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  • media mention   March 7, 2019

    Marketwatch: Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Punishing States that Voted for Clinton

    MarketWatch looked at the calculations conducted by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, an independent Washington, D.C. think-tank. Bottom line: States that voted for Trump will get 56% of…
  • media mention   March 6, 2019

    The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio House Members Want Some Answers before Voting on DeWine’s Gas Tax Hike

    According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 27 states have raised their gas taxes since 2013, including every state adjacent to Ohio. The gas tax affects what people…
  • media mention   March 6, 2019

    Washington Post: State and Local Tax Laws Are Making the Rich Richer

    State and local taxes effectively redistribute national income from the poor to the very rich, according to data released this week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a…
  • media mention   March 6, 2019

    The Hill: Time Is Long Overdue for Congress to Address Marijuana Banking

    According to tax data compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tax revenues in 2018 derived from state-sanctioned recreational sales surpassed $1 billion — a 57 percent increase…
  • media mention   March 5, 2019

    Law 360: Mich. Gov. Offers 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike For Urgent Road Fixes

    Since 2013, 27 states have approved gas tax increases, according to an analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more (subscription)
  • media mention   March 4, 2019

    CBS News:Some of America’s Biggest Companies Paid Little to No Federal Income Tax in 2018

    Its 10-K estimates its federal income tax liability at $-22.176 for 2018 — hence ITEP’s conclusion that it won’t pay the government any money for the year. “When I say…
  • media mention   March 1, 2019

    Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Tax Avoidance Might Make Financial Sense, but Is It Fair?

    One feature of sales taxes is that they cost lower-income people a bigger chunk of what they take in than is the case for more affluent people. In Minnesota the…
  • media mention   March 1, 2019

    Bloomberg: Democrats In the Home of Hedge Funds Are Divided Over Tax Plans Sparing Rich

    “Most public finance experts will tell you if you have sales tax it should be applied to a broad base,” said Carl Davis, the research director at the Institute on…
  • media mention   March 1, 2019

    Fortune: Why Amazon May Pay No Federal Income Taxes This Year

    Amazon’s expected tax avoidance comes despite it nearly doubling its U.S. profits to $11.16 billion in 2018, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonpartisan tax…
  • media mention   March 1, 2019

    Vox: Undocumented immigrants pay millions of dollars in state taxes — even in the reddest states

    While it’s impossible to get the exact numbers because of the limited data available, researchers at the left-leaning Institute for Taxation & Economic Policy estimate that undocumented workers paid a…
  • media mention   February 28, 2019

    Miami Community Newspapers: Marijuana Justice Act Introduced in Both Houses of Congress

    Specifically, a 2017 report estimates that over 149,000 Americans are now working full-time in the cannabis industry. According to tax data compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tax revenues in 2018…
  • media mention   February 28, 2019

    New York Times: Betsy DeVos Backs $5 Billion in Tax Credits for School Choice

    Carl Davis, the research director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, noted that the new tax credit would be extremely generous in providing a 100 percent tax break,…
  • media mention   February 28, 2019

    Marketplace: Devos Proposes $5B in Tax Credits for Scholarship Donations

    This new segment features ITEP’s research director Carl Davis:
  • media mention   February 28, 2019

    Bloomberg Tax: Tax Executives Fear Overhaul Impermanence as Dems Mull Tweaks

    The GILTI income subject to the tax is the income earned through a controlled foreign corporation that exceeds 10 percent of the value of the CFC’s tangible, depreciable assets, such…
  • media mention   February 28, 2019

    Reuters: Illinois Budget Debate Raises Key Questions on Taxing Retirement Income

    But the policies of various states are all over the map. Data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that 11 states tax some portion of Social…
  • media mention   February 25, 2019

    Napa Valley Register: Congress Must Address Marijuana Banking Issue

    According to tax data compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tax revenues in 2018 derived from state-sanctioned recreational sales surpassed $1 billion – a 57 percent increase…
  • media mention   February 15, 2019

    The Hill: Pollster Says Most Americans Feel It’s Not Fair That Corporations Pay Lower Taxes

    The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that Amazon, which reported $11.2 billion in profits in 2018, did not pay income taxes due to unidentified “tax credits” in their disclosure. The report…
  • media mention   February 13, 2019

    CBS News: After Amazon’s HQ2 Hunt, Some States Target Corporate Tax Breaks

    While it’s common for corporations to seek tax breaks in exchange for moving to a particular location, Amazon’s solicitation was unusual in how public it was. Corporate location experts say…
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    Cheddar: Netflix’s Tax Hack

    Following is link to a video featuring Matt Gardner, ITEP senior fellow, discussing Netflix’s zero-tax bill.    
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    NJTV: Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fully Restore SALT Deduction

    But analysts with the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy say it’s inaccurate to isolate the SALT deduction. In reality, the average taxpayer in New Jersey will pay less.…
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    Forbes: Why Some of the Rich Want to Pay More in Taxes

    Those with the very highest incomes have benefited disproportionately from tax cuts, and that lost revenue is driving the federal deficit ever higher. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    Morning Tax: The Latest in Wealth Taxes

    The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy noted recently that Netflix logged record profits in the U.S. in 2018, some $845 million, and ended up not owing any federal taxes.…
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    KFDM (CBS Affiliate): Shrinking Tax Refunds Stir Controversy

    With the benefits of the tax cut spread out across 52 weeks, the gain may have been hard to spot, especially if workers saw increases in health insurance premiums or…
  • media mention   February 11, 2019

    Newsweek: We Shouldn’t Wait for Washington to Tax the Rich: We Can Begin at the State Level

    Following is an excerpt from an op-ed by ITEP deputy director Meg Wiehe published in Newsweek Magazine: The historic role tax and other policies have played in exacerbating the wealth…
  • media mention   February 9, 2019

    The Guardian: How Did Netflix Get Away with Not Paying Income Tax in 2018

    According to a blogpost from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the company posted its largest ever profit in 2018 – $845m – but paid no federal (or state)…
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