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 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… -
ITEP Work in Action September 12, 2023 Testimony of ITEP’s Neva Butkus Before the Arkansas Senate Revenue and Tax Committee
The corporate and personal income tax changes under Senate Bill 8 would cost the state more than $200 million, with 70 percent of the overall cuts benefiting Arkansans in the top 20 percent of households.
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ITEP Work in Action September 12, 2023 Arkansas Advocates for Children: Lawmakers Returning To Work This Week Should Reject Costly Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
In a dramatic development, Arkansas lawmakers are returning to work at the state Capitol this week, after Gov. Huckabee Sanders called for a special session of the Legislature last Friday.… -
ITEP Work in Action September 9, 2023 ITEP’s Marco Guzman: Making a More Robust Property Tax Circuit Breaker in Colorado
ITEP Senior State Policy Analyst Marco Guzman gave a presentation on property tax circuit breakers to the Colorado General Assembly’s Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy on September 7, 2023.… -
ITEP Work in Action August 17, 2023 Chicago Fed: Electric Vehicles, Motor Fuel Taxes, and Road Funding in the Seventh District and Beyond
State and federal highways are currently funded by a combination of motor fuel taxes (MFTs), general fund transfers, fees, tolls, property taxes, and bond revenues. Read more. -
ITEP Work in Action August 10, 2023 City of Seattle Revenue Stabilization Workgroup: Final Report
Seattle strives to support a social safety net for people in need and to uplift our diverse communities. Those services are too often financed by putting a disproportionate burden on… -
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…