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 Michigan League for Public Policy: Undocumented immigrants: Reform increases their tax contributions
Undocumented immigrants already contribute a significant amount to our state’s tax system. Under President Obama’s 2012 and 2014 executive actions, the amount will increase and could be even more with… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 Michigan League for Public Policy: Paving the roads on the backs of the working poor
The House Republican plan to fix Michigan’s roads by eliminating the state Earned Income Tax Credit raises taxes for the second time in five years on workers already struggling to… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 Michigan League for Public Policy: Testimony Presented to the House Roads and Economic Development Committee HB 4609 – EITC Elimination
House Bill 4609, which would eliminate the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit, is a tax hike on 820,000 working families who are raising 1 million children. It punishes working families… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: Licenses for Immigrant Drivers in Massachusetts
Immigrants make important contributions to the Massachusetts economy. They spend income as consumers and contribute to state and local taxes.Yet, they often face barriers to full inclusion and economic stability.… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Hundreds of Corporations Escape the Minimum Tax
Although Oregon has a minimum income tax for corporations, 492 corporations paid less than the minimum in tax year 2012.Some corporations paid nothing at all.When corporations avoid the minimum… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich-era tax changes reward the wealthy
The top 1 percent of Ohioans on average will see a $17,618 annual reduction in state taxes as a result of major tax changes made during the Kasich administration, while… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 North Carolina Tax and Budget Center: BTC REPORTS: Doubling Down on a Losing Strategy – More Income Tax Cuts Will Grow Budget Shortfalls, Not the Economy
North Carolina policymakers have proposed another round of income tax cuts on top of those they passed in 2013. Senate Bill 526 would cost at least $1.4 billion by 2017,… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: FACTSHEET: Keep Arbitrary Tax & Spending Limits Out of North Carolina – Vote No on Senate Bill 607
A suite of severe changes to the state constitution laid out in Senate Bill 607 would undermine the foundations of the North Carolina economy and make our current challenges much… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: BTC REPORTS: Diminished Expectations and the Resulting Drag on NC’s Economy – A Summary of the 2015-17 Budget
The budget North Carolina will live under through June of 2017 will sharply constrain the state’s ability to make public investments crucial to promoting widespread prosperity and a growing economy.… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Executive Actions on Immigration Would Help Many New Jerseyans While Boosting the Economy
President Obama’s 2014 executive actions on immigration would benefit hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans and provide a boost to the state’s economy by allowing many undocumented residents to work… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Levied on Very Few, New Jersey’s Estate and Inheritance Taxes Support Colleges, Health Care & Other Services
An effort by some lawmakers to eliminate or drastically cut taxes for a small number of New Jerseyans – a move that would deliver the greatest benefit to the state’s… -
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…