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 August 26, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Out-of-Step
Changes to the Ohio EITC this summer doubled the credit, but poor design choices mean that most low-income working families won’t get the benefit. Read the full report -
ITEP Work in Action August 18, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: The Great Ohio Tax Shift
Tax overhauls in the past nine years have slashed average tax bills for the top 1 percent by more than $20,000, while the bottom three-fifths pay more as a group.… -
ITEP Work in Action July 7, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Cuts and Breaks
Most of the $400 million-plus in tax cuts for Fiscal Year 2015 will go the affluent. The Mid-Biennium Review also continues with an unfortunate Ohio tradition of permitting or enlarging… -
ITEP Work in Action April 28, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Income-Tax Repeal – A Bad Deal for Ohio
Repealing the Ohio income tax would blow an enormous hole in the state budget. It would have to be paid for with gigantic budget cuts or major increases in other… -
ITEP Work in Action March 18, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich Tax Plan- Advantage, Top 1 Percent
Gov. John Kasich’s new tax proposal would deliver annual tax cuts averaging more than $2,800 to the top 1 percent of Ohio taxpayers while those in the bottom two-fifths would… -
ITEP Work in Action February 26, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: The Sorry State of Corporate Taxes
Two Ohio companies — American Electric Power and FirstEnergy — were among the 26 major companies that in the aggregate paid no federal income tax over the five-year period between… -
ITEP Work in Action February 14, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Income-tax cut would favor well-to-do
An across-the-board cut in rates favored by Gov. Kasich may allow low-income Ohioans to buy a slice of pizza a year, on average. Those in the middle could purchase a… -
ITEP Work in Action January 3, 2014 Policy Matter Ohio: Homestead Exemption Still Out of Whack
The state budget approved in June limits eligibility for Ohio’s homestead exemption, but doesn’t do enough to focus the property-tax break on seniors who need it most. Read the Full… -
ITEP Work in Action October 29, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Another Ohio tax cut for the affluent?
Senate bill 210 would take the savings from Medicaid expansion and use it for an across-the-board income-tax cut that might buy a cup of coffee for low-income Ohioans but would… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: A Credit that Counts
More than 440,000 Ohioans will be eligible for the state’s new Earned Income Tax Credit, at an average of $74 per recipient. However, the Ohio EITC is one of the… -
ITEP Work in Action September 11, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Cutting taxes isn’t helping Ohio
For years, North Dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate of any state in the nation. Nevada, by contrast, has had the highest. North Dakota has a personal income tax,… -
ITEP Work in Action June 28, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Tax plan still rewards affluent, leaves some of poorest Ohioans paying more
Last-minute tweaks in the tax plan put forward by Ohio House and Senate Republicans do not significantly change its impact for different income groups. The plan still will reward Ohio’s… -
ITEP Work in Action June 25, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: New plan would cut taxes $6,000 a year on average for Ohio’s most affluent
The new tax plan proposed by House and Senate Republicans will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low- and moderate-income… -
ITEP Work in Action April 22, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Income-tax cut would favor affluent Ohioans- Middle-income residents on average would get $51 a year
Since the 21-percent reduction in state income taxes approved in 2005, Ohio’s economy has underperformed the nation. There is little reason to believe that another round of income-tax cuts will… -
ITEP Work in Action April 8, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Sales-tax credit would help low-income Ohioans
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… -
ITEP Work in Action March 15, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Small Investment, Big Difference
If Ohio is going to broaden the tax base, the state should adopt a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), as 25 states (including the District of Columbia) have done.… -
ITEP Work in Action February 7, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich tax proposal would further tilt tax system in favor of Ohio’s affluent
Income tax cuts will increase inequality in Ohio and do little for our economy. The Kasich administration proposal to broaden the sales tax base, if done carefully, is helpful because… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: A Step Toward Fiscal Balance? Options for Ohio’s Income Tax
In the spring of 2008, Ohio’s state government finds itself in familiar territory – facing a budget shortfall because of an inadequate revenue system and a slowing economy. Despite the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Dollars That Make Sense 2009
For the 2005 tax year, more than 800,000 Ohio families received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundable tax credit for workers in families that make less than… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Tapping Top Earners to Meet Ohio’s Needs
In order to balance the Ohio state budget, Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed temporarily restoring the last year of a five-year, 21 percent income-tax cut approved in 2005. This October… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Report to the Ohio Budget Planning and Management Commission
The Ohio General Assembly created a Budget Planning and Management Commission to make recommendations on balancing the next state budget. Responding to a commission request for input, Policy Matters Ohio… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Analysis finds that cutting Ohio’s tax on capital gains would be costly, 92% of Ohioans would get nothing
Cutting the Ohio income tax on capital gains would be costly and most of the gains would go to the most affluent Ohioans, while 92 percent of Ohio taxpayers would… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Testimony of Hannah Halbert, Policy Liaison, Policy Matters Ohio before the House Ways & Means Committee on HB 98, March 30, 2011
We asked the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C., research group, to examine House Bill 98. ITEP has a computer model of the tax system of all… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Testimony to the House Finance and Appropriations Committee on Substitute House Bill 153
We remain concerned with House Bill 153 and the numerous and drastic cuts that it makes to education, local governments and a wide range of public services. While the committee… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Policy Matters Ohio: Bolster the income tax to meet Ohio’s needs
Public services, though sometimes invisible, are a crucial element in a thriving economy. To restore critical services and invest in the future, Ohio should boost income-tax rates on its highest…