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NPR: The Effects of the Iran War on Americans’ Wallet
May 4, 2026
The economic strain from rising gas prices falls the hardest on low-income households. Actions from the Trump administration to counter these costs have little to no impact Read more.
Deseret News: Poll: Trump Promised Your Tax Refund Would Be Bigger. Did He Deliver?
April 30, 2026
Steve Wamhoff, at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said, “The net effect this year of all Trump’s tax policies is to increase taxes on the average American in all income groups aside from the richest 5%.” Read more.
Newsweek: Deadline Looms on Ohio Movement To Abolish Property Tax
April 30, 2026
Eliminating property taxes in the state will cut crucial funding to local services—and this is probably why Ohio lawmakers have not backed the grassroots initiative, expert Kamolika Das, local policy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), told Newsweek last year. Read more.
AP: In One State, Voters Will Get To Decide Whether To Eliminate the Income Tax. Will More Follow?
April 30, 2026
A family earning between $49,000 and $78,000 annually would pay an average of $535 more in taxes if Missouri’s income tax is repealed and replaced with higher sales taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.
Stateline: Millionaire Taxes Gain Steam As States Face Budget Crunches
April 30, 2026
Different forms of a tax on millionaires are spreading across the nation. These moves can help balance state tax structures that are tilted against lower earners. Read more.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: It’s Time To End Corporate Tax Avoidance in California by Closing the Water’s Edge Loophole
April 27, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
ITEP cited in testimony in favor of a California policy that would close a profit shifting loophole and ensure that corporations pay their fair share. Read more.
Maine Center for Economic Policy: 2026 Session Recap: Tax Policy
April 27, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
A recap of Maine’s 2026 legislative session covers the state’s new millionaire tax, decoupling of last summer’s regressive federal tax provisions, and the expansion of the property tax fairness credit. Read more.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Trump’s Tariffs Erased Trump’s Tax Cuts
April 24, 2026
As April 15 drew near, Republicans from President Donald Trump on down took turns praising the GOP tax law, their signature accomplishment. … But a recent ITEP study found that there wasn’t more money going into the pockets of anyone but the wealthy. Read more
ITEP Cited in Academic Journal on State Child Tax Credits
April 23, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
State Child Tax Credits are a promising and increasingly popular policy to reduce child poverty, strengthen family economic stability, and promote healthy development. Read more.
Sen. Dick Durbin Comments on Government Funding and Tax Breaks
April 23, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, at least 88 of some of the largest corporations—including Tesla, Coinbase, and Palantir—made more than $105 billion in 2025. But they paid zero dollars in federal income tax because of the Republican’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Collectively, billionaires added $1.5 trillion to their wealth in 2025 […]
Ranking Member DeLauro Opening Remarks at Financial Services, General Government Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations Full Committee Markup
April 22, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Among the excerpts from Rep. DeLauro: Our tax system is broken. Working families are forced to pay far more in taxes as a percentage of their wealth, while massive, multi-billion dollar companies routinely game the system to avoid paying any taxes at all. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) just released a report […]
Business Insider: New York Wants to Tax Empty Second Homes. Here’s What Happened in Cities That Tried It.
April 22, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is gearing up to tax the rich — if they live elsewhere but own multimillion-dollar properties in New York City. Read more.
Testimony: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Explains Why Vermont Should Adopt a Wealth Proceeds Tax
April 21, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad
ITEP Policy Analyst Miles Trinidad testified on the need for a Wealth Proceeds Tax in Vermont on April 16, 2026 at the Vermont House Ways and Means Committee.
Center for American Progress: Stabilizing and Strengthening State Funding for Public Higher Education After the Big Beautiful Bill
April 20, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Funding cuts to higher education weaken the economy. States can drive revenue by adopting progressive tax structures and budgetary mechanisms to protect the education sector. Read more.
Sen. Kelly: Bill Would Repeal Federal Private School Voucher Program
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
The “Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act would repeal a private school voucher program created in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Read more.
CBS: As Iran War Drives Up Fuel Prices, States Are Hesitant To Suspend Gas Taxes. Here’s Why.
April 16, 2026
Experts express concern over gas tax suspensions as a way to counteract rising gas prices. “If the goal is to get tax cuts into the hands of working-class, middle-class drivers, it’s mostly going to miss the mark,” said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.
Politico: Oil Company Founded by Energy Secretary Paid No US Taxes Last Year
April 16, 2026
Liberty Energy paid no federal corporate income taxes last year. The company founded and formerly run by Energy Secretary Chris Wright was among several energy companies included in a report issued Tuesday by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy naming 88 companies that together made more than $105 billion before taxes last year but paid […]
Fortune: How a Free Tax Filing System From the Government Went From 296,000 Users to Zero in Just One Year
April 16, 2026
“Killing Direct File is not irreversible,” Matthew Gardner said. “We had this brief period when, incredibly, the IRS was given the tools they need to introduce this helpful tool”. Read more.
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Kentuckians Hit Hard by Rising Gas Prices
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
The United States war in Iran has caused a spike in gas prices that now costs Kentuckians $175 million a month, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.
Straight Arrow News: Geography Determines Tax Liability As More States Move To Tax the Rich
April 16, 2026
“Wealthy Americans are getting enormous tax breaks. If you raise rates on the very top, especially at a time of spiking inequality, you raise more revenue for the things your communities need,” said Amy Hanauer, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.
Oxfam: Wealth of the 10 richest California billionaires grew by nearly 50% in the last year
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
ITEP found that California’s richest 1% of households are set to get a $7.3 billion tax break in 2026 thanks to OBBBA. Read more.
America’s Voice: Your Tax Day Reminder That Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes Every Year
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022, according to research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. ITEP’s research found that across 40 states, “undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders.” Read more.
New York Times: Immigrants Are Scared To File Taxes. It Could Cost the U.S. Billions.
April 16, 2026
Before the agreement between the I.R.S. and ICE, unauthorized immigrants paid roughly $60 billion annually in federal taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.
Policy Matters Ohio: Analysis Shows Ohio Capital Gains Tax Cut Is Another Handout for the Rich
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Policy Matters Ohio analysis of data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy demonstrates the drawbacks of eliminating the state and local capital gains tax. Read more.
Washington Center for Equitable Growth: The Other Two-Tiered U.S. Tax System: How Pass-Through Businesses Let the Ultra-Wealthy Dodge Federal Taxes
April 16, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Large entities get out of paying their fair share by filing as small businesses. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy argues for strengthening the corporate tax by closing the “pass-through loophole.” Read more.
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