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 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… -
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…