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The Kansas City Star: Kansas legislation would cost the poor most, critics say
April 15, 2013
April 12 By BRAD COOPER The Kansas City Star TOPEKA — This could be, for better or worse, the year of the poor in Kansas. The dominant powers in the Statehouse — Republicans controlling the legislative and executive branches — regularly press bold measures calculated to jet-charge the economy and put more people to work. […]
The Wall Street Journal: Is Raising the Federal Gasoline Tax the Best Way to Pay for Highways?
April 15, 2013
(Original Post) Updated April 12, 2013, 11:48 a.m. ET The federal gasoline tax is broken. Our highways and bridges are in desperate need of improvement and repair and revenue collected from the 18.4 cent per-gallon tax—the main source of funding for roadways—is falling far short of what we need to fix our crumbling infrastructure. There […]
The Plain Dealer: Firetrucks, productive workers and strong communities
April 15, 2013
(Original Post) By Plain Dealer guest columniston April 14, 2013 at 3:00 AM On April 13, 2001, my son’s preschool was closed for Good Friday, and I was very pregnant, not done with my tax return and facing a mountain of work before my baby arrived. After running my son around all morning, I warned […]
ABC News 2: Institute says quarter percent income tax cut would save most Oklahoma residents about $39 a year
April 15, 2013
(Original Post) Posted: 04/13/2013 By: Max Resnik TULSA – According to the non-partisan, non-profit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the proposed income tax cut currently being discussed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and legislative leaders would add little cash to the pockets of Oklahomans. Much of the discussion has involved reducing the income tax […]
The Lansing State Journal: Cutting earned income credit hits families
April 12, 2013
Apr. 12, 2013 12:45 PM Written by Gilda Jacobs is president and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy. Tax day is right around the corner — and if you are a hardworking family in a low-paying job, you may be in for a big surprise. That’s because in 2011 the Michigan Legislature slashed […]
North Carolina Justice Center: Profiles in corporate tax avoidance- Duke Energy
April 12, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Duke Energy at a glance Largest electric power holding company in the U.S.; serves vast majority of NC electric consumers Assets: $114 billion 2012 Profits: $1.792 billion Net 2012 tax rate: -2.6% (rebate of $46 million) 2008-12 profits combine: $9.1 billion Net 2008-12 tax rate: -3.3% ($299 million in total rebates) Read the Full Report
North Carolina Justice Center: Profiles in corporate tax avoidance- Merck
April 12, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Merck & Co. at a glance One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world; key player in global vaccine production and distribution. 2012 Sales: $14 billion 2012 Assets: Total assets of the Merck Group—$28.3 billion Total Profits 2008-12: $19.6 billion Profits held offshore: $53.4 billion as of 2012 ($22.2 billion added betweem 2008 and […]
California Budget Project: Who Pays Taxes In California?
April 12, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted that “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” State and local taxes support our public schools, colleges, and universities; streets and highways; public hospitals that form the backbone of the state’s trauma care system; parks and beaches; the public health infrastructure that ensures that our […]
The Commonwealth Institute: Destination Unknown
April 12, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Navigating Virginia’s New Transportation Funding Package – and Potential Potholes The final transportation package passed by the General Assembly raises a lot of money for our roads, bridges and mass transit– but it creates some problems, too. The final legislation (HB2313) makes far-reaching changes in the way transportation is funded in Virginia. Among the key […]
The Fiscal Times: Bobby Jindal’s Failure Ruins Chances of Tax Reform
April 12, 2013
(Original Post) By BRUCE BARTLETT, The Fiscal TimesApril 12, 2013 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been a rising star in the Republican Party for some years. But this year he made a serious misstep on reforming the state’s tax system that has national implications, reducing the chances of tax reform in Washington. To begin with, […]
The Huffington Post: RILA Business Group Urges Congress To Cut Corporate Taxes
April 9, 2013
(Original Post) The Huffington Post | By Jillian Berman Posted: 04/08/2013 6:29 pm EDT | Updated: 04/09/2013 11:53 am EDT Walmart, Apple, J.Crew and scores of other famous retailers are members of a group pushing for changes in the corporate tax code that would benefit companies that stash more cash abroad. The Retail Industry […]
Policy Matters Ohio: Sales-tax credit would help low-income Ohioans
April 8, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to broaden the sales tax may not survive, or it could be scaled back. Legislators should consider a sales-tax credit anyway, because the existing sales tax helps slant our current state and local tax system against low- and moderate-income taxpayers. Read the Full Report
The Times-Picayune: Behind Jindal’s tax plan, an old debate that still rages
April 8, 2013
