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media mention April 8, 2016 Reno Gazette Journal: Panama Papers firm has Nevada ties
““If your goal is secrecy and not having prying eyes find out even the most basic things about what you’re doing and what your company is and who owns it,… -
media mention April 8, 2016 KENS5: 1,000 secret Nevada firms, 2 overseas addresses
“We shouldn’t be thinking about this as a Panamanian problem,” said Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C. “We should be thinking… -
media mention April 7, 2016 Quartz: Sorry, David Cameron-“private” offshore holdings are indeed a matter of public interest
“Political casualties are mounting fast in the wake of the Panama Papers—a historic leak of confidential documents from a Panama-based law firm that revealed connections between a number of world… -
media mention April 7, 2016 New York Times: Panama Papers Leak Casts Light on a Law Firm Founded on Secrecy
“Panama isn’t the real story,” said Matt Gardner, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research group based in Washington. “This leak is giving a… -
media mention April 6, 2016 WTSP: The “Panama Papers”: 6 key takeaways
“I’m not sure any of us are raising our eyebrows at much of anything here,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, adding that… -
media mention April 6, 2016 Voice of America: Why So Few Americans Named in Panama Papers?
“If your goal is secrecy and not having prying eyes find out even the most basic things about what you’re doing and what your company is and who owns… -
media mention April 6, 2016 Virginia Connection Newspapers: Arlington: The Undocumented American Story
“An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that, in 2012, 8.1 million of the nation’s 11.4 million undocumented immigrants paid state and local taxes, totalling $11.8… -
media mention April 6, 2016 Inquirer: Undocumented Filipinos, think tanks debunk freeloading charge
“A study by the non-profit, non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) revealed that some 8.1 million of the 11.4 million undocumented workers paid close to $12 billion in… -
media mention April 6, 2016 Christian Science Monitor: What do the Panama Papers have to do with inequality? A whole lot.
The questions go beyond whether the financial activities were legal or illegal. The news puts names and faces on the problems of political cronyism and tax evasion by the… -
media mention April 6, 2016 NBC: Why Are Americans Not Included in the Panama Papers?
“First, this was a leak of more than 11 million documents, and it will take some time for the ICIJ to scour them. “So maybe there are revelations about specific… -
media mention April 6, 2016 International Business Times: Why Aren’t More Americans In The Panama Papers? Secrecy, Tax Laws In Nevada, Other States Provide Havens
“A very small number of states are notorious for allowing pretty much anybody to start a company in the state without requiring even the most basic information,” said Matthew Gardner,… -
media mention April 6, 2016 CNN: Panama Papers and America’s problem
“Anonymous shell corporations and secret bank accounts are vital resources for those engaged in tax evasion and money laundering. But this web of secrecy has started to crumble in recent… -
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,…