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media mention September 22, 2017 Mother Jones: The 5 Biggest Myths In Republicans’ Quest To Lower Corporate Taxes
And then there are the companies that pay far less than the average—or sometimes nothing at all. Earlier this year, the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that eighteen… -
media mention September 18, 2017 Associated Press: Doubts Arise on Whether Corporate Tax Cut Would Boost Growth
The AT&T executive added that “anything” would be an improvement on the current corporate tax rate of 35%. But like many corporations, AT&T also benefited substantially from tax breaks between… -
brief September 18, 2017 Fact Sheet: The Consequences of Adopting a Territorial Tax System
President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress have proposed a “territorial” tax system, which would allow American corporations to pay no U.S. taxes on most profits they book offshore. This would worsen the already substantial problem of corporate tax avoidance and result in more jobs and investment leaving the U.S. Lawmakers should know some key facts about the territorial approach.
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media mention September 16, 2017 The Richmond Register: DACA Recipients in Limbo While Congress Debates
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) revealed dreamers pay an effective state and local tax rate of 9.1 percent of their income. That’s higher than the wealthiest 1… -
blog September 14, 2017 Census Data Reveal Modest Gains for Working People; GOP Tax Overhaul Could Reverse These Gains
On the surface, census poverty and income data released Tuesday reveal the nation’s economic conditions are improving for working families. The federal poverty rate declined for the second consecutive year… -
media mention September 13, 2017 International Business Times: There Is a Direct Link Between Tax Evasion and Inequality
According to Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, the reason the U.S. exhibits such a high level of… -
media mention September 13, 2017 Money Morning: Trump’s Tax Plan Gives Perks to the “1%,” Shirks Everyone Else
The White House has just 12 days to fix a glaring flaw in President Donald Trump’s tax plan. That’s because just this morning (Sept. 13), his administration promised to provide… -
media mention September 13, 2017 CNBC: Richest Households Get the Biggest Benefit Under Trump Plan
This report, using ITEP data, examines which households will benefit most from the White House’s proposed tax plan. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/09/13/richest-households-get-biggest-benefits-under-trump-tax-plan-report.html -
media mention September 13, 2017 Fox Business: Trump gives assurances on tax reform,
According to an April 2017 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington research organization, the top 1% of income earners in the United States pays an… -
news release September 13, 2017 New Analysis Shows White House Tax Proposal Would be an Unprecedented Upward Redistribution of Wealth
The tax plan outlined by President Trump would strip away the U.S. tax system’s moderate progressivity by lowering the effective tax rate for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans by… -
report September 13, 2017 Trump Proposals Would Reduce the Share of Taxes Paid by the Richest 1%, Raise It for Everyone Else
The tax proposals released by the Trump Administration in April would reduce the share of total federal, state and local taxes paid by America’s richest 1 percent while increasing the share paid by all other income groups. This clearly indicates that the tax system would be less progressive under the president’s approach.
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media mention September 12, 2017 Marketplace: The American Dream: How Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes in the U.S.
Undocumented immigrants pay as much as $3.6 billion in property taxes each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy which analyzed MPI’s undocumented home ownership data. The… -
blog September 12, 2017 Census Data Shows Importance of Refundable Tax Credits in Reducing Poverty, But Lawmakers Move to Restrict Them
The annual poverty data released by the Census Bureau today continues to show that federal refundable tax credits are the second most important anti-poverty program after Social Security. But this… -
media mention September 11, 2017 Salon: Donald Trump Uses Hurricane Irma to Argue for Tax Cuts
The administration’s plans regarding taxes are still hazy, but based upon the details released thus far, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated in July that more than 60 percent… -
media mention September 10, 2017 Politifact: Will Trump’s Decision on DACA Hurt New York’s Economy?
A small part of the lost economic contribution is tax receipts. Undocumented immigrants eligible for DACA contribute more than $2 billion in state and local taxes each year, according to… -
media mention September 9, 2017 Time: Formerly Undocumented State Representatives Say Donald Trump Is Threatening the American Dream
For a politician to toy with the futures of so many young people is unconscionable. But when you consider the impact that repeal would have on our economy, it’s also… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Bloomberg: Football Champs and CEOs Alike Sidestep Taxes With Private Jets
The result is that airline passengers are subsidizing some of the world’s largest corporations and wealthiest people under the current system, said Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the nonprofit… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Houston Chronicle: Should Low-Tax Texas Have to Shoulder More of Harvey’s Load?
Right now, although Texas is a low-tax state overall, that tax burden falls disproportionately on poor people. High property and sales taxes and the absence of an income tax means… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Arkansas Times: Arkansas to Fare Worse Than Most States under Trump Tax Proposal, Report Says
We don’t have an actual tax bill to parse yet, but Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has a helpful preview of how the cuts outlined by Trump earlier this year… -
blog September 6, 2017 New ITEP Report: Trump’s Proposed Territorial Tax System Would Increase Corporate Tax Dodging
While promoting his ideas for overhauling our tax code today in North Dakota, President Trump said that Congress should adopt a territorial tax system which, he argued, would result in more investment in the United States. You’re not alone if you’re not sure what “territorial” means in this context. It’s a euphemism used by some politicians to describe a proposal that will be wildly unpopular once voters understand what it really means.
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media mention September 6, 2017 Politico: Why Corporate Tax Reform Is So Messy
There is even greater variation among individual companies. Eighteen of the 258 Fortune 500 companies that were consistently profitable between 2008 and 2015 did not pay any federal taxes during… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Quartz: The Smart Tax-Reform Idea Aimed at Democrats That Will Also Rile Republicans
The Republican proposals include provisions that would lead to huge reductions in taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans—an estimate from the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy suggests the… -
media mention September 6, 2017 San Antonio Express News: News of DACA’s End Hits South Texas Immigrants
Immigration activists noted that DACA recipients pay $2 billion a year in state and local taxes, including $300 million in Texas, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Denver 9 News: What’s True About DACA Recipients
According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy earlier this year, DACA enrollees contribute an estimated $1.6 billion a year in state and local taxes. Read… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pennsylvania Leaders Respond to Trump Administration’s DACA Rescind
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Democrat “President Trump’s action today is an insult to America and our values. This action is profoundly unjust, immoral and without regard for basic fairness. Tearing…