(Original Post) By Andrew Vanacore, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune In pushing for an end to income taxes in Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling upon an economic theory about taxes and economic growth that is almost four decades old. So you might assume the case for or against “supply-side” or “trickle-down” economics would be about […]
The Plain Dealer: Ohio lawmakers to introduce revamped version of Kasich’s budget proposal
April 8, 2013
(Original Post) By Brandon Blackwell, The Plain Dealer on April 07, 2013 at 12:01 AM, updated April 07, 2013 at 12:05 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio lawmakers have spent weeks poring over hundreds of proposed amendments to Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs Budget 2.0” as they prepare to introduce on Tuesday what could be a vastly […]
The Huffington Post: Bait and Switch, CEO Style
April 8, 2013
(Original Post) Posted: 04/08/2013 8:12 am As the U.S. Commerce Department released a report late last month showing corporate profits at a 60-year high, suddenly the big news was about how cheating surely must be rampant in social security disability. Wait, what? Also late last month, a Washington Post investigation showed that the 30 companies […]
MSNBC: Jindal’s radical tax plan not yet dead
April 4, 2013
(Original Post) By Steve Benen – Wed Apr 3, 2013 11:45 AM EDT It’s been about three months since Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) unveiled his plan to eliminate all income taxes and corporate taxes in the state, replacing the lost revenue through a combination of spending cuts, higher sales taxes, and new business taxes. […]
The News-Herald: Senate Democrats blame GOP for increases in state income taxes
April 4, 2013
(Original Post) Published: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 “Governor Snyder and the Republican-led legislature have given away more than $1.8 billion in tax breaks for big businesses at the expense of hardworking individuals, which is a burden that is simply too much for most families to bear,” he said. “I’ve spoken with countless families around the […]
Fox News Latino: Potential Amnesty Program Requires That Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes
April 4, 2013
(Original Post) By Kacy Capobres Published April 04, 2013 The federal government wants everybody earning money in the country to file their taxes — whether they’re in the country legally or not. For undocumented immigrants who don’t have legitimate Social Security numbers with which to file, the best alternative has been to use an option […]
North Carolina Justice Center: First Comprehensive Tax Legislation Would Not Protect Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers from Tax Increases
April 3, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
80 percent of taxpayers would see slightly higher taxes under the first comprehensive tax legislation introduced this legislative session, while the top 1 percent of earners would get a tax cut. The proposal threatens to erode resources for schools, health care and other services North Carolina needs to be economically competitive. The proposal (Senate Bill […]
Southern Maryland Online: Business Owners Say They’ll Suffer with Higher Gas Taxes
April 2, 2013
(Original Post) Posted on March 31, 2013 By AMBER LARKINS ANNAPOLIS — Charlie Kidwell, who has owned FreeState Auto and Truck Service in Capitol Heights for nearly 25 years, said his business will be hurt by Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gas tax hike, which passed the Senate Friday. The Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013, which passed […]
Arkansas Times Record: Arkansas Legislature: Bill To Cut State Income Tax Advances
April 2, 2013
(Original Post) 2:07 pm – March 26, 2013 — Updated: 12:14 am – March 27, 2013 By John Lyon Arkansas News Bureau [email protected] LITTLE ROCK — A proposed $57 million state income tax cut cleared a House panel Tuesday. House Bill 1585 by Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, received a “do pass” recommendation from the House […]
The Times Picayune: Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan not ‘dead on arrival,’ House Ways and Means chairman says
April 2, 2013
(Original Post) By Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on April 01, 2013 at 9:17 PM, updated April 01, 2013 at 11:05 PM Gov. Bobby Jindal’s controversial tax swap plan shouldn’t be considered “dead on arrival,” the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Monday. Though the plan has been criticized by a […]
Toledo Blade: A fairer tax system
April 2, 2013
(Original Post) Published: 3/30/2013 Gov. John Kasich’s proposed changes to Ohio’s tax system, which include broadening the sales tax base and slashing income and business taxes, would reward Ohio’s wealthy but do little for poor and working-class families. Even if Mr. Kasich doesn’t get everything he wants in the next two-year budget, the tax plan […]
USA Today: Wyo. named most tax-friendly state; N.Y. worst
April 1, 2013
(Original Post) 24/7 Wall Street6a.m. EDT March 30, 2013 According to Census data released this week, state and local tax revenue rose in the U.S, for the 13th quarter in a row. With April 15 less than three weeks away, America’s business owners will complete their personal taxes along with the rest of the country. […]
The Sheridan Press: Who Pays?
March 29, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) National study examines tax system in all 50 States: Wyoming rates comparatively low
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