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OKlahoma Watch: Budget Crisis Clips Credit For Working Poor

May 23, 2016

“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 leave it untouched for another 130,000.” Read more

Univision Noticias: Qué puede esconder la declaración de impuestos que Trump no quiere publicar

May 23, 2016

“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 que esas comprobaciones “no son inusuales para los individuos con grandes patrimonios”. Les pasa en el 16% de los casos, comparado con el 1% de […]

Knoxville News: Hall tax reduction signed into law by Gov. Haslam

May 23, 2016

“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 Hall income tax will make Tennessee’s tax system more regressive than it already is because it will benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most while the […]

Chattanooga Times Free Press: New bill eliminates tax on investment earnings

May 23, 2016

“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 the wealthiest Tennesseans.” Read more

WBIR Tennessee: Gov. Bill Haslam signs Hall income tax cut, repeal into law

May 23, 2016

“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 already is because it will benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most while the majority of Tennesseans will see no benefit at all.” Read more

The Daily Herald: New law eliminates investment tax

May 23, 2016

“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 the wealthiest Tennesseans. “Already, Tennessee’s lack of a broad-based income tax and comparatively high sales tax make the state’s tax system one of the most […]

Oklahoma News on 6: Oklahoma Budget Crisis Clips Credit For Working Poor

May 23, 2016

“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 leave it untouched for another 130,000.” Read more

The Advocate: If Gov. John Bel Edwards calls another special session, here’s his gameplan and how it could affect taxpayers

May 23, 2016

“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.” Read more

The Oklahoman: Plan to raise Oklahoma’s sales tax has supporters, detractors

May 23, 2016

“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 families have to spend most or all of what they earn to make ends meet and what they are spending is subject to sales tax,” […]

Tulsa World: Tax credit for working poor targeted by Oklahoma legislators

May 23, 2016

““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 tax credit designed to benefit working families.”” Read more

Boston Globe: Mass. prepares for fight over proposed millionaires’ tax

May 18, 2016

“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, the highest-earning families pay just 6.5 percent.” Read more

Epoch Times: Trump Accuses Jeff Bezos of Politically Shielding Amazon From Taxes

May 16, 2016

“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 expressed support for a legislation that would make it easier for states to collect sales tax from online retailers.” Read more

Citizen’s News: Letter: Budget crisis will hurt environment

May 16, 2016

“Most of us pay about 10.5 percent in state and local taxes according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Wealthiest residents pay between 5.3 percent and 7.6 percent. Taxing the wealthiest the same as the rest of us would add an additional $3 billion per year. That would solve many problems, including monies […]

The Clarion Ledger: Bryant signs largest tax cut in Mississippi history

May 16, 2016

“Like most other proposed income tax cuts, benefits from the Mississippi plan would flow most to high-earning households. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy show the lowest-earning 20 percent of taxpayers, making $16,000 or less, would save an average of $14 a year. Those earning in the top 95 percent to […]

Financial Times: US: Neglected nation

May 12, 2016

“Some 18 states have pushed through increases or reforms to their petrol taxes to pay for infrastructure since 2013, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says.” Read more

CT Post: Former Gov. Rell switching residency to Florida

May 12, 2016

““Property taxes have been a bone of contention for the past decade in Florida,” said Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C., think tank. “Everyone seems to agree that their property taxes are too high.” The state and local sales tax in Florida can reach as high […]

Memphis Daily News: Haves, Have-Nots Get Varied Tax Relief

May 12, 2016

“Most Tennesseans, however, won’t see much, if any, benefit from the Hall tax phase-out, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which contends sales taxes are unfair. The state’s wealthiest 1 percent, making an average of $1.2 million, would receive tax cuts of about $870 the first year. Households in the bottom 95 […]

Politifact: Rating the Philly Daily News’ claim that ‘It’s not a grocery tax’

May 12, 2016

“Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said it was possible the prices of other products would rise but not probable in most circumstances. He said smaller convenience stores would be more likely to raise prices on other products than larger grocery stores because they likely take in a greater […]

The Guardian: Cupertino’s mayor urges Apple to pay more tax: ‘Where’s the fairness?’

May 9, 2016

“Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said he’s optimistic but admitted trying to get Americans to really demand corporate tax reform feels Sisyphean: “There’s basically no appetite for reform,” he said. “In the case of Apple, people are so enamored with their iPhones that they can’t see the company. […]

Pantagraph: Graduated tax amendment won’t be on November ballot

May 9, 2016

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan but left-leaning group based in Washington, D.C., put out a statement Wednesday criticizing the department’s analysis for not taking into account the economically positive impact additional revenue generated by the proposal would have. The type of economic modeling the department used “is notoriously difficult — and […]

Knoxville News Sentinel: Who got the gold mine, and the shaft

May 9, 2016

“Legislators claim the break is designed for seniors and retirement savings, but the vast majority of seniors — indeed, the vast majority of all Tennesseans — fall well below the threshold where the Hall tax starts, or receive funds wholly exempt from it. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy crunched the actual numbers and […]

Salon: The triumphs & tribulations of a “pragmatic” progressive governor: Inside the world of Dannel Malloy

May 9, 2016

“According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 69,000 Connecticuters (that’s the official term) were lifted out of poverty each year between 2011 and 2013 by the EITC. Meg Wiehe, a senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, produced an analysis of the tax changes for showing that Connecticut’s tax […]

The Inquirer: Proposed Philly soda tax gets wide attention

May 9, 2016

“Carl Davis, research director at the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said that’s one of the key reasons people are watching Philadelphia. “Both sides argue using limited data,” he said. “We’re citing a limited number of facts here. Researchers and lawmakers and everyone else will be interested to see what kind of effects […]

Salon: The Triumphs and Tribulations of a Progressive Governor

May 7, 2016

Meg Wiehe, a senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, produced an analysis of the tax changes for showing that Connecticut’s tax system has become modestly more progressive since he took office. “The tax changes enacted in Connecticut in 2011 under the leadership of Governor Malloy improved the progressivity of the […]

Enid News: New budget plans would go after low-income parents

May 5, 2016

“A plan being discussed by Legislative leaders would eliminate the Child Tax Credit and reduce by one-fourth the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Sales Tax Relief Credit. This would shift taxes onto those families who were largely left out of Oklahoma’s income tax cuts, and it would have the worst impact on families raising […]

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