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 April 3, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: First Comprehensive Tax Legislation Would Not Protect Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers from Tax Increases
80 percent of taxpayers would see slightly higher taxes under the first comprehensive tax legislation introduced this legislative session, while the top 1 percent of earners would get a tax… -
ITEP Work in Action March 27, 2013 North Carolina Jusice Center: North Carolina’s Business Tax Deduction – Who Benefits?
In the 2011 budget, the North Carolina General Assembly created a deduction for the first $50,000 in non-passive income for businesses filing through the personal income tax. Proponents of the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 23, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: A “Laffable” Plan for Tax Reform
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This tax plan, if implemented, will provide the wealthiest 20 percent of taxpayers a significant tax cut, which would be paid for by increasing taxes on 60 percent… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: Budget and Tax Center Releases Alternative Revenue Plan
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: The House Budget: Deteriorating Revenue Picture Forces Tough Decisions
Members of the House of Representatives faced a daunting task when they began to craft their proposed two-year budget. In the weeks after the Senate voted on its budget, the… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: The Estimated Impact of the Senate’s Proposed Modernization Plan
The Senate Finance Committee’s proposed tax modernization plan would require an additional 0.3% of income ($32 average annually) from the lowestincome earners, 0.1% of income ($32 average annually) from middle-income… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: The Dead Tax Plan: Just How Regressive Would it Have Been?
The proposed $1 billion compromise tax plan released the week of July 20th featured a 1-cent sales tax increase and 2% personal income tax surcharge. This plan, if enacted, would… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: THE FUTURE IS NOW- A Plan to Modernize North Carolina’s Revenue System
A modern revenue system should improve long-term adequacy, minimize volatility and ensure equity so that the state can invest in North Carolina’s shared prosperity. Read the Full Report (PDF) -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 NC Policy Watch: The Devil’s in the Details- Health and Human Services
Legislative leaders announced their intent to cut $592 million from the state’s health and human services budget next year, which is $372 million more than the $212 million in FY11-12… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: A Plan to Modernize North Carolina’s Revenue System
State leaders must create a budget that meets the population’s needs and allows them to make the investments that will prepare North Carolina for future prosperity. But these goals are… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: Gas Tax Cap Would Delay Needed Repairs and Weaken North Carolina’s Transportation Budget
“Key Findings: • North Carolina’s transportation budget faces a funding gap. Since the Great Recession, North Carolina has not experienced gradual increases in revenue collections from the gas tax as… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: Improving the Sales Tax – A Critical Step to a Modern Revenue System
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The state sales tax in North Carolina represents nearly 30 percent of the state’s total revenue each year. In 2011, the states sales tax generated $5.9 billion in… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: WHO PAYS TAXES?- The Poor, the Rich, and Everyone In Between
“KEY FINDINGS Every household pays taxes. Even the poorest fifth of American households paid an average of one-sixth (16 percent) of their total income in federal, state, and local taxes…