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 February 2, 2015 Economic Progress Institute: Making Work Pay for Working Families
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 January 29, 2015 Open Sky Policy Institute: ‘Circuit breaker’ in LB 186 provides targeted property tax reductions
Property tax “circuit breakers” like the one proposed in LB 186 are a way to provide targeted tax reductions to those whose property taxes are high in relation to their… -
ITEP Work in Action January 29, 2015 Mississippi Economic Policy Center: A State Earned Income Tax Credit: A Boost for Mississippi Families
Mississippi families are struggling to make ends meet despite working hard and playing by the rules. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) gives many of these families the boost… -
ITEP Work in Action January 26, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Tax Increase to Fund Transportation Should Be Combined with Credit to Help Low-Income Families
As New Jersey policymakers close in on a deal to boost New Jersey’s transportation funding, a bold solution that raises at least $1 billion in new revenue a year through… -
ITEP Work in Action January 26, 2015 Michigan League for Public Policy: Income Tax Cuts: Financially Irresponsible and No Economic Benefits
Proposals to roll back the personal income tax in Michigan will not create jobs or grow our economy and will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most. It is also… -
ITEP Work in Action January 24, 2015 North Carolina Justice Center: A Capital Loss – Eliminating taxes on capital gains would make North Carolina’s tax system more unfair
Tax cut proponents in North Carolina are pushing another plan that would benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else, turning their sights to eliminating the state income tax… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Colorado Fiscal Institute: The truth about taxes in Colorado
Who really pays a greater share of their income in taxes in Colorado? The rich or the poor? We answered this question by using the latest data from the Institute… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Fiscal Policy Center: Fair For Whom? IL Taxes the Lowest Earners at the Highest Rates
As part of his campaign platform and “Jobs and Growth Agenda,” Governor Rauner has identified the need to “overhaul the tax code so that it’s fair to all taxpayers.” We… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy: Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers in West Virginia Pay a Higher Tax Rate than the Richest West Virginians
A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy finds that the low- and middle-income West… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Wisconsin Budget Project: Low-income Taxpayers in Wisconsin Pay Much Higher Rate than the Richest
Wisconsin’s state and local tax system is tilted in favor of those with the highest incomes, according to a new report released today. Wisconsin taxpayers with low and middle incomes… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Washington State Budget & Policy Center: Washington State’s Upside Down Tax System Takes A Heavy Toll On Communities Of Color
While most Washingtonians agree that everyone has a responsibility to help pay for schools, safe communities, health care, and other broadly shared investments that create jobs and grow the economy,… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Public Assets Institute: Vermont’s Tax System Is Still Unfair
Vermont taxes are higher, as a percentage of income, on the poor and those in the middle than they are on the 1 percent at the top, according to the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 The Commonwealth Institute: Low-Income Taxpayers in Virginia Pay Higher Rate Than the Rich
The lowest income Virginians pay 74 percent more in taxes as a percent of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a new study released today by… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Who Pays? Pa.’s Tax System Grows More Regressive: Low-Income Pay Highest Share of Income in Taxes
Pennsylvania’s ranking worsened on a biennial report card measuring the fairness of state and local taxes, according to a study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Oklahoma Policy Institute: Low- and middle-income Oklahomans pay highest state and local taxes
A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and Oklahoma Policy Institute finds that low and middle-income Oklahomans pay over two times more in… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio state and local taxes hit poor and middle class the hardest
Low- and middle-income Ohioans pay a much greater share of their income in state and local taxes than the state’s most affluent do, according to a study released today. The… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon Tax System Does Better Job Than Most in Not Worsening Income Inequality
Every state tax system in the country makes income inequality worse, but Oregon’s tax system does so less than most, according to a report released today by the Washington, D.C.-based… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 New Mexico Voices for Children: Why the poor pay the highest tax rate in New Mexico–and one step toward a fix
It’s widely agreed that the poorest among us should not pay the highest tax rate, but in New Mexico (as in most states) they do. State and local taxes—particularly sales… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 New Jersey Policy Perspective: New Jersey’s Upside-Down Tax System
Low-income and middle-class New Jerseyans pay greater shares of their incomes in state and local taxes than wealthy residents, according to a new study released today by the Institute on… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute: Low-Income Taxpayers in New Hampshire Pay Three Times the Tax Rate Paid by the Wealthiest Granite Staters
A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that the lowest income Granite Staters pay an effective tax rate that is three times… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute: New Hampshire’s Tax System Asks Far Less of the Wealthy than of the Poor
More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, many Granite Staters are still struggling. The typical household’s income has yet to recover the ground it lost during… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 North Carolina Justice Center: Low-income taxpayers in North Carolina pay nearly twice the tax rate paid by the richest North Carolinians
The lowest income North Carolinians pay over 70 percent more in taxes as a percent of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a new study released… -
ITEP Work in Action January 21, 2015 Arise Citizens’ Policy Project: Study on Alabama’s tax system: The less you make, the bigger share you pay
Low- and middle-income Alabamians pay more than twice as much in taxes as a share of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a study released Wednesday… -
ITEP Work in Action January 20, 2015 Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury: Tennessee Transportation Funding
This report is in response to a 2014 request from the Fiscal Review Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of… -
ITEP Work in Action January 20, 2015 Indiana Institute for Working Families: The Status of Working Families in Indiana – 2015
The Status of Working Families is a biennial report that analyzes the general state of Indiana’s economy as it relates to working families by examining data on poverty, labor force…