scheduled to sunset per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.…
  • media mention   October 28, 2021

    Wall Street Journal: Corporate Minimum Tax Resurfaces

    But there is little evidence that immediate expensing significantly encourages more investment, said Steve Wamhoff, director of federal tax policy at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive…
  • media mention   October 28, 2021

    Business Insider:Biden Stock Buyback Tax: What to Know About the Latest Proposal

    The plan aims to collect taxes from companies that dodge most of the 21% corporate tax rate. Companies including Amazon, Nike, and FedEx have avoided paying federal taxes for years through a…
  • media mention   October 28, 2021

    The Wall Street Journal: Biden Stock Buyback Tax: What to Know About the Latest Proposal

    Supporters of the buyback tax acknowledge companies can instead shift spending to regular or special dividends, which would be taxed to the recipients. “Isn’t that the issue with stock buybacks?”…
  • media mention   October 28, 2021

    The Hill: Tech billionaires in the crosshairs of new tax proposals

    The proposal is aimed at preventing large corporations from paying zero in federal income taxes. According to the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, at least 55 large U.S. corporations paid…
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