Local Policy

blog   April 4, 2022

Punitive Fines and Fees Are an Invisible Cost of State Tax Cuts 

blog   March 31, 2022

Racial Discrimination in Home Appraisals Is a Problem That’s Now Getting Federal Attention

report   November 4, 2021

The Impact of Work From Home on Commercial Property Values and the Property Tax in U.S. Cities

blog   August 5, 2021

Why Local Governments Need an Anti-Racist Approach to Property Assessments

blog   April 27, 2021

Gentrification and the Property Tax: How Circuit Breakers Can Help

blog   March 31, 2021

A New Look at Taxes and Race at the State and Local Levels 

report   March 31, 2021

Taxes and Racial Equity: An Overview of State and Local Policy Impacts

brief   September 26, 2019

Options for a Less Regressive Sales Tax in 2019

report   September 12, 2019

Promoting Greater Economic Security Through A Chicago Earned Income Tax Credit: Analyses of Six Policy Design Options

blog   September 4, 2019

Why Local Jurisdictions’ Heavy Reliance on Fines and Fees Is a Tax Policy Issue

blog   August 16, 2019

One Tax System for Most Americans, and a Second System for the Wealthiest

map   May 18, 2019

How Heavily Does Your State Rely on Property Taxes?

report   February 14, 2019

The Illusion of Race-Neutral Tax Policy

blog   December 4, 2018

Housing for All? Developers Bulldoze Taxpayers in Affordable Housing Debate

brief   March 26, 2018

Many Localities Are Unprepared to Collect Taxes on Online Purchases: Amazon.com and other E-Retailers Receive Tax Advantage Over Local Businesses

blog   August 10, 2017

The Many Reasons for the Seattle Income Tax

brief   September 1, 2011

Property Tax Circuit Breakers

brief   September 1, 2011

Split Roll Property Taxes

brief   September 1, 2011

Property Tax Homestead Exemptions

brief   September 1, 2011

Capping Property Taxes: A Primer

brief   August 1, 2011

How Property Taxes Work

report   March 3, 2011

The ITEP Guide to Fair State and Local Taxes