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  • media mention   April 5, 2016

    Huffington Post: From Ivana, More Trump Immigration Foolishness

    “Not exactly. Having a child in the U.S. is no protection from deportation for an undocumented immigrant. In 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported over 72,000 undocumented parents of U.S.-born…
  • media mention   April 5, 2016

    TruthOut: Tax Time: How Corporations Are Cheating Schoolchildren

    “Yet it’s the children and the taxpayers of Illinois who bear the burden of reform. Illinois has one of the “Ten Most Regressive State Tax Systems,” according to the Institute…
  • media mention   April 5, 2016

    CNBC: Pothole season brings little new funding to fix them

      Other states, including Indiana, South Carolina and West Virginia, have considered similar moves. But so far, those measures haven’t gotten very far, according to the Institute on Taxation and…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Christian Daily: Immigration reform 2016 news update: Majority of Americans want undocumented immigrants to stay in the US

    “The immigrants without legal permission to stay in the country, which are roughly about 11 million, are significantly helping the U.S. economy. A study by The Institute on Taxation and…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Washington Post: The ‘tampon tax’ fight has reached D.C.

    “The statement from Bonds noted that the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently found that the poorest families pay state and local taxes at twice the effective rate of…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Union News Daily: Union County supports executive action

    “Although the programs are unavailable right now, people need to start preparing documents and saving money to apply. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 11 million undocumented…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Inforum: Column: When it comes to taxes, it is good to be retired

    “Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Seven…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    The Advocate: From business owners to Girl Scouts, Louisiana about to feel pinch from higher taxes starting Friday

    “For a worker who earns between $19,000 and $37,000 a year, he or she will pay an average of $210 more in sales tax dollars for a 1 percent sales…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Newsmax: When it Comes to Taxes, it Is Good to Be Retired Read more: When it Comes to Taxes, it Is Good to be Retired Important: Can you afford to Retire?

    “Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Seven…
  • media mention   April 4, 2016

    Voice of America: How Much Do Illegal Immigrants Pay in Taxes?

    “According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-partisan research group, about $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes. Matt Gardner is the executive director of…
  • media mention   March 30, 2016

    Fairfield Daily Republic: Taxpayer group asks county board to stand up against ‘unauthorized immigration’

    “The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., recently released its 50-state study on undocumented immigrants, which shows the group, estimated at 11 million residing in the states,…
  • media mention   March 30, 2016

    The Oklahoman: Oklahoma budget work is ongoing, lawmaker says

    “Meantime, if the Legislature doesn’t find a source for new revenue, voters may get a chance to do so themselves.   A measure to increase the state sales tax rate…
  • media mention   March 28, 2016

    Voice of America: Illegal US Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes, But Is It Enough?

      The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy – which bills itself as a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that works on tax policy issues — estimates undocumented immigrants pay about…
  • media mention   March 25, 2016

    Realtor.com: Which Presidential Candidate Will Save You the Most on Housing?

    “Those hikes would mean Americans earning about $85,000 a year would wind up paying an additional $3,164 to Uncle Sam, according to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic…
  • media mention   March 25, 2016

    Washington Post: Giving up its U.S. citizenship could help this company avoid a $260 million tax bill

    “IHS is just the latest U.S. firm to be involved in a so-called inversion, in which U.S. companies are bought by or merge with foreign firms to reduce U.S. corporate…
  • media mention   March 18, 2016

    American Press: Where did Louisiana go wrong?

    “Semuels talked with Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. She said Davis told her state legislatures are making decisions about taxation that “don’t…
  • media mention   March 18, 2016

    High Plains Public Radio: The National Economy is Strong. So Why Are Some States Languishing?

    “Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says these states are pushing Reagan-era supply-side economics. They slash taxes in hopes of spurring growth. Oklahoma,…
  • media mention   March 16, 2016

    City Lab: Jose Antonio Vargas on How America Talks About Immigration

    “The fact about Social Security is very important. I’m one of the people who’ve contributed a lot of money to Social Security and I don’t have any access to it.…
  • media mention   March 16, 2016

    Providence Journal: Rodrigo Pimentel: Help thousands who live in fear

    Despite enormous hurdles, undocumented immigrants continue to contribute to their communities. They have paid approximately $33.4 million in yearly tax contributions in Rhode Island, including income taxes, as reported by…
  • media mention   March 16, 2016

    NewsNet5: PolitiFact: Was Kasich’s tax cut the largest in the nation?

    “Ohio is among the states that come up in discussions about big tax cuts. But was Kasich’s truly the largest in the nation? “There are at least half a dozen…
  • media mention   March 15, 2016

    Sun Herald: Reeves, senators renew push for $575 million in tax cuts

    “Like most other proposed income tax cuts, benefits would flow most to high-earning households. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy for last year’s proposal showed the…
  • media mention   March 15, 2016

    The Atlantic: The Folly of State-Level Tax Cuts

    ““Energy prices are not the only factor that put these state budgets into disarray,” Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), told me.…
  • media mention   March 15, 2016

    The Enquirer: Hundreds march to protect immigrants

    “Illegal immigration is a major issue in the 2016 presidential race. Trump has called Mexicans, especially, rapists and drug dealers. A report released Feb. 24 by the Institute on Taxation…
  • media mention   March 15, 2016

    West Hawaii Today: Addressing inequality in Hawaii’s tax system

    “In the course of our legislative session, our tax system has been roundly criticized for being unfair to those on the lower end of the income spectrum. In particular, a…
  • media mention   March 15, 2016

    The Nation: Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year

    “Altogether, according to the state and local tax data analysis—published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)—undocumented immigrants contribute about $11.6 billion to the economy annually, including nearly…
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