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 October 21, 2015 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: A Tax Blueprint to Strengthen Georgia
Reforming Georgia’s rickety tax code is once again a hot topic among members of the General Assembly, and the question lawmakers must answer is how best to do it. The… -
ITEP Work in Action September 22, 2015 Maine Center for Economic Policy: Statement on Gov. LePage’s Proposal to Seek a Ballot Initiative to Reduce Maine’s Income Tax to 4 Percent by 2021
The non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that Mainers with annual income above $175,000 would receive almost 50 percent of the benefits from this massive tax cut. The… -
ITEP Work in Action September 14, 2015 Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: Funding Improvements for Schools, Roads, and Public Transit with Tax Reforms that Improve Fairness
We can expand opportunity for our people and strengthen our economy by making smart investments to improve our schools; make our colleges and universities affordable; and build a transportation system… -
ITEP Work in Action August 11, 2015 Connecticut Voices for Children: Impact of the Final FY 2016 Budget on Children and Families
The State of Connecticut’s final FY 16 budget, improved from earlier proposals, still balances on children and families’ finite resources, this analysis finds. While funding the “Children’s Budget” – state… -
ITEP Work in Action June 29, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Increasing the EITC Would Boost New Jersey’s Working Families
Increasing New Jersey’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 30 percent from 20 percent of the federal EITC would provide over half a million New Jersey working families with a… -
ITEP Work in Action June 23, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Senate Flat Tax Mandate is Unwise and Unwarranted
The Senate budget bill approved Thursday, like the House-approved version, would create a tax policy study commission to review the state’s tax structure. But the Senate would require the study… -
ITEP Work in Action June 16, 2015 Local Progress: Progressive Policies for Raising Municipal Revenue
This report lays out a set of policy and political interventions that cities, regions, and states can make to increase municipal revenue and to make their collections more progressive. Cities… -
ITEP Work in Action June 16, 2015 NC Policy Watch: The Senate Tax Plan Fails to Fix the Problem
Last week, we raised concerns with the Senate leadership’s new tax plan. Rather than reinvesting and regaining ground lost in recent years, the Senate is pursuing another round of costly income… -
ITEP Work in Action June 15, 2015 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Immigration Reform Would Boost Oregon State and Local Budgets
How much do undocumented Oregonians contribute in state and local taxes? A recent report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) estimated that 124,000 undocumented Oregonians paid more… -
ITEP Work in Action May 28, 2015 Fiscal Policy Institute: Property Tax Relief for Low- and Middle-Income Property New Yorkers Must Remain a Priority
Those making the least income relative to other New Yorkers would benefit more from the proposed circuit breaker than from a STAR rebate. Some 40 percent of taxpayers with incomes… -
ITEP Work in Action May 20, 2015 West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy: Gutting the Personal Income is a Poor Strategy
As this post shows, the personal income tax is not only the largest source of revenue from state residents but it is also a progressive tax that helps reduce income… -
ITEP Work in Action May 7, 2015 Missouri Budget Project: State Earned Income Tax Credit Would Benefit Missouri
Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) encourage work, enhance take-home pay, improve health & economic outcomes, and have lasting benefits. Proposals to create a state-level EITC would build on these benefits… -
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 May 7, 2015 Voices for Illinois Children: Avoid Cuts, Choose Revenue
Governor Rauner has proposed to close this massive gap through damaging cuts to essential programs and services that strengthen Illinois families, children, communities, and our economy — including child care… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Wisconsin Budget Project: A Flatter State Income Tax Would Take a Toll on Wisconsin
A proposal to change Wisconsin’s tax system could cut taxes for high earners, even though the well-off already pay a smaller share of their income in state taxes than lower-income… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Wisconsin Budget Project: Do All Taxpayers Get the Same Benefit from the Governor’s Income Tax Proposals?
In his State of the State address last week, Governor Walker talked about two tax cuts he plans to make using the state’s projected surplus: a $406 million cut in… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Wisconsin Budget Project: Top 10 Reasons to Increase Tax Credits for Low-income Households
Top 10 Reasons to Increase Tax Credits for Low-income Households Read the full report -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Wisconsin Budget Project: Tax Shifts Would Cut Taxes for Richest, Raise Taxes on Others
Expanding the sales tax to pay for income and property tax cuts would harm taxpayers with low incomes – and give large tax cuts to the highest earners. A recent… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Problems with Ohio EITC: It’s not refundable, it has a cap, and it’s too low
Gov. Kasich’s Mid-Biennium Review proposal to expand the credit from 5 percent to 15 percent is a step in the right direction, but more must be done to ensure the… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Policy Matter Ohio: Cutting taxes doesn’t help Ohio economy
After the General Assembly raised the top income-tax rate to 7.5 percent in 1992 the state generated more than 100,000 jobs in each of the following three years. Compare that… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Failure to Address Gas Tax Costs New Jersey Over Half a Billion Dollars a Year
New Jersey is losing out on over $500 million each year by not tying increases in transportation construction costs to increases in gas tax rates, a new national report finds.… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Income Taxes Don’t Impede Economic Growth
As Gov. Chris Christie prepares to unveil the specifics of his proposed 10-percent income tax cut at next week’s budget address, he’s working under a key tenet of conservative economics:… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: State Treasurer Confesses: Our Job is To Protect Millionaires
In case it remained a mystery to anyone, the administration’s plan for economic growth was made clear by Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff at a New Jersey Business and Industry Association breakfast… -
ITEP Work in Action April 29, 2015 Economic Progress Institute: Few Winners and Many Losers in RI Tax Reform
The budget passed by the House Finance committee made three significant tax policy changes that will impact the income of tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders. The estate tax, earned… -
ITEP Work in Action April 23, 2015 Hawaii Appleseed Center: Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest
When the top marginal tax rates and cap on itemized deductions expire in 2015, Hawaii’s wealthiest residents will see a windfall. Meanwhile, our working families are not scheduled to get…