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 14, 2013 West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy: Making Work Pay: A State Earned Income Tax Credit for West Virginia
Due to the EITC’s overwhelming success, 24 states have their own SEITC programs modeled after the federal credit. A West Virginia SEITC would increase tax fairness and provide families with… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Missouri Budget Project: Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit for Missouri
In this time of economic turmoil, one of the most effective steps state lawmakers can take to stimulate Missouri’s economy is to create a State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Montana Budget and Policy Center: Restoring Revenue and Fairness. HB395: New Top Marginal Rate for Taxable Income
The 61st Legislature is faced with the unenviable challenge of balancing the budget during a time of economic downturn and revenue uncertainty. Introducing a new top marginal tax rate for… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 California Budget Project: California’s Tax System
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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 Fiscal Policy Institute: Back on Track: Why Progressive Tax Reform Is an Essential Part of New York’s Budget Solution
New York faces one of the largest budget deficits in the country for the coming year at $14.2 billion. The State’s 2009-10 fiscal year begins April 1, 2009. Two responses… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Montana Budget and Policy Center: Ending Preferential Treatment of Capital Gains Income
The 61st Legislature is faced with the unenviable challenge of balancing the budget during a time of economic downturn and revenue uncertainty. Ending preferential treatment for capital gains income will… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget and Policy Center: The Working Families Tax Rebate
Washington State is in a deep economic recession. Working families are struggling to make ends meet as more and more people lose their jobs, their homes, and their health insurance.… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Economic Opportunity Institute: An Income Tax for Washington: Questions and Answers
Washington State has been losing ground on education for 15 years, slipping towards the bottom of national rankings in class size and school funding. Our children, workers, and businesses deserve… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Responsible Growth: Protecting the Public Interest with a Natural Gas Severance Tax
Currently, Pennsylvania is the only major fossil fuel-producing state that does not levy a mineral extraction, or severance, tax to recover some of the costs borne by citizens and to… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Dollars That Make Sense 2009
For the 2005 tax year, more than 800,000 Ohio families received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundable tax credit for workers in families that make less than… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Missouri Budget Project: Consequences of HJR 36: Proposal to Dramatically Alter Missouri’s Tax Structure Would Burden Missouri Families and Economy
Recently, the Missouri House of Representatives passed HJR 36, a constitutional amendment which proposes dramatic changes to the state’s revenue structure by eliminating the individual and corporate income taxes and… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Raising Revenue by Creating a New Tax Bracket for Top Earners: A Progressive Approach to Addressing DC’s Budget Shortfall
A DC Councilmember has proposed raising the income tax rate on the District’s wealthiest residents as a way to generate money for next year’s budget. The idea has been met… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Fact Sheet: Capital Gains Tax Breaks
Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed funds, benefit almost exclusively the very wealthiest members of society, and fail… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Connecticut Voices for Children: Building a Reliable, Fair and Accountable 21st Century Revenue System
Connecticut’s revenue system is falling short of providing the revenues we need to maintain the public structures that keep Connecticut strong and vibrant, including our education, health, public safety, environmental… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Rhode Island Poverty Institute: Improving Equity, Adequacy, and Efficiency in Rhode Island’s Tax Structure
This issue brief explains the importance of a sound tax system, with recommendations on improving the equity, adequacy and efficiency of Rhode Island tax structure. -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Maine Center for Economic Policy: Now is the Time for Tax Reform: Can LD 1088 Deliver?
Taxes are central to our individual and collective well-being. Taxes provide the revenue that supports the physical infrastructure, the education, health care, and environmental protections that we have collectively decided… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Unbalanced: How the Arkansas Tax and Budget System is Hurting Low-and Middle-Income Families
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Alabama Arise: The 2009 Tax Fairness Amendment: Answers to Some Common Questions
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 California Budget Project: Uncharted Waters: Navigating the Social and Economic Context of California’s Budget
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Wisconsin Budget Project: Taxation of Capital Gains Income
Wisconsin is one of nine states that provide a broad tax break for capital gains. That tax exclusion has become a key budget issue after the state Senate voted on… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Public Assets Institute: A Balanced Way to Balance the Budget
In the end, the Vermont Legislature found a balanced solution to balancing the state budget for fiscal year 2010, which begins July 1. After a gubernatorial veto—the first budget veto… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Will Poor, Working Families Be Roadkill?
The Jobs and Transportation Act’s Regressive Tax and Fee Increases Will Set Back Low-Income Working Families With Children Unless the Legislature Enacts a Modest EITC Expansion Read the Full Report… -
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…