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West Hawaii Today: Addressing inequality in Hawaii’s tax system
March 15, 2016
“In the course of our legislative session, our tax system has been roundly criticized for being unfair to those on the lower end of the income spectrum. In particular, a 2015 study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) asserts that the lowest 20 percent of our population pays 13.4 percent of its […]
The Nation: Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year
March 15, 2016
“Altogether, according to the state and local tax data analysis—published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)—undocumented immigrants contribute about $11.6 billion to the economy annually, including nearly $7 billion in sales and excise taxes and $3.6 billion in property taxes. They are, in economic terms, productive citizens, and pay a higher effective […]
The Advocate: Legislature ‘running out of time’ to prevent devastating budget cuts; sales tax key issue
March 15, 2016
“The House killed a proposal to eliminate 50 percent of the deduction that individual taxpayers get when they itemize deductions on their federal tax returns. The vote on House Bill 33 by Leger was 44-58. The top 15 percent of taxpayers would have paid 76 percent of the higher taxes, according to an analysis by […]
WBGO: Study: Undocumented Immigrants In NJ Pay Millions In Taxes
March 7, 2016
“A new study finds that undocumented immigrants are contributing more than half a billion dollars to New Jersey’s economy. Erika Nava is an analyst for New Jersey Policy Perspective. She says undocumented immigrants in the Garden State pay $590 million in state and local taxes each year.”
La Prensa: Undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 bn in U.S. taxes
March 7, 2016
“The report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says that undocumented immigrants currently pay 8 percent of their earnings as taxes into local and state public coffers. “Regardless of the politically contentious nature of immigration reform, the data show undocumented immigrants greatly contribute to our nation’s economy, not just in labor but also […]
BCTV: Study: Immigration Actions Would Net Tax Revenue for PA
March 7, 2016
“A new 50 state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Fiscal Policy Institute says full implementation of the actions would contribute $800 million to state and local treasuries nationally.” Read more
The Advocate: Local governments, businesses say consumers sour when sale taxes hit ‘double-digit ceiling’
March 7, 2016
“For a worker who earns between $19,000 and $37,000 a year, he or she will pay an average of $210 more dollars in sales tax dollars for a 1 percent sales tax increase, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. For someone who earns between $103,000 and $209,000 a year, the average tax […]
Asian Journal: Study: Undocumented Californians paid $3.2B in state and local taxes
March 4, 2016
“An updated study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that undocumented immigrants who reside in California collectively paid almost $3.2 billion in state and local taxes in 2013. The nationwide analysis released on Wednesday, Feb. 24, entitled Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, concluded that the Obama administration’s executive actions […]
Hartford Courant: Letters CT Income Tax Already Progressive And Fair
March 4, 2016
“The letter “Fairer Taxes Needed” [Feb. 22] relies on the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy to assert that Connecticut state taxes are decidedly unfair. So why not raise taxes on the wealthy even higher? But that’s not what the institute’s “Who Pays?” report shows. Even counting local property taxes, the report ranks Connecticut right […]
Lawndale News: The Undocumented Pay Their Taxes Also
March 4, 2016
“According to research done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy , the undocumented contribute a significant amount of money in local and state taxes. It is estimated that the undocumented contribute as much as eight percent in taxes into the local and state economies. This is true in regards to California, which has […]
Politifact: Has Arizona’s economy improved because of its immigration laws?
March 4, 2016
“A February 2016 report from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that Arizona’s undocumented immigrants pay more than $231 million a year in state and local taxes.” Read more
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Immigrants without legal status pay $358.7 million in taxes in Georgia
February 29, 2016
“The 11 million immigrants living without legal status in the U.S. pay $11.6 billion in state and local taxes each year, including $358.7 million in Georgia, a new report shows. Those numbers would go up by $800 million and $42.1 million respectively each year, if the U.S. Supreme Court were to uphold President Barack Obama’s […]
Al Dia News: The most ridiculous thing Trump has proposed
February 29, 2016
“The ITEP study, that covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia, also points out that if President Obama’s executive actions on immigration –the ones Trump has vowed to rescind — were implemented, the combined nationwide state and local tax contributions by the undocumented would increase by $805 million. Comprehensive immigration reform would add […]
Politico: New Jersey Playbook
February 29, 2016
“IMMIGRATION — “N.J. undocumented immigrants pay $590M in taxes, report finds,” by POLITICO’s Katherine Landergan: “Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $590 million in state and local taxes in New Jersey, according to a study released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The report, which was also released by the think-tank New Jersey […]
Forbes: Tax Foundation Model Favoring Cruz Doubted By Many Economists
February 29, 2016
“Carl Davis of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy wrote me that the Tax Foundation’s assumption that capital is extremely sensitive to taxes is supported by some economists but not others making me sympathetic with Harry Truman’s famous desire for a “one handed economist”. He gave me several links, but the one I found […]
CBS Moneywatch: Undocumented own U.S. homes, pay billions in taxes
February 29, 2016
“A substantial percentage of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. pay billions in taxes annually and own their own homes, according to a 50 state report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “Contrary to a lot of myths out there, this study shows that the undocumented pay a very significant share of their income […]
Public News Service: Report: Immigration Actions Would Yield Tax Dollars
February 26, 2016
“The 26 states suing to block President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration may be wrong about the potential drain on their budgets. A new 50 state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Fiscal Policy Institute says full implementation of the actions would contribute $800 million to state and local […]
Politico: Morning Tax: International tax bill coming
February 26, 2016
“THE TAX CASE FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM: A new study by the liberal Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that undocumented immigrants already pay $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes. But not only that, the group also found that those immigrants pay an effective 8 percent rate at the state and local […]
New Jersey 101.5: Illegal immigration: An economic drag, or a boon for NJ?
February 26, 2016
“A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds New Jersey-based immigrants who are living in the country illegally pay more than half a billion dollars a year in taxes. But some argue the cost of having them here is much greater than that — and say full-time taxpayers are footing the […]
Fox News Latino: EFE News Briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 24 (End of the day)
February 26, 2016
“The approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States pay $11.6 billion per year in taxes, a figure that would increase by $805 million if the executive action measures taken by President Barack Obama are approved, according to a study released on Wednesday. The report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
Eagle News: What Trump’s immigration plan would look like if implemented
February 26, 2016
“Not only that, but according to studies done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, unauthorized immigrants contributed $13 billion in taxes in 2010 and just under $12 billion in 2012, while only using around $1 billion in benefits, leaving anywhere between $11 and $12 billion benefiting the economy.” Read more
The Hill: Reports: Immigration programs benefit the economy, families
February 26, 2016
“Undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. collectively pay about $11.64 billion yearly in state and local taxes, a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found. This week’s report comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case this term challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. The programs Obama launched […]
The Arizona Republic: Valdez: US can get some easy money from migrants
February 26, 2016
Want some easy money, America? Give undocumented immigrants a break.That’s right. Drop the nasty rhetoric, and embrace some of the nation’s most maligned residents. It’ll pay off in big bucks. A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says undocumented immigrants pay about $11.64 billion a year in state and local […]
Morning Star: The Ins and Outs of Social Security Benefits and Taxes
February 26, 2016
“Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to a tally by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Seven states tax some Social Security benefits but provide an exemption that is more generous than what is available at the federal level. Six […]
Latin American Herald Tribune: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $11.6 Billion in U.S. Taxes
February 26, 2016
“The approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States pay $11.6 billion per year in taxes, a figure that would increase by $805 million if the executive action measures taken by President Barack Obama are approved, according to a study released on Wednesday. The report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
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