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 December 17, 2012 California Budget Project: Measuring Up: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s Proposed 2012-13 Budget
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ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio needs a strong income tax
“Ohio’s income tax plays a crucial role in helping the state meet vital needs, and is the only major state tax based on ability to pay. This brief, a resource… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Economic Progress Institute: A More Modern Day Sales Tax
“Rhode Island must continue to update its out of-date sales tax to be able to make investments in education, public safety, transportation and the other services that are necessary to… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Economic Progress Institute: Raising Revenue from High-Income Households in Rhode Island
“Rhode Island residents and businesses make a collective investment in our state by contributing towards the cost of public services and amenities that help create jobs and enhance our quality… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Policy Matters Ohio: Income-tax cut would favor affluent; Middle-class Ohioans wouldn’t get enough for a tank of gas
“Poor and middle-income Ohioans would get little out of Gov. John Kasich’s proposed income-tax cut, while the highest-income Ohioans would see reductions in the thousands of dollars. While House Republicans… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Political Economy Research Institute: Raising Revenue from High-Income Households
“These anticipated reactions – changes in the timing and composition of income and other forms of tax avoidance – are not nearly as dramatic as the consequences predicted by some… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Oklahoma Policy Institute: The “Tax Cut” Bait and Switch
“As they ponder plans to cut Oklahoma’s top income tax rate, most lawmakers admit the state cannot afford a cut without eliminating many other tax breaks. They emphasize that we… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: Georgia’s Income Tax: Essential for State’s Economy and Families
Plans to eliminate or drastically cut income taxes and replace them with other levies are in vogue in several states. But Georgia policymakers would do well to ignore the siren’s… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice: How the Great Recession disproportionately impacted Hawai’i’s disadvantaged and policy recommendations to achieve fairness
“THE HAWAI‘I APPLESEED CENTER for Law and Economic Justice has compiled this report to illustrate the crisis facing those living in poverty in Hawai‘i and who are suffering severely as… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 NYS Tax Reform and Fairness Commission: Promises Made But Not Yet Kept
The Governor has called for the creation of a Tax Reform and Fairness Commission to develop recommendations on how we might modify our current tax structure so that is fair… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: Gas Tax Cap Would Delay Needed Repairs and Weaken North Carolina’s Transportation Budget
“Key Findings: • North Carolina’s transportation budget faces a funding gap. Since the Great Recession, North Carolina has not experienced gradual increases in revenue collections from the gas tax as… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Bill Won’t Close Tax Loopholes But Will Erode Quality of PA Schools and Services
“The debate over House Bill 2150 made clear that this bill was never about closing corporate tax loopholes. Instead, it will put in place a billion dollars in corporate tax… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 California Budget Project: What Makes a Tax System Fair
While everyone believes a tax system ought to be fair, there is disagreement as to what constitutes a fair or equitable tax system. This Budget Backgrounder describes what economists generally… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Kentucky’s Income Tax: Protecting and Strengthening a Key to Growth
“The state individual income tax is essential to economic growth and quality of life in Kentucky and should be protected – even strengthened – as part of any tax reform… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 National Conference of State Legislatures: Paving the Way
“Activity in Congress earlier this year raised hopes that a federal transportation authorization spanning more than one calendar year would finally be passed. This would have allowed state transportation officials… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute: Analysis of 2012 Federal Tax Reform, Part One
“Tax rates, spending cuts and the federal deficit are again the center of debate on Capitol Hill. With the Bush-era tax cuts set to expire at the end of 2012,… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Open Sky Policy Institute: Looking for Clarity
“To promote a vibrant debate on these vital issues, it is important to begin with a clear, precise explanation of how Nebraska generates income and how it is spent. Any… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 National Conference of State Legislatures: On the Move- State Strategies for 21st Century Transportation Solutions
“This report explores a wide array of innovative surface transportation reform laws, policies and programs that policymakers are considering or pursuing to take the nation’s transportation system well into the… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 California Budget Project: What Would Proposition 38 Mean for California
Proposition 38, which will appear on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot, would temporarily increase personal income tax rates for nearly all California taxpayers and allocate the new revenues to… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 California Budget Project: What Would Proposition 30 Mean for California
“Proposition 30, which will appear on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot, would increase personal income tax rates on very-high-income Californians for seven years and raise the state’s sales tax… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Michigan League for Human Services: Got Skin in the Game?
It is often said that families who receive government assistance do not have any “skin in the game,” meaning that they use government-funded programs but do not contribute to the… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: Improving the Sales Tax – A Critical Step to a Modern Revenue System
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The state sales tax in North Carolina represents nearly 30 percent of the state’s total revenue each year. In 2011, the states sales tax generated $5.9 billion in… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Kansas Action for Children: Kansas Tax Reform in 2012: What does it mean for children and families?
“One of the defining issues of the 2012 Kansas legislative session was tax policy. Ultimately, the package of tax changes enacted by lawmakers will negatively impact Kansas children and families… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 North Carolina Justice Center: WHO PAYS TAXES?- The Poor, the Rich, and Everyone In Between
“KEY FINDINGS Every household pays taxes. Even the poorest fifth of American households paid an average of one-sixth (16 percent) of their total income in federal, state, and local taxes… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Louisiana Budget Project: Louisiana’s Earned Income Tax Credit: A Smart Investment in Working Families and Children
“With poverty on the rise in Louisiana, especially among children, policymakers should expand the state’s version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—a tried-and-true tax benefit for families that work,…