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 July 10, 2013 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances
Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented immigrants now living in the United States to work here legally, according… -
ITEP Work in Action July 10, 2013 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Four Steps to Moving State Sales Taxes Into the 21st Century
Antiquated sales taxes are hindering states’ ability to strengthen their economies. As they emerge from the recession and look to compete in a 21st century economy, many states are recognizing… -
ITEP Work in Action June 28, 2013 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Invest in New Jersey: Improve Our Roads and Bridges
Fixing New Jersey’s crumbling roads and bridges is vital to energizing the state’s lagging recovery from the Great Recession. Without a sound transportation system that allows businesses to cheaply and… -
ITEP Work in Action June 28, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Tax plan still rewards affluent, leaves some of poorest Ohioans paying more
Last-minute tweaks in the tax plan put forward by Ohio House and Senate Republicans do not significantly change its impact for different income groups. The plan still will reward Ohio’s… -
ITEP Work in Action June 25, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: New plan would cut taxes $6,000 a year on average for Ohio’s most affluent
The new tax plan proposed by House and Senate Republicans will reward Ohio’s most affluent with average annual tax cuts of more than $6,000 a year, while low- and moderate-income… -
ITEP Work in Action June 21, 2013 North Carolina Justice Center: No Protection for Working Families
Both the Senate and House tax plans would give huge tax cuts to the wealthy and profitable businesses while failing to address the state’s flawed tax system, which requires low-… -
ITEP Work in Action June 17, 2013 Fiscal Policy Institute: Immigration Reform Would Improve Economic Productivity
June 4, 2013. A new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute shows that legalizing undocumented immigrants, paired with labor standards enforcement, would boost economic productivity. Reform would remove barriers to… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax 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 June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: North Carolina’s Earned Income Tax Credit – A Modest but Vital Boost to Low-Paid Workers across the State
As policymakers consider changes to the state’s tax code, it is critical to maintain proven policy tools that reverse the upside-down nature of the system. The state EITC provides workers… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: State EITC is the best tool to reduce an increased tax load on low-income taxpayers
The State Earned Income Tax Credit is the best way to make sure that low-income North Carolinians are not paying more than their fair share of taxes, while also helping… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: A Pathway to Poverty – 3 Reasons Why Tennessee is a Bad Role Model for North Carolina’s Economic Future
In the current debate over tax reform, legislative leaders frequently hold up Tennessee as a role model for improving North Carolina’s economic competitiveness and ensuring future prosperity. But a look… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: Key Concerns with House Bill 998
House Bill 998 proposes to cut tax rates with the goal of shifting to a consumption-based tax system. The legislation will result in a tax shift away from wealthy taxpayers… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: North Carolina’s Tax Shift Saga Continues
North Carolina’s House leadership has thrown its hat into the tax shift ring with a plan that would increase the tax load on middle- and low income tax-payers while providing… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: Analyzing the Impact of Tax Changes – Economic Incidence Analysis a more accurate measure of how taxpayers will fare
Policymakers need accurate information in order to make informed policy choices. And the general public, too, should know what is at stake when their elected officials propose tax changes. That… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: HB 998 is a tax shift: Millionaires will benefit while low-and middle income will pay
RALEIGH (June 7, 2013) — The House today gave tentative approval to a tax plan that will shift the tax load to low- and middle-income taxpayers, give the wealthiest taxpayers… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: House’s Flat Income Tax a Windfall for the Wealthy
The tax plan under consideration by the North Carolina House of Representatives would create a single income tax rate – known as a flat tax – that will shift taxes… -
ITEP Work in Action June 14, 2013 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: Gambling Away Our Future
New Senate Tax Plan risks North Carolina’s long-term growth to give tax cuts to the wealthy and profitable corporations THIS WEEK THE SENATE INTRODUCED ANOTHER TAX PROPOSAL. The new proposal,… -
ITEP Work in Action May 17, 2013 The Commonwealth Institute: What Would a Cut to the Top Individual Income Tax Rate Mean for Virginians?
A proposal to eliminate Virginia’s top individual income tax rate would overwhelmingly benefit the state’s wealthiest residents, who already spend far less of their household budgets on state and local… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Fiscal Policy Institute: New York State Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2013-2014
In addition to this Budget Overview section, this briefing also includes a section on the Economic Context for deliberations regarding the state’s 2013-2014 budget and a section on Tax Policy,… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Montana Budget & Policy Center: Capital Gains Tax Credit – Valuing Wealth Over Work in Montana
In 2003, the Montana Legislature passed a capital gains tax credit that benefits a very narrow portion of our population at the great expense of our collective ability to adequately… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Connecticut Voices for Children: Who Pays Taxes in Connecticut?
This brief finds that Connecticut’s wealthiest residents pay a smaller share of their income in state and local taxes than middle-income and low-income residents. Read the Full Report -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Connecticut Voices for Children: Lower Than New York’s for Everyone but the Poor
One sometimes hears that recent state income tax increases on the rich could cause them to leave Connecticut for New York and points south. Academic research has shown that taxes… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Economic Progress Institute: It is time to turn up volume on silent spending
To ensure Rhode Island uses its available resources in the most effective way possible, it’s time to subject tax breaks, that cost the State over $1.7 billion a year, to… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Economic Progress Institute: Enhancing the Economic Security of Low-Income Working Rhode Islanders by Increasing the State’s Earned Income Tax Credit Refund
The Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) is widely recognized as an effective, short-term tool for lifting low-income working families out of poverty by encouraging work and supplementing low wages. Rhode… -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2013 Wisconsin Budget Project: “Middle Class Tax Cut” Will Mostly Wind up in the Pockets of the Highest Earners
Governor Walker has proposed an income tax cut that would benefit the highest earners the most, and would result in insignificant tax cuts for low-income Wisconsinites. Read the Full Report