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 March 18, 2015 The Economic Progress Institute: Making Work Pay for Working Families: Increasing the State’s Earned Income Tax Credit
Workers who receive the EITC pay federal payroll taxes, sales and property taxes, and more. In fact, Rhode Island has the 5th highest taxes on low-income households in the nation.… -
ITEP Work in Action March 16, 2015 Public Assets Institute: How to Close the Budget Gap–Fiscal 2016 and Beyond
“Vermont is one of six states in the country that uses federal taxable income rather than adjusted gross income as the base for the state income tax. Because this base… -
ITEP Work in Action March 16, 2015 Open Sky Policy Institute: Frequently asked questions about LB 280′s impact on taxpayers
“All Nebraskans would experience lower property taxes under this proposal, and many residents would pay less in taxes overall. LB 280 makes our tax code more progressive, ensuring that low-… -
ITEP Work in Action March 13, 2015 Minnesota Department of Revenue: 2015 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study
“Given the questions raised about how Minnesota compares to other states, this section summarizes the results of a 50-state study of state and local tax incidence. That study, entitled Who… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich tax plan bad for Ohio, Policy Matters tells lawmakers
“An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit research group in Washington, D.C., found the bottom three-fifths of Ohioans would pay more as a group under… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 California Budget Project: How a State EITC Could Reduce Economic Hardship in California
“A state EITC would allow low- and middle-income working families to keep more of their earnings and help rebalance California’s system of state and local taxes, which currently asks low-income… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy: Tax Fairness: An Answer to Florida’s Budget Problems
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Florida as having the second most unfair (or “regressive”) tax system in the nation. High‐income residents pay a far smaller share of… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Corporate Tax Cut Would Harm Maryland’s Economic Growth
“Reducing the corporate income tax in Maryland would also worsen he situation under which a small share of the state’s households have seen big gains in income over recent years… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 Oklahoma Policy Institute: This nonsensical ‘double dipping’ tax break is costing Oklahoma millions
“Disallowing just the deduction for state income tax would yield the state $97 million, according to an analysis by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy. Only one in four… -
ITEP Work in Action March 10, 2015 Michigan League for Public Policy: Road funding ballot proposal: a win-win for everyone
According to a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy, an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that even after the sales tax increase,… -
ITEP Work in Action March 6, 2015 Iowa Fiscal Partnership: Balanced approach on gas tax
Raising Iowa’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by 10 cents per gallon would go a long way toward financing needed street and highway repairs and improvements. Critical needs most… -
ITEP Work in Action March 6, 2015 Children’s Action Alliance: HB 2069 – S/E Online TPT/Income Tax Reduction Fact Sheet
HB 2069 shifts taxes from the wealthiest Arizonans to low and middle income taxpayers, attempts to limit options available to future legislatures, and depends on a “best guess” to make… -
ITEP Work in Action March 6, 2015 Fiscal Policy Institute: Policy Brief: Property Tax Relief (Circuit Breaker)
Those at the bottom of the income scale [in New York] would benefit most—62 percent of homeowners and 37 percent of renters with incomes below $19,000 would receive a circuit… -
ITEP Work in Action March 6, 2015 Mississippi Economic Policy Center: House and Senate Tax Plans Do Little for Struggling Working Families
The personal income tax cuts from both the [state] House and Senate plans benefit wealthier families more than lower and middle-income earners. Further, the high cost of these plans may… -
ITEP Work in Action March 3, 2015 Michigan League for Public Policy: A Solution at Last to Michigan’s Crumbling Roads
Analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the sales tax increase and the increase of the EITC will help low-income working people. After all of the… -
ITEP Work in Action March 3, 2015 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Better Choices Coalition Releases 19 Ideas to Make Pa.’s Tax System Fairer
“A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy named Pennsylvania the sixth most unfair state and local tax system for low- to moderate-income families. The recommendations we… -
ITEP Work in Action February 28, 2015 Maryland Center on Economic Policy: Maryland’s Poor Taxed More Than Rich; Communities of Color Feel Biggest Pinch
The state’s highest income households pay the lowest percentage of their yearly earnings in state and local taxes compared to middle-class and low-income households. Residents struggling the most to make… -
ITEP Work in Action February 23, 2015 Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: Complex Tax Proposal Would Have Uneven Impacts on Idahoans
A new proposal in the Idaho Legislature would dramatically shift the way taxes are collected and generate a new revenue source for our neglected roads and bridges. The proposal has… -
ITEP Work in Action February 19, 2015 Open Sky Policy Institute: LB 357 would lead to budget cuts, benefits top earners
LB 357 calls for significant reductions in personal and corporate income tax rates over several years. It also transfers $160 million out of the cash reserve, $80 million to the… -
ITEP Work in Action February 10, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich tax proposal would skew tax system further in favor of Ohio’s affluent
The Kasich administration proposal to cut income taxes and expand sales and other taxes would produce big tax cuts for Ohio’s most affluent residents, while increasing taxes on lower- and… -
ITEP Work in Action February 9, 2015 Connecticut Voices for Children: Families First, Prosperity for All: Making Connecticut’s Tax and Benefit System More Family-Friendly
Connecticut’s tax system is uniquely unfriendly to families. Connecticut is one of only two states with an income tax that does not offer tax credits or exemptions to adjust for… -
ITEP Work in Action February 2, 2015 Washington State Budget & Policy Center: Taxing Capital Gains
FAQ on Enacting a Capital Gains Tax In Washington State Read the full report -
ITEP Work in Action February 2, 2015 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Changing how we tax capital gains
A relatively small number of wealthy Arkansans who make money from the sale of investments reaped the benefits from the capital gains tax cuts passed in 2013. These expensive tax… -
ITEP Work in Action February 2, 2015 Montana Budget & Policy Center: Investing in Montana’s Working Families
In Montana, thousands of families struggle to make ends meet. One of the most promising policy opportunities to support working families and boost our economy is the enactment of a… -
ITEP Work in Action February 2, 2015 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Governor’s tax plan leaves out poorest Arkansans
The governor’s new tax cut plan is a step in the right direction for tax fairness, but leaves out the poorest 20 percent of Arkansans and raises concerns about how…