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 January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Unbalanced: How the Arkansas Tax and Budget System is Hurting Low-and Middle-Income Families
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Revisiting the Arkansas Capital Gains Tax Cut: Is It Time to Reconsider?
In 1999, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1005, legislation cutting the Arkansas capital gains tax. Since that time, recent events have dramatically altered the fiscal landscape at both the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Property Tax Reform for Arkansas
Few people would dispute that the local property tax on real estate and personal property is the most unpopular tax in Arkansas.1 The long history of political controversy around the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Raising the Sales Tax to Pay for Education: What Would Be the Impacts on Arkansas Families?
One of the major issues the Arkansas General Assembly will have to consider during its December special session is how to pay for education reform. According to a study adopted… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Tax Options for Arkansas: Funding Education After the Lake View Case
The fiscal demands of the Lake View case represent a daunting short-term challenge to Arkansas policy makers—but these short-term needs also provide an opportunity for lawmakers to craft tax reform… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Capital Gains Tax Cuts Would Only Benefit Arkansas’ Super Rich
Cutting Arkansas’ already generous capital gains taxes would benefit only the super wealthy, with three quarters of the tax break going to the top 1 percent of taxpayers, according to…