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media mention October 5, 2015 Watchdog.org: Companies receiving taxpayer-backed subsidies avoid U.S. taxes
“Using an Export-Import Bank database, corporate records and a database from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Watchdog.org identified 50 companies that exported billions using bank guarantees yet kept… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Truth Out: How We’re Victimized by Corporate State Tax Avoidance
“Some states deserve special mention because of the egregious nature of their disrespect for average taxpayers. Illinois leads the way with by far the highest deficit. Just 10 companies underpaid… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Think Advisor: America Is Changing. Are Advisors Ready?
“An April 2015 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that undocumented aliens in the U.S. paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012. Overall,… -
media mention October 5, 2015 The Bulletin Leader: NEWS Florida among ‘least fair’ for state taxes nationwide
“The report was released by WalletHub who used results that was a “nationally representative survey” which assessed what Americans thought a “fair” tax system was in the state. The Institute… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Watchdog Arena: Fair is fair? Perception versus reality in tax fairness across the states
“So what makes a certain tax regime fair or unfair? WalletHub recently surveyed some 1,050 people asking them their perception about tax fairness in their states–how much a given income… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Technical.ly Delaware: Delaware’s tax system was just named 4th most ‘fair’ in the country
The survey found that most Americans think “fair” tax systems are designed to impose higher taxes on higher-income households and lower taxes on lower-income households. WalletHub then compared that data… -
media mention October 5, 2015 WTHR: WalletHub survey puts Indiana near bottom of state tax fairness list
“A new survey by WalletHub finds that even though Americans – no matter their political orientation – largely support a progressive tax structure where the burden of taxes increases with… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Idaho State Journal: Study: Idaho has fifth fairest tax system in U.S.
“Data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy also was used to compare different states. The comparison looked at total state and local tax burden of households at seven… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Big Island Now: Hawai’i Tax System Ranks as One of the Worst
“WalletHub found the opposite trend in the average real state and local tax burden. The numbers, which are estimated by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, show that as… -
media mention October 5, 2015 The Voice Kaleo: Hawai’i ranked 3rd for worst fair tax systems
“However, pointing to a study done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic policy, the report said the actual correlation between household income and tax burden was the opposite of… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Journal Star: Editorial, 10/4: Focus on balancing tax system
“According to a ranking by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Nebraska has the 28th most unfair tax system in the country. Restoring balance to Nebraska’s tax structure… -
media mention October 5, 2015 The Union-Bulletin: Editorial – No room for xenophobia in America
“They are also, according to a broad array of economists, a net positive for the economy today, as they have been for decades, contributing to its vibrancy and growth, and… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Cowen Daily: Education Tax Hike Would Cost Average Family $262
“The investigation was readied as of late by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C., research association. It was asked for by the Oklahoma Policy Institute, a… -
media mention October 5, 2015 KGOU: Study: Education Sales Tax Would Cost Average Family $262
“A proposed penny sales tax increase would cost medium-income Oklahomans about $262 a year and raise $608 million annually to finance public schools and higher education, a new data analysis… -
media mention October 5, 2015 The Norman Transcript: Study: Education tax increase would cost average family $262
“A proposed penny sales tax increase would cost medium-income Oklahomans about $262 a year and raise $608 million annually to finance public schools and higher education, a new data analysis… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Tax hike would hit poor hardest
“As a percentage of income, though, the tax would fall hardest on the poor. That’s because they spend a bigger portion of their income on retail purchases.The analysis was prepared… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Albuquerque Business First: Ranking the state on taxes: New Mexico’s low by some measures, high by others
“According to WalletHub’s 2015 Most & Least Fair Tax Systems report, New Mexico has the 12th “least fair” tax system in the U.S. — a conclusion gleaned from both consumer… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Albuquerque Business FirstRanking the state on taxes: New Mexico’s low by some measures, high by others
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media mention October 5, 2015 Accounting Today: Tax Breaks Make an Impact on Fighting Poverty
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has updated its report on State Tax Codes as Poverty Fighting Tools, which examines how refundable Earned Income Tax Credits, property tax breaks,… -
media mention October 5, 2015 The Spokesman Review: Idaho tax balance too much for GOP?
“At this point, you’ve got to wonder why anyone would still harp about cutting taxes in Idaho. For one thing, the state is hardly overtaxed. Whenever the State Tax Commission… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Camel City Dispatch: 3rd Shift… Suffer the Little Children… Busting the Budget in this Age of Swine
““Middle- and low-income wage earners won’t see a meaningful boost from the tax cuts. But they will feel the bite of an expanded sales tax that applies to the cost… -
media mention October 5, 2015 Alternet: Corporations Are Cheating Us Out of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars How does your state stack up?
“Some states deserve special mention because of the egregious nature of their disrespect for average taxpayers. Illinois leads the way with by far the highest deficit. Just 10 companies underpaid… -
media mention October 2, 2015 Khon: Hawaii considered to have one of ‘least fair’ tax systems in U.S.
“Current state and local tax systems are, on average, “extremely unfair,” according to the report. While most Americans of all political persuasions think a progressive tax system is most… -
media mention October 2, 2015 The Chronicle: Editorial: Investment not shown in state budget
“Meg Wiehe, state tax policy director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that advocates tax fairness, says North Carolina is virtually alone in the… -
media mention October 2, 2015 Capitol Weekly: The Pope, immigration and Father Junipero Serra
“Undocumented Californians pay 3.2 billion dollars in taxes each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Nine out of 10 undocumented Californians have jobs and spend most…