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 January 16, 2015 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Arkansas ranks 11th in tax burden on poor
Arkansas ranks eleventh in the nation when it comes to taxing the poor. The poorest Arkansans, those making under $9,600 per year, pay two times more in taxes as a… -
ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2015 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Kentucky’s Upside Down Tax System Asks the Least of Those at the Top
In Kentucky, the wealthiest residents pay the lowest overall state and local tax rate as documented in a new edition of a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2015 Louisiana Budget Project: Taxing the Poor
In less than three months, Louisiana legislators will convene for their annual session. It’s an odd-numbered year, which means it’s a two-month “fiscal” session that’s supposed to be focused on… -
ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2015 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Low-Earners Paying More in Taxes than the Well-Off in Maryland
Those earning the most in Maryland pay the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes, at just 6.7 percent, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2015 Economic Progress Institute: Making Work Pay for Working Families: Increasing the State’s Earned Income Tax Credit
Rhode Islanders who work full-time should be able to support their families. Yet, far too many are struggling to pay for housing, heat, food, and health care. Increasing Rhode Island’s… -
ITEP Work in Action December 19, 2014 Economic Progress Institute: 2014 Rhode Island Standard of Need
What it costs to live and raise a family in Rhode Island and how work supports help families meet basic needs Rhode Island is a beautiful state with sandy beaches,… -
ITEP Work in Action December 11, 2014 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: 2015 Budget Undermines North Carolina’s Competitiveness
The 2015 state budget, passed by the NC General Assembly and signed by Governor McCrory, undermines North Carolina’s competitive position in the 21st century global economy. Lawmakers failed to provide… -
ITEP Work in Action December 11, 2014 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: 2015 Budget Undermines North Carolina’s Competitiveness
The 2015 state budget, passed by the NC General Assembly and signed by Governor McCrory, undermines North Carolina’s competitive position in the 21st century global economy. Lawmakers failed to provide… -
ITEP Work in Action December 4, 2014 California Budget Project: A State EITC- Making California’s Tax System Work Better for Working Families
A new CBP report discusses the benefits of establishing a California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the key policy considerations in creating this state credit. Read the full report. -
ITEP Work in Action December 4, 2014 Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: Automatic Income Tax Rate Cuts – Frequently Asked Questions
A thriving state economy – one that delivers broadly shared prosperity to workers, families and businesses – depends on key public investments in schools and colleges, subways and highways, public… -
ITEP Work in Action November 25, 2014 Michigan League for Public Policy: Let’s Not Make it Harder for People to Get to Work!
Improving the state’s roads is critical to economic growth in Michigan. Not only do people depend on the roads and public transportation to get to work, but businesses—and potential businesses—rely… -
ITEP Work in Action November 24, 2014 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio’s Affluent are Big Beneficiaries of 2013-2014 Tax Changes
State tax changes approved over the past two years have further tilted Ohio’s tax system in favor of the wealthiest. Read the full report -
ITEP Work in Action November 3, 2014 New Mexico Voices for Children: Expanding New Mexico’s Working Families Tax Credit Would Generate Economic Activity and Help Hard-Working Families
New Mexico’s Working Families Tax Credit not only lifts tens of thousands of low-income families out of poverty each year, it also generates economic activity because the money is spent… -
ITEP Work in Action October 7, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Move Across State Lines for $40 a Month?
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack your belongings and move your family north to Washington… -
ITEP Work in Action September 8, 2014 North Carolina Justice Center: Stronger Earned Income Tax Credit and Minimum Wage – Both Needed to Help Low-Wage Working Families
There are two critical policy tools that can help put low-wage workers on the path to economic security: the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Together these… -
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 August 1, 2014 Fiscal Policy Institute: NYS Can Help Low-income Working Families with Children by Increasing its Earned Income Tax Credit
It comes as no surprise to working families that New York State’s tax system is fundamentally unfair. Low- and middle-income workers pay, on average, a much higher share of their… -
ITEP Work in Action July 31, 2014 Missouri Budget Project: Earned Income Tax Credit: A Targeted Tax Change with Significant Impact
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal tax credit for low- and moderate-income working people. It encourages and rewards work as well as offsets federal payroll and… -
ITEP Work in Action July 31, 2014 New Mexico Voices for Children: New Mexico’s Capital Gains Deduction: A Capital Loss for New Mexicans
Legislation enacted in 2003 that allows New Mexicans with capital gains income to deduct half of that income from their state taxes has failed as an economic development tool. Further,… -
ITEP Work in Action July 31, 2014 New Mexico Voices for Children: Citizen’s Guide to New Mexico’s Tax System
Citizen’s Guide to the New Mexico State BudgetThis guide focuses on the operating budget—the annual spending for ongoing programs and services that affect the lives of every New Mexico resident.… -
ITEP Work in Action July 31, 2014 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Recent EITC Expansion in MD will Make Taxes More Fair, Reduce Inequality
Working Marylanders with the lowest earnings will pay slightly less of their income in taxes — 9.9 percent compared to 10.1 percent now – once the expansion of the state’s… -
ITEP Work in Action July 30, 2014 Voice for Illinois for Children: Congress Must Act to Stop Corporate Inversions
A number of high-profile U.S. corporations have, or are reportedly considering, corporate “inversions,” where they move their “headquarters” overseas to avoid paying U.S. corporate income taxes. Unless Congress acts, federal… -
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 July 7, 2014 Iowa Policy Project: Immigrants in Iowa
Undocumented immigrants pay an estimated $64 million in state and local taxes, according to a new Iowa Policy Project report. The authors suggest immigration reform that expands work authorization or…