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 California Budget Project: What Would Be the Impact of Reinstating the 10 and 11 Percent Personal Income Tax Rates?
One option for helping to bridge the state’s budget gap would be to reinstate the 10 percent and 11 percent tax rates for high-income Californians. Adding a 10 percent tax… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Raising the Sales Tax to Pay for Education: What Would Be the Impacts on Arkansas Families?
One of the major issues the Arkansas General Assembly will have to consider during its December special session is how to pay for education reform. According to a study adopted… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Tax Options for Arkansas: Funding Education After the Lake View Case
The fiscal demands of the Lake View case represent a daunting short-term challenge to Arkansas policy makers—but these short-term needs also provide an opportunity for lawmakers to craft tax reform… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Washington State Budget and Policy Center: Increasing the Sales Tax and Funding the Working Families Tax Rebate
In our new Policy Brief, the Budget & Policy Center recommends temporarily increasing the sales tax and fully funding the Working Families Tax Rebate. If enacted, this proposal would help… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Louisiana Budget Project: Louisiana at the Crossroads- Responsible Responses to Louisiana’s Fiscal Crisis
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ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Sensible Tax Change to State Income Taxes Would Raise $450 Million
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 California Budget Project: Who Pays Taxes in California?
Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted that, “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” State and local taxes support our public schools, streets and highways, public… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Montana Budget & Policy Center: Capital Gains Tax Reform Will Strengthen Montana
As a result of the Great Recession state revenues in Montana, like all other states, are plummeting, and important public services like health care and education are facing cuts. The… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Policy Matters Ohio: Report to the Ohio Budget Planning and Management Commission
The Ohio General Assembly created a Budget Planning and Management Commission to make recommendations on balancing the next state budget. Responding to a commission request for input, Policy Matters Ohio… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Advancing Georgia’s 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day: Fair and Adequate Tax Reform for 21st Century Georgians
The recommendations in this report contain tax reform options that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia’s needs, updating the tax system to reflect today’s economy,… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy: Poverty Rises in Florida While the State’s Tax System Benefits the Wealthy
The number of Floridians living below the federal poverty level increased between 2007 and 2009 by almost 550,000 – equal to the population of the cities of Orlando and Tampa… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy: Unbalancing Florida’s Tax System: Eliminating Taxes on Wealth Has Shifted the Burden to Other Floridians
Florida’s state tax structure has become even more heavily weighted against the poor and middle class, even as the numbers of poor and near-poor Floridians increase and the share of… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 South Dakota Budget and Policy Project: South Dakota Budget Primer
The state budget is the ultimate policy document. It determines how much is spent on programs and services that affect the lives of all South Dakotans. Our schools, health, safety… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute: An Overview of New Hampshire’s Tax System
Due in large measure to the recent national recession and the continuing struggle to recover from it, New Hampshire will face a budget shortfall on the order of several hundred… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Capital Gains Tax Cuts Would Only Benefit Arkansas’ Super Rich
Cutting Arkansas’ already generous capital gains taxes would benefit only the super wealthy, with three quarters of the tax break going to the top 1 percent of taxpayers, according to… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform – But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive
All exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Public Assets Institute: Federal Tax Cuts Offer New Option
“The analysis of the effects of extending the Bush tax cuts was prepared for Public Assets Institute by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C. According to… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 South Dakota Budget and Policy Project: Quick Facts – HB 1131 Food Tax Swap
On Thursday, 1-27-11, the House Taxation Committee heard testimony on HB 1131 – a proposal to take the sales tax off groceries and replace the revenue with an increase on… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Using the Federal Income Tax Cuts to Help Address Kentucky’s Budget Challenge
The federal tax compromise passed by Congress in December resulted in extensions to a number of tax changes set to expire and provided a large tax break to the wealthiest… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Reforms Needed to Bring Greater Scrutiny to “Tax Expenditures”
Every year Kentucky loses billions of dollars in revenue through special tax preferences and breaks for individuals and businesses that are written into the tax code. Yet there is very… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy: Florida’s Tax Structure Fails Tests for Fairness, Efficiency and Simplicity
Economists, public administration professionals, and governmental experts agree on several requirements for a sound tax system at any level of government. These requirements include adequacy, fairness, efficiency, and simplicity. The… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: ALMOST THERE…Tax Council’s Recommendations Improve Finances,but Shift Taxes onto Vulnerable and Working Georgians
The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians provided recommendations that make improvements to structural issues plaguing Georgia’s tax system. The Tax Council took strong action to broaden… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute: The Colorado Tax Primer
A tax system is the set of rules and regulations that allow a government to collect the revenue needed to fund public services. The policies underlying a tax system define… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy: Giving Credit to West Virginia- A State EITC Would Help Struggling Families
Power Point Presentation before 80th West Virgina Legislature House Health and Human Resources Committee Chairman Perdue Read the Full Report (PDF) -
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)