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 13, 2014 New Jersey Policy Perspective: $elling New Jersey $hort: Across-the-Board Income Tax Cut Would Harm the Garden State
An across-the-board state income tax cut would be detrimental to New Jersey’s future because it would do nothing to create jobs and grow the economy while disproportionately helping those who… -
ITEP Work in Action January 3, 2014 Wisconsin Budget Project: Governor Walker’s Tax Shift Plan Would Raise Taxes for Most
Governor Walker has said he is interested in eliminating the state’s income tax and raising the sales tax to make up for lost revenue, a move that would result… -
ITEP Work in Action January 3, 2014 Policy Matter Ohio: Homestead Exemption Still Out of Whack
The state budget approved in June limits eligibility for Ohio’s homestead exemption, but doesn’t do enough to focus the property-tax break on seniors who need it most. Read the Full… -
ITEP Work in Action December 20, 2013 Hawai’i Appleseed Center: Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy for All Families
Our state’s lower-income families are faced with almost insurmountable structural challenges to escaping poverty. They face the highest cost of living and highest cost of shelter in the nation, with… -
ITEP Work in Action November 21, 2013 New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Comission: Final Report
The New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission conducted a comprehensive and objective review of the State’s taxation policy, considering ways to eliminate tax loopholes, promote administrative efficiency and… -
ITEP Work in Action November 13, 2013 Michigan League for Public Policy: The Path to Prosperity: Ten Steps Michigan Must Take to Strengthen Its Economy
Over the last decade, Michigan policymakers have addressed the state’s economic and fiscal problems largely through a combination of budget cuts, tax shifts and reliance on one-time revenues–under the mistaken… -
ITEP Work in Action October 29, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Another Ohio tax cut for the affluent?
Senate bill 210 would take the savings from Medicaid expansion and use it for an across-the-board income-tax cut that might buy a cup of coffee for low-income Ohioans but would… -
ITEP Work in Action October 22, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Arkansas tax system should do more for working families
According to a new report from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), tax changes passed during the 2013 session consisted largely of personal income tax cuts benefiting upper-income taxpayers… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: A Credit that Counts
More than 440,000 Ohioans will be eligible for the state’s new Earned Income Tax Credit, at an average of $74 per recipient. However, the Ohio EITC is one of the… -
ITEP Work in Action October 17, 2013 Open Sky Policy Institute: “Real Taxpayers of Nebraska” and cutting the top income tax rate
In this “Real Taxpayers” infographic, we examine what cutting Nebraska’s top personal income tax rate to 5.75% would mean for our tax payers. The cut would result in a $156… -
ITEP Work in Action October 3, 2013 Colorado Fiscal Institute: Amendment 66 will Improve Colorado’s Income Tax
Amendment 66 will restore Colorado’s ability to raise enough revenue to meet our schools’ growing needs and make the income tax more like those of our neighboring states, all without… -
ITEP Work in Action September 26, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: A Grandly Flawed Bargain
The revenue package that Governor Kitzhaber has presented to the Oregon legislature to consider in a special session starting September 30 suffers from three major flaws: revenue shrinks after the… -
ITEP Work in Action September 24, 2013 Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: After the Tech Tax Repeal- Remembering the Big Picture
The FY 2014 budget included new investments in our transportation system, in education, and in other areas. Part of the funding for these came from a “tech tax,” which is… -
ITEP Work in Action September 23, 2013 Center for American Progess: The Real Cost of Cuccinelli
Besides working on these major research projects, I developed CTJ/ITEP’s strong online media presence. One of the most important roles I play is as the primary web manager for both… -
ITEP Work in Action September 23, 2013 Open Sky Policy Institute: A golden opportunity for tax changes
After analyzing options for tax changes put forth by the Tax Modernization Committee, we believe some present a real opportunity to strengthen Nebraska and its economy. Ideas that the… -
ITEP Work in Action September 11, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: Final Tax Plan Falls Far Short of True Tax Reform
The tax plan recently signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory fails to make the fundamental changes North Carolina needs to create a modern, adequate and fair revenue system that… -
ITEP Work in Action September 11, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Cutting taxes isn’t helping Ohio
For years, North Dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate of any state in the nation. Nevada, by contrast, has had the highest. North Dakota has a personal income tax,… -
ITEP Work in Action August 26, 2013 South Dakota: Should SD repeal the grocery sales tax with a revenue neutral sales tax increase?
SD HB1154 proposes lowering state sales tax on certain food items and increasing sales tax on other goods and services in a revenue-neutral exchange. Read the Full Report -
ITEP Work in Action August 12, 2013 Open Sky Policy Institute: The Real Taxpayers of Nebraska
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ITEP Work in Action August 12, 2013 Open Sky Policy Institute: Analysis shows large chunk of income-tax cut would leave Nebraska
Ahead of Tuesday’s Tax Modernization Committee meeting on the state’s corporate and personal individual income taxes, OpenSky commissioned the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) to forecast a… -
ITEP Work in Action August 12, 2013 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future
Despite support from powerful out-of-state interests, tax shift plans are misguided roadmaps for change. Georgia’s lawmakers should ignore the siren’s call and firmly reject the fringe, copycat idea during its… -
ITEP Work in Action August 1, 2013 The White House: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
Trends in the agriculture sector – due in part to growing domestic demand for fresh fruit and vegetables year-round – indicate that farmworkers are increasingly settling permanently in places where… -
ITEP Work in Action July 15, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: The Math Doesn’t Add Up
The latest Senate tax plan continues to provide large tax cuts to the wealthiest taxpayers and profitable corporations, while shifting more of the overall tax load to middle-class families and… -
ITEP Work in Action July 10, 2013 New Jersey Policy Perspective: New Jersey’s Undocumented Immigrants Pay Nearly Half a Billion Dollars a Year in State and Local Taxes; Immigration Reform Would Boost These Revenues by $81 Million
With fiscal costs and benefits figuring large in the immigration reform debate, a new analysis estimates that unauthorized immigrants are already paying $10.6 billion a year in state and local… -
ITEP Work in Action July 10, 2013 The Commonwealth Institute: Immigration Reform Generates Revenue
State and local tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in Virginia would increase 42 percent to $259.6 million from $183 million under immigration reform, according to a new report released today…