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Associated Press: The Inherent Limits of Tax Cuts
April 23, 2018
The tax overhaul that took effect Jan. 1 provides generous breaks for corporations and wealthy Americans and more modest relief for middle- and low-income households. In addition, the tax cuts for corporations are permanent; those for individuals and families are only temporary. Richard Phillips is a senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan, liberal-leaning Institute on […]
New York Times: Amazon’s Critics Get New Life with Trump’s Attacks on the Company
April 22, 2018
When Mr. Trump bashes Amazon for not collecting taxes, he is echoing long-running criticism of the company by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization. Amazon collects sales tax in states that have one for items it sells directly to shoppers, but in most states it does not when shoppers buy […]
Providence Journal: Hike Taxes to Invest in Rhode Island
April 20, 2018
The wealthiest Rhode Islanders have benefited enormously from recently enacted federal tax changes. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reported this month that the wealthiest 5 percent of Rhode Island families would receive 45 percent of the total tax cuts in 2018. The Rhode Island tax code as currently structured is upside down — […]
The Courier-Journal: What the Recent Tax Bill Means for the Average Kentuckian
April 18, 2018
Estimates are that the couple will pay about $200 more a year. “That’s a week’s worth of groceries, and it’s gas in the car,” she said. “The majority of the state is in my situation.” An analysis of the changes by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says 95 percent of Kentuckians will pay more. […]
The American Prospect: The Big Tax Lie
April 17, 2018
Following in an excerpt from an op-ed by Matthew Gardner that appeared in the American Prospect: A new report from my organization, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, digs into these disclosures and finds that 15 profitable Fortune 500 companies collectively earned $24 billion in U.S. profits during 2017—and each paid zero, or less, […]
The Week: Americans Don’t Pay Enough in Taxes
April 17, 2018
But here’s the truth: If you add up all the taxes Americans pay, the system is only slightly progressive. As this new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows, those in the poorest quintile pay a total of about 16 percent of their income in taxes, those in the middle pay 25 […]
Associated Press: How Will Taxes Change
April 17, 2018
This chart shows how the current version of the new tax laws will impact Americans at different income levels. The colors represent the average change one can expect as a percentage of 2018 pre-tax income according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The darker the color the greater the cuts as a share […]
Think Progress: CBO Confirms Tax Law Will Worsen Offshore Tax Dodging
April 16, 2018
The CBO findings echo analysis from non-partisan think tanks like the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which found that the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would make offshore tax dodging even worse than it was before. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities similarly found that the plan is “likely to lead to more […]
Dallas Morning News: NJ Gov. Murphy to Texas Gov. Abbott: Back off from our people and companies Filed under Commentary at 4 days ago
April 16, 2018
We are also not fixated on cutting taxes for the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Texas is home to the third-most unfair state and local tax system in the country, with middle-class and working families paying disproportionately higher rates than the wealthiest Texans. […]
The Street: Is President Trump’s Beef with Amazon Justified
April 15, 2018
Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, added that Amazon aggressively fought off calls for years that it start collecting such taxes. Avoiding collection of this money for that long gave the company a huge advantage with shoppers and greatly disadvantaged bricks-and-mortar retailers, he said. Read more
Newark Star-Ledger: The 15 Mostly Red States That Mooch off NJ the Most
April 15, 2018
Under the Republican tax bill, New Jersey and five other states, four of which now pay more to Washington than they receive in services, will contribute a greater share of federal income taxes than they do now, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive research group. Read more
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Corporate Taxes
April 15, 2018
ITEP’s corporate data was featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Two recent Congressional Budget Office reports underscore why the nation needs progressive tax policies. The first, published in March, demonstrates that tax and other public policies have a measurable effect on income disparity. According to CBO data, tax policies (think Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) and means-tested programs (Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, food assistance, etc.) have helped alleviate growing income inequality. The second CBO report, released this week, reveals that the national debt will soar to untenable levels in the coming years due in part to the recent Trump-GOP tax cuts.
WNYC: Despite Myth, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes But Receive Few Benefits
April 13, 2018
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. According to Meg Wiehe, deputy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, this money was instrumental in a circuit court judge’s decision to halt […]
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.
GOP Authors of Tax Law Double Down in Campaigns
April 13, 2018
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 and Economic Policy. While Democrats seeking to unseat the GOP tax-writers say voters have concerns about the new tax law, they expect that other issues […]
Vox: Immigrants Pay Taxes
April 13, 2018
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 States file income tax returns. The most recent IRS data, from 2015, shows that the agency received 4.4 million income tax returns from workers who […]
Washington Post: Behind Oklahoma’s Teacher Strike: Years of Tax Cuts and an Energy Slump
April 12, 2018
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 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. But until this year, Oklahoma did very little to balance rate reductions with increases in the tax base. Oklahoma raised […]
Reuters: U.S. Companies Found Ways to Avoid Taxes Before Tax Bill: Report
April 12, 2018
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 tax overhaul signed into law by President Donald Trump in December. The 15 corporations had profits of $24.5 billion in 2017 but managed to obtain […]
CNN: Kentucky Governor Signs Pension Reform Bill
April 11, 2018
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 the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found it would bring a huge tax cut for the richest 1% of residents, while the biggest tax […]
Tribune News Service: Amid Teacher Protests, Kentucky Governor Vetoes Budget and Tax Plan
April 10, 2018
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 Democratic leaders said the bills were not “transparently vetted” and referenced a study performed by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found that […]
Fiscal Times: Who Wins if Temporary Tax Cuts Are Made Permanent
April 10, 2018
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 the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the extension the temporary tax cuts after 2025 will do little to change the overall distribution of benefits […]
Same Old Same: 50-State Analysis Finds Extending the New Tax Law’s Temporary Provisions Would Mainly Benefit the Wealthy
April 10, 2018 • By ITEP Staff
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.
Lexington Herald-Leader: Bevin Vetoes Entire State Budget and Tax Overhaul Plan
April 9, 2018
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 Democratic leaders said the bills were not “transparently vetted” and referenced a study performed by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found that […]
CNBC: Trump Organization’s Online Store Adds Virginia to Short List of States Collecting Tax on Its Sales, Bringing Total to 3
April 9, 2018
“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 Taxation and Economic Policy, told CNBC. A spokesman for the New York Department of Taxation and Finance said secrecy laws prevent it from commenting on […]
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