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media mention June 10, 2016 The Inquirer: Baer: Four ways to make Pa. taxes fairer
“Worse, our PIT is largely responsible for our national ranking by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy as the sixth most regressive tax state.” Read more -
media mention June 10, 2016 The Olympian: Washington state needs tax reform
“I read with interest another commentary about an income tax being proposed in Olympia and why that shouldn’t happen. I imagine it means nothing to the writer that the Institute… -
media mention June 10, 2016 Eugene Weekly: Make America English Again
“According to a study titled, “Undocumented Immigrants State and Local Tax Contributions,” by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants contribute over $11 billion annually in state and… -
media mention June 7, 2016 Hartford Business: Unusual property-tax experiment given new life
“Meanwhile, a national tax expert, Carl Davis of the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said he was unaware of any similar programs in other states, and warned that… -
media mention June 7, 2016 Tucson Weekly: Raising Taxes Is Front Page News (and It’s About Damn Time)
“Anyone making $80,000 or less a year is paying two to three times the tax rate of Arizona’s one percenters. Wealthier people may pay a higher percentage in state income… -
media mention June 3, 2016 Forbes: Is The Best Tax Cut Of The Year Out Of Mississippi?
“The tax cutting in Mississippi didn’t stop with the franchise tax. The measure signed by the governor also significantly reduced personal income taxes. Basically, the state will exempt the first… -
media mention May 31, 2016 Journal Inquirer: Bonding for Bob’s Discount Furniture, Westport hedge fund raises questions
“He cited reports, including one by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found tax incentives to be “costly for states” and “a drag on national economic growth.””… -
media mention May 31, 2016 Hartford Business Journal: Controversial hedge fund aid passes with little opposition
“Lembo highlighted reports, including one by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found tax incentives are “costly for states” and “a drag on national economic growth.”” Read… -
media mention May 31, 2016 New York Times: Oklahoma Makes the Poor Poorer
“This may seem negligible to the state’s wealthy and middle class, but not to a poor family with a breadwinner struggling at the margins. The method chosen is deporable –… -
media mention May 27, 2016 Indianapolis Business Journal: Senate report: Illegal immigration costs state $131M
“Indiana Immigrants who are here illegally paid $108.9 million in state and local taxes in 2010, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. But were they to have… -
media mention May 27, 2016 The Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville, Montgomery County calculate Hall tax revenue losses
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reportedly said repealing the Hall tax will cause Tennessee’s tax system to become more regressive, because it will benefit the wealthiest taxpayers, while… -
media mention May 27, 2016 Christian Today: New York bishop defends undocumented workers, decries mass deportation plan
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated that undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion per year in income, sales and property taxes.” Read more -
media mention May 23, 2016 The Seattle Times: Oregonians test taxing by the mile, not gallon
“New, more fuel-efficient cars have eaten into gas tax revenue. Furthermore, many gas tax rates — including Oregon’s 30-cent levy — have not kept up with inflation. In Oregon, the… -
media mention May 23, 2016 OKlahoma Watch: Budget Crisis Clips Credit For Working Poor
“A data analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the measure would eliminate Oklahoma’s credit for about 130,000 households, reduce its benefits for about 70,000 and… -
media mention May 23, 2016 Univision Noticias: Qué puede esconder la declaración de impuestos que Trump no quiere publicar
“Justamente Trump argumenta que no puede publicar sus impuestos porque está en plena auditoría. El director ejecutivo del Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Matt Gardner, dijo a Univision Noticias… -
media mention May 23, 2016 Knoxville News: Hall tax reduction signed into law by Gov. Haslam
“The governor’s office did not issue a comment on his action. But the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which analyzes tax policy from a progressive standpoint, says repealing the… -
media mention May 23, 2016 Chattanooga Times Free Press: New bill eliminates tax on investment earnings
“Dylan Grundman, senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, called elimination a “major step backward for tax fairness in Tennessee, not to mention a brazen giveaway to… -
media mention May 23, 2016 WBIR Tennessee: Gov. Bill Haslam signs Hall income tax cut, repeal into law
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which analyzes tax policy from a progressive standpoint, says repealing the Hall income tax will make Tennessee’s tax system more regressive than it… -
media mention May 23, 2016 The Daily Herald: New law eliminates investment tax
“Dylan Grundman, senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, called elimination a “major step backward for tax fairness in Tennessee, not to mention a brazen giveaway to… -
media mention May 23, 2016 Oklahoma News on 6: Oklahoma Budget Crisis Clips Credit For Working Poor
“A data analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the measure would eliminate Oklahoma’s credit for about 130,000 households, reduce its benefits for about 70,000 and… -
media mention May 23, 2016 The Advocate: If Gov. John Bel Edwards calls another special session, here’s his gameplan and how it could affect taxpayers
“A study by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based group, shows that taxpayers who earn more than $103,000 would shoulder 76 percent of the tax increase.”… -
media mention May 23, 2016 The Oklahoman: Plan to raise Oklahoma’s sales tax has supporters, detractors
“Some critics of raising the sales tax say it hits low-income families the hardest while others argue the debate should not be framed as low versus high-income residents. “Low income… -
media mention May 23, 2016 Tulsa World: Tax credit for working poor targeted by Oklahoma legislators
““It’s one of the most valuable antipoverty programs on the books today,” said Carl Davis, research director of the Institute on Economic Policy and Taxation. “This is very much a… -
media mention May 18, 2016 Boston Globe: Mass. prepares for fight over proposed millionaires’ tax
“An analysis from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that while poor and middle-income families pay about 10 percent of their income in state and local taxes,… -
media mention May 16, 2016 Epoch Times: Trump Accuses Jeff Bezos of Politically Shielding Amazon From Taxes
“As of June 1, 2015, Amazon was collecting sales tax in 25 states, covering 77 percent of the country’s population, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Amazon…