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media mention October 10, 2023 The American Prospect: Can States Plug Gaps in Federal Policy?
Expansion of the Child Tax Credit is blocked in Washington, but many states are partly helping. They can do only so much. Read more. -
media mention October 10, 2023 Arkansas Democrat Gazette: State’s Tax Relief Not Created Equal
For the second consecutive special session in about 13 months, the Arkansas General Assembly last month approved a temporary nonrefundable income tax credit for low-income and middle-income taxpayers as part… -
media mention October 6, 2023 CNBC: Supreme Court Tax Case Could Have Sweeping Federal Policy Effects, Experts Say
As the Supreme Court starts a new term, experts are closely watching a case that could have sweeping effects on the U.S. tax code, including corporate revenue and future wealth tax proposals. Read more. -
media mention October 2, 2023 Video: ITEP’s Matt Gardner Discusses IRS Funding & ‘U.S. v. Moore’ SCOTUS Case on The Rick Smith Show
ITEP Senior Fellow Matt Gardner joined Rick Smith to discuss, among other things, our new report Supreme Corporate Tax Giveaway: Who Would Benefit from the Roberts Court Striking Down the Mandatory Repatriation Tax?.
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ITEP Work in Action October 1, 2023 ITEP’s Andrew Boardman: The State of Local Taxes in Alaska
In late September, ITEP Local Policy Analyst Andrew Boardman presented on the state of local taxes in Alaska to the Presentation at the Alaska Municipal League 2023 Tax Conference. Click… -
ITEP Work in Action October 1, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Needs a Property-Tax Circuit Breaker
Sharp rises in home assessment values are bringing property-tax relief to the forefront at the Statehouse in Columbus. While various bills may provide a partial answer to the property tax… -
media mention October 1, 2023 Capital & Main: Some States Are Fighting Rising Child Poverty With Tax Credits
New Mexico is one of 10 states that have created or expanded child tax credits after Congress let a federal program expire. Read more. -
media mention October 1, 2023 Axios: How the Supreme Court Could Grant $271 Billion in Tax Relief
A court case on this term’s Supreme Court docket could end up granting 400 of America’s largest corporations some $271 billion in tax relief, per new calculations from the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention September 29, 2023 Newsweek: Supreme Court May Upend the U.S. Tax Structure
An upcoming case that will be heard by the Supreme Court could potentially have far-reaching implications on the United States tax structure, according to a new report. Read more. -
blog September 27, 2023 Government Shutdown is Rooted in Hypocrisy, Dysfunction, and, As Always, Tax Cuts for the Rich
The priorities in this shutdown drama couldn’t be clearer. House Republicans once again threaten the financial security of the millions of Americans to exact cuts to programs like Head Start, the Social Security Administration, and the EPA – all while seeking unaffordable tax cuts for multinational corporations, the wealthy, and foreign investors.
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media mention September 27, 2023 The Lever: Justices Have Financial Interest In Major Tax Case
John Roberts and Samuel Alito own shares of companies that could score billions in tax relief from the outcome of Moore v. United States. Read more. -
news release September 27, 2023 As SCOTUS Considers ‘Moore’ Case, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Hang in the Balance
Later this year, the Supreme Court will hear Moore v. United States which could become the most important tax case in a century.
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blog September 27, 2023 Moore Case Could Enrich Tax-Avoiding Multinational Corporations – and the SCOTUS Justices Who Own Their Stock
The Moore v. United States case that will soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could jeopardize at least $270 billion if SCOTUS finds the entire transition tax to be unconstitutional. The decision could also invalidate other important parts of the current tax system while preempting progressive wealth tax proposals. Such an outcome would represent one of the costliest—and most ethically questionable – Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history.
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report September 27, 2023 Supreme Corporate Tax Giveaway: Who Would Benefit from the Roberts Court Striking Down the Mandatory Repatriation Tax?
The Supreme Court is set to hear what could become one of the most important tax cases in a century. If decided broadly—with a ruling that strikes down the Mandatory Repatriation Tax for corporations, effectively making it unconstitutional to tax unrealized income—the Roberts Court’s decision in Moore v. US could stretch far beyond the plaintiffs themselves and would put in legal jeopardy many laws that prevent corporations and individuals from avoiding taxes and level the economic playing field.
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media mention September 21, 2023 Stateline: As Child Poverty Edges Back Up, States Launch or Expand Their Own Tax Credits
The federal pandemic-era child tax credit expansion lifted millions of children out of poverty in the second half of 2021. But Congress allowed it to expire at the end of… -
media mention September 18, 2023 Washington Post Editorial: The Best Vehicle for Addressing Child Poverty is Right Before Our Eyes
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022, data released Tuesday from the Census Bureau shows. The surge — by far the largest jump on record — is a… -
ITEP Work in Action September 16, 2023 Rep. Greg Casar on Corporate Tax Dodging & The Inflation Reduction Act
On September 14, 2023, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing on the Inflation Reduction Act. Rep. Greg Casar talked about how necessary the IRA is to crack… -
blog September 15, 2023 Kyrsten Sinema’s Latest Fight to Protect Tax Breaks for Private Equity
Sen. Sinema’s bill to stop a seemingly arcane business tax increase that was enacted as part of the 2017 Trump tax law would be hugely beneficial to the private equity industry.
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media mention September 14, 2023 Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Talks Poverty and the Child Tax Credit on the Rick Smith Show
This week the Census Bureau released new numbers showing that in 2022 the U.S. lost the dramatic gains made against child poverty in 2021, in large part due to the lapsed Child Tax Credit expansion.
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media mention September 13, 2023 Salon: Child Poverty More than Doubled in 2022 Due to Republicans’ Tax Cut Push. Trump Plans for More
Trump and his advisors are setting sights on an aggressive tax cut plan to push during his 2024 campaign. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action September 12, 2023 Testimony of ITEP’s Neva Butkus Before the Arkansas Senate Revenue and Tax Committee
The corporate and personal income tax changes under Senate Bill 8 would cost the state more than $200 million, with 70 percent of the overall cuts benefiting Arkansans in the top 20 percent of households.
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ITEP Work in Action September 12, 2023 Arkansas Advocates for Children: Lawmakers Returning To Work This Week Should Reject Costly Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
In a dramatic development, Arkansas lawmakers are returning to work at the state Capitol this week, after Gov. Huckabee Sanders called for a special session of the Legislature last Friday.… -
media mention September 12, 2023 Vanity Fair: Donald Trump Wants to Give His Favorite Corporations Another Giant Tax Cut in a Second Term
Remember when Donald Trump ran for office in 2016, claiming to be a champion of the working class and the worst nightmare of the global elite? And then passed a package… -
media mention September 11, 2023 Washington Post: Trump Advisers Plot Aggressive New Tax Cuts for Second White House Term
As Donald Trump widens his lead over other Republican candidates in the GOP primary, the former president’s closest economic advisers are plotting an aggressive new set of tax cuts to push on… -
ITEP Work in Action September 9, 2023 ITEP’s Marco Guzman: Making a More Robust Property Tax Circuit Breaker in Colorado
ITEP Senior State Policy Analyst Marco Guzman gave a presentation on property tax circuit breakers to the Colorado General Assembly’s Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy on September 7, 2023.…