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media mention April 6, 2016 USA Today: Panama Papers firm linked to over 1,000 U.S. companies
“Nearly all of those companies were incorporated in Nevada and Wyoming, two states with permissive corporate secrecy laws. “If your goal is secrecy and not having prying eyes find out… -
media mention April 5, 2016 Hartford Business Journal: Unusual CT tax experiment could get new life
The Hartford lawyer said he was unaware of any similar tax program in other states, and Fonfara said the bill wasn’t based on any particular example. Carl Davis, research… -
media mention April 5, 2016 Huffington Post: From Ivana, More Trump Immigration Foolishness
“Not exactly. Having a child in the U.S. is no protection from deportation for an undocumented immigrant. In 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported over 72,000 undocumented parents of U.S.-born… -
media mention April 5, 2016 TruthOut: Tax Time: How Corporations Are Cheating Schoolchildren
“Yet it’s the children and the taxpayers of Illinois who bear the burden of reform. Illinois has one of the “Ten Most Regressive State Tax Systems,” according to the Institute… -
media mention April 5, 2016 CNBC: Pothole season brings little new funding to fix them
Other states, including Indiana, South Carolina and West Virginia, have considered similar moves. But so far, those measures haven’t gotten very far, according to the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Christian Daily: Immigration reform 2016 news update: Majority of Americans want undocumented immigrants to stay in the US
“The immigrants without legal permission to stay in the country, which are roughly about 11 million, are significantly helping the U.S. economy. A study by The Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Washington Post: The ‘tampon tax’ fight has reached D.C.
“The statement from Bonds noted that the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently found that the poorest families pay state and local taxes at twice the effective rate of… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Union News Daily: Union County supports executive action
“Although the programs are unavailable right now, people need to start preparing documents and saving money to apply. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 11 million undocumented… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Inforum: Column: When it comes to taxes, it is good to be retired
“Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Seven… -
media mention April 4, 2016 The Advocate: From business owners to Girl Scouts, Louisiana about to feel pinch from higher taxes starting Friday
“For a worker who earns between $19,000 and $37,000 a year, he or she will pay an average of $210 more in sales tax dollars for a 1 percent sales… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Newsmax: When it Comes to Taxes, it Is Good to Be Retired Read more: When it Comes to Taxes, it Is Good to be Retired Important: Can you afford to Retire?
“Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Seven… -
media mention April 4, 2016 Voice of America: How Much Do Illegal Immigrants Pay in Taxes?
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-partisan research group, about $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes. Matt Gardner is the executive director of… -
media mention March 30, 2016 Fairfield Daily Republic: Taxpayer group asks county board to stand up against ‘unauthorized immigration’
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., recently released its 50-state study on undocumented immigrants, which shows the group, estimated at 11 million residing in the states,… -
media mention March 30, 2016 The Oklahoman: Oklahoma budget work is ongoing, lawmaker says
“Meantime, if the Legislature doesn’t find a source for new revenue, voters may get a chance to do so themselves. A measure to increase the state sales tax rate… -
media mention March 28, 2016 Voice of America: Illegal US Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes, But Is It Enough?
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy – which bills itself as a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that works on tax policy issues — estimates undocumented immigrants pay about… -
media mention March 25, 2016 Realtor.com: Which Presidential Candidate Will Save You the Most on Housing?
“Those hikes would mean Americans earning about $85,000 a year would wind up paying an additional $3,164 to Uncle Sam, according to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention March 25, 2016 Washington Post: Giving up its U.S. citizenship could help this company avoid a $260 million tax bill
“IHS is just the latest U.S. firm to be involved in a so-called inversion, in which U.S. companies are bought by or merge with foreign firms to reduce U.S. corporate… -
media mention March 18, 2016 American Press: Where did Louisiana go wrong?
“Semuels talked with Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. She said Davis told her state legislatures are making decisions about taxation that “don’t… -
media mention March 18, 2016 High Plains Public Radio: The National Economy is Strong. So Why Are Some States Languishing?
“Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says these states are pushing Reagan-era supply-side economics. They slash taxes in hopes of spurring growth. Oklahoma,… -
media mention March 16, 2016 City Lab: Jose Antonio Vargas on How America Talks About Immigration
“The fact about Social Security is very important. I’m one of the people who’ve contributed a lot of money to Social Security and I don’t have any access to it.… -
media mention March 16, 2016 Providence Journal: Rodrigo Pimentel: Help thousands who live in fear
Despite enormous hurdles, undocumented immigrants continue to contribute to their communities. They have paid approximately $33.4 million in yearly tax contributions in Rhode Island, including income taxes, as reported by… -
media mention March 16, 2016 NewsNet5: PolitiFact: Was Kasich’s tax cut the largest in the nation?
“Ohio is among the states that come up in discussions about big tax cuts. But was Kasich’s truly the largest in the nation? “There are at least half a dozen… -
media mention March 15, 2016 Sun Herald: Reeves, senators renew push for $575 million in tax cuts
“Like most other proposed income tax cuts, benefits would flow most to high-earning households. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy for last year’s proposal showed the… -
media mention March 15, 2016 The Atlantic: The Folly of State-Level Tax Cuts
““Energy prices are not the only factor that put these state budgets into disarray,” Carl Davis, the research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), told me.… -
media mention March 15, 2016 The Enquirer: Hundreds march to protect immigrants
“Illegal immigration is a major issue in the 2016 presidential race. Trump has called Mexicans, especially, rapists and drug dealers. A report released Feb. 24 by the Institute on Taxation…