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media mention April 13, 2018 WNYC: Despite Myth, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes But Receive Few Benefits
Yatziri has recently benefited from her DACA status, and her tax dollars have helped fuel the $2 billion dollars in state and local taxes contributed by DACA recipients across this country.… -
report April 13, 2018 10 Things You Should Know about the Nation’s Tax System
Everyone pays taxes, including those who earn the least. Our collective federal, state, and local tax system includes income taxes, payroll taxes (Social Security, Medicare), property taxes, sales and other excise taxes. The total share of taxes (federal, state, and local) that Americans across the economic spectrum will pay in 2018 is roughly equal to their total share of income.
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media mention April 13, 2018 GOP Authors of Tax Law Double Down in Campaigns
Roskam’s campaign estimates that his district will get $1 billion in tax relief in 2019 for individuals and pass-through businesses, citing data from the IRS and the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention April 13, 2018 Vox: Immigrants Pay Taxes
The best estimates come from research by the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, DC, think tank, which suggests that about half of undocumented workers in the United… -
media mention April 12, 2018 Washington Post: Behind Oklahoma’s Teacher Strike: Years of Tax Cuts and an Energy Slump
Some states that have also recently pushed through big income tax cuts, including North Carolina and Ohio, did so while also broadening their tax base, according to Meg Wiehe of the… -
media mention April 12, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Companies Found Ways to Avoid Taxes Before Tax Bill: Report
A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, said data showed how profitable Fortune 500 companies have routinely lowered their tax bills long before the Republican… -
media mention April 11, 2018 CNN: Kentucky Governor Signs Pension Reform Bill
House Bill 366 has come under criticism from Democrats and analysts who say that it favors the wealthy and corporations, reported CNN affiliate WKYT. An analysis of that bill by… -
media mention April 10, 2018 Tribune News Service: Amid Teacher Protests, Kentucky Governor Vetoes Budget and Tax Plan
Democratic lawmakers expressed support for Bevin’s decision to veto the tax changes. In a joint statement from Senate Minority Leader Ray Jones and House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins, the two… -
media mention April 10, 2018 Fiscal Times: Who Wins if Temporary Tax Cuts Are Made Permanent
Virtually all of the individual tax cuts are temporary, and making them permanent is being pitched politically as a win for middle-class taxpayers. But according to a new analysis from… -
news release April 10, 2018 Same Old Same: 50-State Analysis Finds Extending the New Tax Law’s Temporary Provisions Would Mainly Benefit the Wealthy
While rhetoric may bill this tax law and proposed extension as a middle-class tax cut, the data tell the real story: the Trump-GOP tax law was and remains a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy.
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media mention April 9, 2018 Lexington Herald-Leader: Bevin Vetoes Entire State Budget and Tax Overhaul Plan
Democratic lawmakers expressed support for Bevin’s decision to veto the tax changes. In a joint statement from Senate Minority Leader Ray Jones and House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins, the two… -
media mention April 9, 2018 CNBC: Trump Organization’s Online Store Adds Virginia to Short List of States Collecting Tax on Its Sales, Bringing Total to 3
“You have Trump Tower New York and the Trump Store in Trump Tower pointing people to the site, essentially being salespeople,” Carl Davis, research director of the nonpartisan Institute on… -
blog April 6, 2018 Is the Trump Organization’s Sales Tax Avoidance More Aggressive Than Amazon’s?
In recent weeks, President Trump has been raking Amazon over the coals for failing to collect state and local sales taxes on many of the company’s sales—a criticism that has some merit. But a new story first reported by James Kosur at RedStateDisaster, and then picked up today by the Wall Street Journal, provides fascinating insight into the sales tax collection habits of the Trump Organization’s “official retail website,” TrumpStore.com.
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media mention April 6, 2018 Associated Press: Amazon Ignores Trump’s Attacks as It Molds a Business Empire
Trump’s charge that Amazon pays “little or no taxes” may have merit. Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said in February that… -
media mention April 6, 2018 The Motley Fool: Amazon Is a Master of Tax Avoidance
Until the stock’s recent dive, Amazon was the second-most valuable company in the country, worth nearly $800 billion and behind only Apple. However, the company paid no U.S. income taxes on… -
April 5, 2018 Washington Times: Andrew Cuomo complains about tax breaks for wealthy — then signs off on N.Y. loopholes
Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said this appears to be another example of wealthy Americans “gaming” the tax system through special… -
media mention April 4, 2018 MarketWatch: Trump Is Jealous Amazon Is Better at Avoiding Taxes
In 2017, Amazon paid no federal tax on $5.6 billion in U.S. profits, according to an analysis by Matthew Gardner at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. During the… -
media mention April 4, 2018 Washington Post: If Trump Wants to Go After Amazon, He Has Options
Despite Trump’s complaints, Amazon started paying sales taxes in 2017 in most states after setting up warehouses across the country to expedite its delivery times. But Amazon does not collect sales taxes… -
blog April 3, 2018 Cities Fail to Disclose Tax Incentives in Bids for Amazon’s HQ2
The Amazon HQ2 project would be the biggest in U.S. history as measured in projected jobs, yet little is known about the incentives cities have offered Amazon to lure its second headquarters.
This lack of disclosure prevents public participation in the deal, including raising important questions about whether tax incentives that cities are offering are in the best short- and long-term interest of their residents. This is the main finding of Public Auction, Private Dealings: Will Amazon’s HQ2 Veer to Secrecy Create A Missed Opportunity for Inclusive, Accountable Development?, a Good Jobs First study released today.
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blog March 30, 2018 Teachers’ Strikes Are Emblematic of Larger Tax Challenges for States
As other researchers as well as journalists have noted, teachers striking or threatening to strike over low wages and overall lack of investment isn’t simply a narrative about schools and public workers’ pay. It is illustrative of a broader conflict over tax laws and how states and local jurisdictions fund critical public services that range from K-12 education, public safety, roads and bridges, health care, parks, to higher education.
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media mention March 30, 2018 New York Times: Silicon Valley Warms to Trump After a Chilly Start
But Silicon Valley’s favorite thing about Mr. Trump is almost certainly his new tax code. Many tech companies lobbied for corporate tax reform for years before Mr. Trump signed the… -
media mention March 30, 2018 New York Times: The Facts Behind Trump’s Tweet on Amazon, Taxes and the Postal Service
Mr. Trump has made similar claims before about Amazon’s tax payments, both as president and a private citizen. After he mentioned it in August 2017, The New York Times reported:… -
media mention March 30, 2018 New York Times: Still Angry at The Washington Post’s Coverage, Trump Bashes Jeff Bezos’ Amazon
There was also some irony in the criticism coming from Trump, who has boasted about his dexterity in avoiding paying taxes. “This is the guy who said that not paying… -
media mention March 30, 2018 ABC News: President Trump Attacks Amazon in New Tweet
Earlier this week, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan organization, released a report saying that Amazon has an advantage over brick-and-mortar businesses because Amazon does not collect… -
media mention March 30, 2018 Politifact: The Facts Behind Trump’s Jabs at Amazon on Taxes, USPS and Lost Retail Jobs
Amazon paid $957 million in income tax in 2017, according to regulatory filings. Amazon paid nothing in federal taxes this year thanks to tax credits and, in large part, Trump’s…