ITEP Work in Action
Advocates and policymakers at the state and federal levels rely on ITEP’s analytic capabilities to inform their debates on proposed tax policy changes. In any given year, ITEP fields requests for analyses of policies in 25 or more states. ITEP also works with national partners to provide analyses of federal tax policy proposals. This section highlights reports that use ITEP analyses to make a compelling case for progressive tax reforms.
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ITEP Work in Action May 27, 2022 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: New Tax Plan Risks State’s Long-Term Fiscal Health, Worsens Income and Racial Inequities
House Bill 1437, signed into law by Gov. Kemp after a final version emerged during the last hours of Sine Die 2022, sets Georgia on course to make fundamental changes… -
ITEP Work in Action May 13, 2022 Arizona Center for Economic Progress: $2 Billion Tax Cuts for the Rich are Irresponsible
Last year, the legislature passed huge tax cuts whose benefits will only be seen by the richest Arizonans. Once these new tax cuts go into effect, they will reduce state… -
ITEP Work in Action April 6, 2022 DC Fiscal Policy Institute: DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit – The Most Generous in the Nation, but not the Most Inclusive
The DC Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a powerful tool for advancing racial, gender, and economic equity. Modeled after the federal tax credit by the same name, DC’s EITC… -
ITEP Work in Action March 29, 2022 The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: Gas Tax Proposal Misses the Mark
Earlier this month, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new policy proposal to suspend the state’s 26-cents per gallon gas tax for three months and to cap gas tax rates… -
ITEP Work in Action March 23, 2022 New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute: Expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit in New Hampshire
Prior to the temporary expansions, nearly one in five likely eligible Granite Staters did not claim the EITC, and approximately 7,745 children were estimated to be eligible for the CTC… -
ITEP Work in Action March 14, 2022 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: House Proposes Massive Tax Cuts for Wealthiest, Slashing State Revenues
Members of the Georgia General Assembly are considering legislation that would fundamentally change the structure of the tax code and result in disproportionately large tax cuts for the wealthiest while… -
ITEP Work in Action March 10, 2022 California Budget & Policy Center: California’s Tax & Revenue System Isn’t Fair for All
Californians need quality public health and schools, access to affordable housing and clean water, and safe roads and neighborhoods along with many more services to live and thrive – no… -
ITEP Work in Action February 23, 2022 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Making New Jersey Affordable for Families – The Case for a State-Level Child Tax Credit
A state-level child tax credit would recognize the unique costs of raising children and the support that most families need to care for their kids and set them up for… -
ITEP Work in Action February 15, 2022 West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy: House Personal Income Tax Cut Plan Largely Benefits Wealthy, Not Fiscally Sustainable
The West Virginia Legislature has introduced a bill to cut and eventually eliminate the state’s personal income tax. The House Finance Committee voted to advance that bill to the House… -
ITEP Work in Action February 14, 2022 Oklahoma Policy Institute: Strengthening the Grocery Tax Credit Would Provide Fiscally Smart Tax Relief to Working Oklahomans
Oklahoma can effectively eliminate the state and local sales tax on groceries for most low-income families by strengthening the Sales Tax Relief Credit. At a time when many Oklahomans are… -
ITEP Work in Action February 10, 2022 Common Good Iowa: New Income Tax Cuts – a Recipe for Disaster and Inequity
Iowa lawmakers have repeatedly cut taxes over the last three decades in ways that provide the greatest benefits to the highest-income taxpayers while ratcheting down investments that historically made the… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: HB 436 Tax Cuts Benefit Wealthy Idahoans
The tax cuts proposed in HB 436 would benefit wealthy Idahoans the most. The bill would also collapse the state’s five tax brackets to four, and would lower the income… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: Idaho Families Would Benefit From Move to Include More Children in State’s Child Tax Credit
From housing to child care, hard-working Idaho families face high costs in our growing state. Since 2018, Idaho’s tax code has supported families through the state Child Tax Credit (CTC).… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Hawai’i Budget & Policy Center: Expanding Economic Opportunity with the Hawai’i EITC
Hawai’i’s working families continue to struggle with the nation’s highest gap between median earnings and the cost of living, and this difficult reality has only been made harsher by the… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Tax Cut Plan Even More Expensive, Skewed Toward The Wealthy
The likely proposal for the long-discussed special session seems to have settled, and its main feature would be to cut the top personal and corporate income tax rates. This disproportionately… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Wisconsin Budget Project: Tax Shift Would Hike Taxes for People with Low Incomes and Give a Big Tax Cut to the Top 1%
Last month, an influential group of lobbyists released a proposal to raise Wisconsin’s sales tax to 8%, making it the highest state sales tax in the country, and eliminate the state… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 The Commonwealth Institute: Youngkin Administration’s Proposals Would Sharply Reduce State Resources, Largely Exclude Working Families with the Lowest Incomes
The Youngkin administration’s tax plan would leave out nearly 80 percent of the over 800,000 taxpayers in Virginia who have incomes below $24,000. Gov. Youngkin’s proposed changes would also sharply… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 One Voice: Eliminating Individual Income Tax is Bad for Mississippi
House Bill 531 would eliminate the state individual income tax. Eliminating the income tax is bad for Mississippi, especially the state’s working families, communities of color, and retirees. While some… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2022 Alabama Arise: Eliminating State Grocery Tax Would Make Life Better for Alabama Families
Two bills in the 2022 regular session would end the state grocery tax while protecting school funding. The graph below shows how millions of Alabamians would benefit. Untaxing groceries quickly… -
ITEP Work in Action February 4, 2022 Open Sky Policy Institute: Most Nebraskans Left Behind by Income Tax Cut Bills
Non-Nebraskans, corporations and wealthy residents would be big winners under the latest income tax cuts proposed in in LB 938 and LB 939. Meanwhile, the bills – which would ratchet the state’s top… -
ITEP Work in Action February 1, 2022 Connecticut Voices for Children: Steps to a Fairer Tax System
Although Connecticut has the second highest level of per capita personal income in the US, making it exceptionally wealthy overall, many families consistently struggle because Connecticut also has the second… -
ITEP Work in Action December 8, 2021 The Commonwealth Institute: Tax Proposals Would Reduce Resources for Education, Transportation, and Other Priorities
The incoming Youngkin administration and state lawmakers have proposed several major tax proposals to reduce taxes for individuals and businesses. These include one-time tax rebates, dramatically increasing the state standard… -
ITEP Work in Action October 27, 2021 Oklahoma Policy Institute: A Budget and Tax Roadmap for Oklahoma
A more just tax system will level the playing field for all Oklahomans, providing more opportunity to save and build wealth. It will also benefit the economy, as equal opportunity… -
ITEP Work in Action October 8, 2021 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Proposed Cuts to the Top Tax Rate Are Costly and Heavily Favor the Rich
As the Arkansas Legislature concludes the 2021 general session, our attention must turn to the special session they are preparing to begin to discuss personal income tax cuts. Although income… -
ITEP Work in Action October 6, 2021 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: How Georgia’s Tax Code Contributes to Racial and Economic Inequality
Today, state and local taxes consume a greater share of income earned by Georgians in poverty—who are more likely to be people of color—while the richest pay a far lower…