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ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department: New Mexico Among Top 10 for Tax Equity
New Mexico is now among the top 10 states for most equitable tax structures thanks mostly to changes signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over the past five… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 Washington State House Democrats: WA Improves Tax Equity Based On New Report
Washington’s tax system is becoming more fair for working families. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 Oxfam: Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share?
Paying your fair share of taxes strikes at the heart of fundamental fairness. Does everyone play by the same rules? Does our government have the resources it needs to provide… -
media mention January 12, 2024 The Guardian: US Corporations Push to Roll Back Trump-Era Tax Policies They Once Endorsed
An agreement is emerging that ties the corporate tax breaks to an increase in support for vulnerable American families. Read more. -
media mention January 12, 2024 MarketWatch: Moving to Florida Might Not Be the Tax Play It’s Cracked Up to Be — Unless You’re Loaded
Florida, Texas and Tennessee have become hot real-estate markets in recent years, in part because they offer the allure of low taxes and cheap living costs. But a new analysis of how… -
media mention January 12, 2024 Washington Post: Behind Closed Doors, Trump Eyes Second Round of Corporate tax Cuts
Donald Trump’s campaign team says the former president would prioritize cutting taxes for working-class families and small businesses if he returns to the White House. But privately, Trump has told… -
media mention January 11, 2024 Bloomberg: As ‘Mansion Taxes’ Catch On in US Cities, Los Angeles Offers Lessons
Amid backlash and a tough housing market, a new tax intended to fund affordable housing is bringing in far less money than projected. Read more. -
media mention January 11, 2024 Video: ITEP’s Carl Davis Discusses Arkansas’ Upside-Down Tax Code
The “Who Pays?” report, a nationwide report that highlights the tax systems of each of the 50 states, shows Arkansas is one of the many states that “exacerbate inequality” for… -
media mention January 11, 2024 Washington Post: Congress Nears Deal to Partially Restore Biden’s Expanded Child Tax Credit
Congressional lawmakers are closing in on a deal that would partially revive President Biden’s expanded tax credit for lower-income families in exchange for extending tax incentives favored by business interests,… -
media mention January 10, 2024 Newsweek: Florida’s Tax System Most Unfair on Poor in US, Study Shows
The Florida tax system is the most unfair on the poor in the entire country, according to a new study, with the lowest-income 20 percent in the state paying much more… -
media mention January 10, 2024 The Guardian: Forty-Four of 50 US States Worsen Inequality with ‘Upside-Down’ Taxes
A total of 44 of the 50 US states worsen inequality by making the wealthy pay a lesser share of their income in taxes than lower income people, a new… -
media mention January 10, 2024 The Hill: Top 1 Percent Paying Lower Tax Rates Than Other Residents in Most States: Study
The wealthiest families in most states are paying lower tax rates than everyone else, a new analysis found. Read more. -
media mention January 10, 2024 Fast Company: Florida Can’t Get Enough of Tax Holidays. But They’re Not the Magic Bullet Ron DeSantis Claims
Floridians saved more than $475 million on tax-free holidays—but it comes at the expense of the state’s schools and infrastructure. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action January 10, 2024 Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center: How Much Does the Millionaire Tax Improve Tax Fairness? How Does Massachusetts Compare Now to Other States?
A new 50-state analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that Massachusetts’ recently adopted millionaire tax makes Massachusetts’ state and local tax system much more equitable.… -
media mention January 9, 2024 HuffPost: Most States Have Tax Codes That Are Rigged To Benefit The Wealthy: Report
A sweeping new analysis of taxes across the country reveals that in four out of every five states, the top 1% are paying a lower tax rate than their middle-class and… -
blog January 9, 2024 In Most States, the Tax Code Makes Inequality Worse
The vast majority of state and local tax systems are upside-down, with the wealthy paying a far lesser share of their income in taxes than low- and middle-income families. Yet a few states have made strides to buck that trend and have tax codes that are somewhat progressive and therefore do not worsen inequality.
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news release January 9, 2024 Tax Systems in 44 States Exacerbate Inequality, In-Depth ‘Who Pays?’ Study Finds
The vast majority of state and local tax systems are upside-down, with the wealthy paying a far lesser share of their income in taxes than low- and middle-income families. That’s according to the latest edition of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s Who Pays?, the only distributional analysis of tax systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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media mention January 8, 2024 Yahoo Finance: The Tax Credit That Could Do More for American Pocketbooks Than Any New Year’s Resolution
Many Americans are making promises to do better in 2024 with New Year’s resolutions to save money and spend it wisely. Read more. -
media mention January 7, 2024 Washington Post: Va. General Assembly Girds for Fights Over Arena, Taxes, Schools and More
Democratic lawmakers have the majorities. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has the veto. That’s the crux as a new-look Virginia General Assembly rolls into town Wednesday, opening a 60-day legislative session in… -
media mention January 5, 2024 ProPublica: Utah Bills Itself as “Family-Friendly” Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care
Federal relief had improved access to child care. But when funding expired, the state rejected proposals to replace it. Some advocates say the historical influence of the LDS church has… -
ITEP Work in Action January 4, 2024 Common Good Iowa: Tax Cuts: What’s At Stake for Iowans
The income tax is a way Iowans come together to lay strong foundations that create opportunity and help people thrive. Governor Reynolds and legislative leaders want to eliminate Iowa’s personal income… -
media mention January 4, 2024 Stateline: State Lawmakers Seek to Limit Property Tax Increases as Home Values Soar
Property taxes are rising along with real estate prices — particularly in the Mountain West. Read more. -
media mention January 4, 2024 National Public Radio: To Tackle Poverty, More States Will Offer Bigger Child Tax Credits in 2024
Many Americans took a double whammy to the pocketbook this year: Prices for things like food and rent rose, and federal pandemic aid continued to peter out. But a string… -
media mention January 2, 2024 Marketplace: The IRS is Trying a Free Online Tax-Filing System That Cuts Out Vendors
It’s January, which means you’ll be able to file your 2023 tax returns soon. And this year the IRS is trying something new: Some taxpayers in 12 states will be able… -
media mention December 23, 2023 The Lever: Billionaire Gifts To Thomas: Generosity Or Taxable Income?
If billionaires’ largesse was designed to keep the justice on the high court, experts say the money could be considered a taxable payment. Read more.