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 29, 2024 ITEP’s Carl Davis: Who Pays Vermont Taxes?
ITEP Research Director Carl Davis gave a presentation on Vermont’s tax system to that state’s Ways and Means Committee on January 25, 2024. Click here for the slide deck. -
ITEP Work in Action January 24, 2024 Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice: Rebalance Hawaii’s Upside-Down Tax Code to Achieve Prosperity for All
Our state tax code makes the situation worse. A comprehensive analysis of state and local taxes across the country shows that Hawaii is the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling working families. Households in the lowest income category pay an effective tax rate of 14.1%, while the richest 1% pay an effective tax rate of 10.1%
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ITEP Work in Action January 23, 2024 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon’s Tax System is Fundamentally Unfair, but We Can Fix It
If you were designing a tax system from scratch, who would you tax at a higher rate: a low-income family struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table, or a rich family making way more money than they spend?
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ITEP Work in Action January 23, 2024 The Commonwealth Institute: How the Governor’s Proposal Increases Taxes for Low-Income Families, Gives Significant Cuts to the Wealthy
When we all pitch in our fair share, we can invest in the programs and services that help everyone to thrive, like public education, affordable housing, and more. But Virginia’s tax code is upside-down, where those with the most pay the least taxes as a share of income.
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ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2024 Testimony of Prosperity Indiana’s Andrew Bradley Before the Indiana State and Local Tax Review Task Force
On January 10, Andrew Bradley, Policy Director at Prosperity Indiana, testified before the State and Local Tax Review Task Force of the Indiana General Assembly. During his presentation, Bradley highlighted… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department: New Mexico Among Top 10 for Tax Equity
New Mexico is now among the top 10 states for most equitable tax structures thanks mostly to changes signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over the past five… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 Washington State House Democrats: WA Improves Tax Equity Based On New Report
Washington’s tax system is becoming more fair for working families. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2024 Oxfam: Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share?
Paying your fair share of taxes strikes at the heart of fundamental fairness. Does everyone play by the same rules? Does our government have the resources it needs to provide… -
ITEP Work in Action January 10, 2024 Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center: How Much Does the Millionaire Tax Improve Tax Fairness? How Does Massachusetts Compare Now to Other States?
A new 50-state analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that Massachusetts’ recently adopted millionaire tax makes Massachusetts’ state and local tax system much more equitable.… -
ITEP Work in Action January 4, 2024 Common Good Iowa: Tax Cuts: What’s At Stake for Iowans
The income tax is a way Iowans come together to lay strong foundations that create opportunity and help people thrive. Governor Reynolds and legislative leaders want to eliminate Iowa’s personal income… -
ITEP Work in Action December 13, 2023 Keystone Research Center: Fair Taxation Can Help Achieve a More Just Pittsburgh
Over the past several years, federal funding via the American Rescue Plan (ARP) has temporarily boosted City of Pittsburgh revenues and allowed increased investment in affordable housing, workforce training, healthy… -
ITEP Work in Action December 1, 2023 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: States’ Recent Tax-Cut Spree Creates Big Risks for Families and Communities
State policymakers nationwide have embarked on a tax-cutting spree over the past three years, using the cover of temporary budget surpluses stemming from robust federal aid in response to COVID-19… -
ITEP Work in Action November 21, 2023 Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro: Cuts To the IRS Would Protect Tax Cheats Over Honest, Hard-Working Families
Thank you Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Hoyer, and the subcommittee staff, especially Matt Smith and Philip Tizzani, for all the work that you do. This Financial Services and General Government… -
ITEP Work in Action November 17, 2023 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: NC Leaders Are Shirking Their Responsibilities To Our Children, Our State by Revisiting Leandro Lawsuit
The announcement that the NC Supreme Court will rehear the court case that affirmed children’s constitutional right to a sound, basic education is just another way in which North Carolina’s… -
ITEP Work in Action November 17, 2023 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Local Sales Tax Amendment Could Lead to Wider Inequality Without Better Funding Local Services
Under Kentucky’s constitution, there are limits on the types of taxes the General Assembly may authorize local governments to levy, and local sales taxes are not allowed. The 2024 General… -
ITEP Work in Action November 10, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Tax Policy For the People
Every family in Ohio should be able to afford healthy food, a safe home, health care and the other elements of a good life. Ohio has the resources to make… -
ITEP Work in Action November 1, 2023 DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Taxing Capital Gains More Robustly Can Help Reduce DC’s Racial Wealth Gap
The federal and DC governments tax income from wealth more favorably than income from work. This preferential treatment means we under tax the most well-off, tax their wealth less often,… -
ITEP Work in Action November 1, 2023 America’s Voice: Debunking Five Of The Scary Lies That Republicans Tell About Immigrants
While Halloween comes around only once a year, Republicans can’t help but tell terrifying stories about scary brown people all year long. Of course, these horror stories are complete lies,… -
ITEP Work in Action October 23, 2023 Accountable.us: Right-Wing Think Tank Competitive Enterprise Institute Using Supreme Court Case Moore v U.S. To Push Its Corporate Funders’ Anti-Tax Agenda
Moore v. US, which is set to be heard by the Supreme Court on December 5th, threatens to deliver a major victory to multinational corporations and billionaires hoping to avoid… -
ITEP Work in Action October 22, 2023 ITEP’s Carl Davis: Who Pays New Mexico Taxes?
ITEP Research Director Carl Davis gave a presentation on New Mexico’s tax system to that state’s Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee on October 19, 2023. Click here for the… -
ITEP Work in Action October 21, 2023 Every Texan: Proposition 3 Will Maintain Texas’ Extreme Wealth Inequality
We all benefit when everyday Texans, regardless of where we live or what we look like, have a fair opportunity to prosper. Contrarily, a state tax system designed to favor… -
ITEP Work in Action October 20, 2023 Testimony of Neva Butkus Before the Indiana State and Local Tax Review Task Force
Today ITEP State Policy Analyst Neva Butkus presented to the Indiana State and Local Tax Review Task Force. For a related blog from Neva, click here. For her slide deck,… -
ITEP Work in Action October 1, 2023 ITEP’s Andrew Boardman: The State of Local Taxes in Alaska
In late September, ITEP Local Policy Analyst Andrew Boardman presented on the state of local taxes in Alaska to the Presentation at the Alaska Municipal League 2023 Tax Conference. Click… -
ITEP Work in Action October 1, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Needs a Property-Tax Circuit Breaker
Sharp rises in home assessment values are bringing property-tax relief to the forefront at the Statehouse in Columbus. While various bills may provide a partial answer to the property tax… -
ITEP Work in Action September 16, 2023 Rep. Greg Casar on Corporate Tax Dodging & The Inflation Reduction Act
On September 14, 2023, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing on the Inflation Reduction Act. Rep. Greg Casar talked about how necessary the IRA is to crack…