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media mention April 3, 2015 The Bond Buyer: States Raising Gas Taxes for Road Revenue
“Gasoline tax hikes are one of the biggest trends we’re seeing this year,” said Carl Davis, a senior analyst at the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy. “That’s not surprising… -
media mention April 2, 2015 Fast Company: Taxes Could Help Reduce Inequality
According to the latest Who Pays? report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which documents the shares of income paid in taxes to state and local governments for all… -
media mention April 2, 2015 San Jose Mercury News: Sales taxes hit 10 percent in Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, Albany and El Cerrito
When it comes to tax fairness, California gets high marks for its income tax, which targets the wealthy, but a demerit for its sales tax, which ranks among the highest… -
media mention April 2, 2015 The Tucson Weekly: A Rich Switch
The first study came from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which regularly gathers data to show how the tax burden is spread across a state’s population. ITEP’s most… -
media mention March 31, 2015 The Atlantic: How Red States Learned to Love the Gas Tax
If nothing has changed in Washington, why are Republicans so tax-happy on the state level—at least when it comes to fuel? “The difference is states have to balance their budgets,”… -
media mention March 31, 2015 Phoenix Business: Arizona Misses List of Top 10 Tax Shift States
Turns out, Arizona missed a new list that looks at the supply-side tax cut to shift income equality. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found ten states passed laws… -
media mention March 30, 2015 C-SPAN Washington Journal: State and Local Tax Systems
Matthew Gardner, executive director of ITEP, talked about the fairness of state and local tax systems in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia and what this… -
media mention March 30, 2015 Idaho Press Tribune: Tax Plan Gives Big Cut to Top 1 Percent
The analysis is provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a national nonpartisan think tank that works on state and federal tax policy issues. The three pieces of… -
media mention March 30, 2015 Albany Business Review: New Yorkers Face Highest Tax Burden the Country
Wallethub, a personal finance website, analyzed data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy to determine the impact that income, sales and property taxes have on low-, middle- and… -
media mention March 30, 2015 USA Today: Lawmakers, Farmers Urge Repeal of Estate Tax
Matthew Gardner, executive director with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said there are special tax breaks in place to make sure that most small family-owned farms and businesses… -
media mention March 27, 2015 KPLU: If Only We Had Idaho’s Tax
If you’re poor and you live in Washington state, you wind up forking over almost 17 percent of your income in state and local taxes. That’s according to a recent… -
media mention March 26, 2015 Vermont Business: Vermont Has the Capacity to Avoid 2016 Budget Cuts
“Total personal income” is a broad measure of income used by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). It is based on filers under age 65 and includes adjusted… -
media mention March 26, 2015 Arizona Daily Sun: Arizona Tax Burden Heavy for the Poor
Even more detailed figures from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy bear that out. It finds those in the top 1 percent of Arizona earners — those making more… -
media mention March 26, 2015 Tucson Weekly: It’s True. Arizona Taxes Screw the Poor
In general, WalletHub is a font of half-baked statistics (I mean, it declared Tucson the fifth best city in “Efficient Spending on Education” because we spend so little on schools).… -
media mention March 26, 2015 The Citizen: New York Taxes Tough for Rich and Poor Residents
WalletHub used data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy 2015 report to calculate the tax burdens — which included sales, property and income tax. Read more -
media mention March 25, 2015 Orlando Business Journal: Florida One of the Most Tax-Friendly States to Earn High Incomes
The study used data from the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy’s 2015 report to generate estimates of the state-specific tax burdens at three income levels $25,000 (low… -
media mention March 25, 2015 The Times Daily: Alabama Tax Rankings in the Middle of the Pack for Low and Moderate Incomes
The Wallethub study, using data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s 2015 report, identified the best states in which to be taxed according to income group. The study… -
media mention March 25, 2015 The Bergen Record: Why NJ Ends up on Those ‘Worst Place” Lists
On the other hand, that’s just a little higher than the 10 percent paid by low earners in the state – making New Jersey one of the most fair states… -
media mention March 25, 2015 Chatanooga Free Press: Tennessee Ranked as Top State for High-Income Earners
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s latest report, many taxes, such as payroll, sales, and some state and local taxes, are regressive. That means that they take more… -
media mention March 25, 2015 KPLU: Washington Voters Once Passed an Income Tax by a Wider Margin Than Vote for Legal Booze
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, says Washington’s tax system is the most regressive in the nation. That’s because with our state’s heavy reliance… -
media mention March 25, 2015 The Seattle Observer: Seattle Economy Soars Alongside Effort to Combat Worsening Inequality
Washington’s tax system, ranked as the most regressive in the country by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, is not helping. The lowest-earning families in the state “pay about… -
media mention March 25, 2015 Public News Service: North Carolina Taxpayers Report Leaner Returns in 2015
“The key thing about a tax system is it absolutely has to be adequate to meet the core public service commitments that we need to be making as a state,”… -
media mention March 25, 2015 Illinois Times: Angry Crowd Protests Rauner’s Budget
Herzenberg pointed out that Illinois was ranked fifth on the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s (ITEP) ‘Terrible Ten’ list of states with the most regressive tax systems. He said… -
media mention March 25, 2015 The Washington Times: What’s Not in Your Wallet?
To identify the best states to be taxed in, according to a taxpayer’s income group, WalletHub generated estimates of the state-specific tax burden on residents at three income levels —… -
media mention March 17, 2015 Florida Sun Sentinel: Florida’s gas, cell phone taxes among the highest in the nation
Another recent study found that Florida’s taxes hit the poor the most, largely through the sales tax. Those at the bottom fifth in income in Florida pay 13 percent of…