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 August 8, 2023 Video: ITEP’s Carl Davis Presents ‘Tax Policy to Reduce Racial Retirement Wealth Inequality’ at UPenn’s Wharton School
ITEP Research Director Carl Davis presents “Tax Policy to Reduce Racial Retirement Wealth Inequality,” coauthored with ITEP’s Brakeyshia Samms, at the 2023 Pension Research Council Symposium “Diversity, Inclusion, and Inequality:… -
ITEP Work in Action July 7, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Legislators Squander Golden Opportunity
The operating budget includes a $1-billion-per-year income-tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthy, does nothing for Ohioans in the lowest-income 20%, and temporarily increases taxes for some middle-income households. Read… -
ITEP Work in Action June 28, 2023 New Jersey Policy Perspective: StayNJ 2.0: Senior Tax Cut Still 2 Regressive and 2 Expensive
Updated StayNJ senior tax cut proposal would still send the biggest benefits to already-wealthy households. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action June 20, 2023 Center for American Progress: House Bill Would Slash Business Taxes and Undermine Efforts To Stem Profit Shifting
A new House Republican proposal would cut business taxes, expanding the primary cause of the nation’s increasing debt ratio. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action June 15, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Senate Tax Plan Pits the Rich Against the Rest of Us
The Ohio Senate has voted to weaken the state’s fiscal foundations in order to hand out billions of dollars to wealthy households. The changes to the state’s personal income taxes,… -
ITEP Work in Action June 15, 2023 Rep. Judy Chu: Statement on GOP Tax Scam 2.0
An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy determined that should this package become law, Americans at the bottom 20 percent of income levels would receive an average tax cut… -
ITEP Work in Action June 15, 2023 Rep. Richard Neal: Neal Opening Statement at Markup of GOP Tax Scam 2.0
This is the most ill-considered piece of legislation that I’ve witnessed in years in front of this committee. Just 10 days after our Republican colleagues were prepared to bring the… -
ITEP Work in Action June 9, 2023 New Jersey Policy Perspective: Stay Away from StayNJ: Proposal Cuts Taxes for the Rich, Leaves Low-Income Seniors Behind
Housing affordability is one of the most pressing challenges facing New Jersey, but not all policies aimed at making the state affordable are equally effective, efficient, or equitable. When evaluating… -
ITEP Work in Action June 7, 2023 Knowledge at Wharton: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in Retirement Readiness
Black and Hispanic Americans are less financially prepared for retirement than their white counterparts for multiple reasons. Participants at the 2023 Pension Research Council Symposium grappled with the underlying causes… -
ITEP Work in Action June 6, 2023 The Commonwealth Institute: Cutting Top Personal Income Tax Boosts the Wealthy, Excludes People with Lower Incomes
With no budget compromise yet from the Virginia General Assembly, $1 billion in untargeted tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy and profitable corporations are still on the table. Read… -
ITEP Work in Action June 6, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: A Better Earned Income Tax Credit Will Help Ohio’s Working Families
Ohio’s leaders can use the tax system to increase economic stability for every family in the state. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a proven, powerful tool to do… -
ITEP Work in Action May 25, 2023 North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: Tax Changes in NC Senate Budget Plan Benefit Richest, Worsen Racial Inequities
The NC Senate tax plan will double down on the path to zero income tax — keeping in place the elimination of the corporate income tax and reducing the personal… -
ITEP Work in Action May 23, 2023 Arizona Center for Economic Progress: Extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Will Further Solidify An Unequal Federal Income Tax Structure for Generations
A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) predicts that making permanent the temporary provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will cost nearly $290… -
ITEP Work in Action May 17, 2023 Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center: What’s Race Got to Do With It? Some Tax Proposals Would Widen Racial Inequality, Others Would Advance Equity
Lawmakers have proposed a variety of tax cuts, some of which would provide outsize benefits to the most affluent households and widen existing racial and economic disparities. Other proposed tax… -
ITEP Work in Action May 17, 2023 U.S. Senate Budget Committee: Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Add $3.5 Trillion to the Deficit, According to CBO
According to a report released today by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), extending the Trump tax cuts would add $3.5 trillion to the deficit through 2033. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action May 16, 2023 Oklahoma Policy Institute: Flat Tax, Tax Triggers Would Make Oklahoma’s Tax System Less Fair, Less Adequate, and less stable
With less than two weeks left in the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers have very little time remaining to reach agreement on, reveal, and adopt the Fiscal Year 2024 state budget.… -
ITEP Work in Action May 11, 2023 OpenSky Policy Institute: Proposed Property Tax Breaks Benefit Wealthy While Restricting School Revenue
The Legislature on Wednesday and Thursday will consider property tax breaks and corresponding income tax cuts that together would restrict the revenue that’s available to fund important programs that all Nebraskans… -
ITEP Work in Action May 3, 2023 Testimony of ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Before the D.C. Tax Revision Commission
The written testimony of ITEP Executive Director Amy Hanauer is below the embedded video of the hearing. Dear D.C. Tax Revision Commission, Thank you for inviting me to testify last… -
ITEP Work in Action April 25, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: How Ohio’s Income Tax Works – and How the House Budget Would Change It
The proposed changes to the state’s personal income tax in the House substitute budget bill are another blow to Ohio’s only tax that is based on the ability to pay,… -
ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2023 Oxfam: Tax Wealth, Tackle Inequality
Wealth inequality in the US is more extreme and dangerous than income inequality; and we need to change our approach, so we effectively tax wealth as well as income. We… -
ITEP Work in Action April 12, 2023 Video of ITEP’s Amy Hanauer at Bloomberg Government’s 2023 State Policy Breakfast
On April 12, ITEP Executive Director Amy Hanauer joined Bloomberg Government’s 2023 State Policy Breakfast to discuss current legislative trends and developments in State Houses across the country. You can… -
ITEP Work in Action April 10, 2023 Testimony of ITEP’s Marco Guzman Before the Nevada Assembly Committee on Revenue
For a video of Marco’s testimony, click here. Thank you, Assemblywoman Anderson, and thank you chairman and members of the Assembly for the opportunity to speak on the topic of… -
ITEP Work in Action April 6, 2023 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Beyond the Water’s Edge: Oregon Can Make it Harder for Corporations to Hide Profits Overseas
Oregon can clamp down on multinational corporations shifting profits overseas, create a more level playing field for Oregon businesses, and raise millions in revenue by enacting “complete reporting” by large… -
ITEP Work in Action April 6, 2023 Oklahoma Policy Institute: Tax Proposals This Session Fail to Deliver Inflation Relief, Jeopardize State’s Long-term Fiscal Health
With $10.8 billion in recurring revenue and at least $1.6 billion in one-time funds, the Oklahoma Legislature has significant fiscal decisions to make this session. Oklahoma leaders have repeatedly stated their intentions,… -
ITEP Work in Action April 4, 2023 Policy Matters Ohio: Testimony on HB 33 Before the House Finance Committee
This general assembly has the good fortune of budgeting in a time of surplus. Smart federal policy drove cash to people and businesses so when the worst of covid passed,…