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 7, 2015 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Income Tax Cuts Won’t Boost Georgia Economy
Big income tax cuts did not improve the economies of states that enacted them, and states without income taxes do not consistently grow more jobs or have stronger economies. Six… -
ITEP Work in Action June 27, 2014 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Fix Education, Other Vital Services With Viable State Revenue Options
Georgia continues to wrestle with the fallout of relying on a revenue system that can’t raise enough money to meet the needs of a modern, growing state. Hospitals are closing,… -
ITEP Work in Action May 12, 2014 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Georgia Lawmakers Still Flirting With Dangerous Tax Shift Ideas
The debate over changing Georgia’s tax system is quieter than usual at the Georgia General Assembly this year. Still, some efforts are afoot to push Georgia in a radical tax… -
ITEP Work in Action August 12, 2013 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future
Despite support from powerful out-of-state interests, tax shift plans are misguided roadmaps for change. Georgia’s lawmakers should ignore the siren’s call and firmly reject the fringe, copycat idea during its… -
ITEP Work in Action July 10, 2013 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances
Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented immigrants now living in the United States to work here legally, according… -
ITEP Work in Action January 28, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
Georgia is one of the most under-funded states in the country, but state lawmakers can remedy structural budget shortfalls by implementing revenue options used successfully by other states. Annual deep… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Fact Sheet: Capital Gains Tax Breaks
Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed funds, benefit almost exclusively the very wealthiest members of society, and fail… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Sensible Tax Change to State Income Taxes Would Raise $450 Million
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Advancing Georgia’s 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day: Fair and Adequate Tax Reform for 21st Century Georgians
The recommendations in this report contain tax reform options that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia’s needs, updating the tax system to reflect today’s economy,… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform – But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive
All exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: ALMOST THERE…Tax Council’s Recommendations Improve Finances,but Shift Taxes onto Vulnerable and Working Georgians
The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians provided recommendations that make improvements to structural issues plaguing Georgia’s tax system. The Tax Council took strong action to broaden… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations
The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians provided recommendations that make improvements to structural issues plaguing Georgia’s tax system. The Tax Council took strong action to broaden… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Georgia’s Income Tax: Essential for State’s Economy and Families
Plans to eliminate or drastically cut income taxes and replace them with other levies are in vogue in several states. But Georgia policymakers would do well to ignore the siren’s…