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Huffington Post: States Searching For Ways To Pay For Construction And Maintenance Of Roads And Bridges
November 10, 2015
“New, more fuel efficient cars have eaten into gas tax revenue. Furthermore, many gas tax rates—including Oregon’s 30-cent levy—have not kept up with inflation. In Oregon the effective tax rate will fall to less than 24 cents per gallon in inflation-adjusted terms within 10 years, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a […]
Latin Post: Obama Immigration Action Lawsuit: DAPA, DACA Temporary Injunction Risks Billions in Potential Revenue
November 10, 2015
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization about tax policy issues, $845 million in state and local taxes would accumulate, per year, from DAPA and DACA, also taking into account the 2012 DACA recipients. ITEP noted up to 5.2 million undocumented immigrants would benefit from Obama’s 2012 and 2014 […]
Chicago Sun Times: Tuesday Letters: Corporations duck state taxes while children pay
November 4, 2015
“It’s the children and the taxpayers of Illinois who bear the burden of reform. Illinois in 2012 cut education spending by a greater percentage than any other state, and in 2013 it was third-worst in cuts per student. And our system of taxes hits low-income families the hardest. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
Idaho Statesman: Does ‘fixing’ Idaho taxes mean cutting, or something else?
November 3, 2015
“The other two legs of Idaho’s tax structure are sales and property taxes. On both scores, Idaho is in the lower half of states, and much lower on property taxes. Its overall tax structure is also fairer than most across income levels. State rankings on tax inequality compiled by the Institute on Taxation and […]
Mcalester News Capital: Sales tax plan reflects shift in Okla. tax base
November 2, 2015
“If voters approved the measure, it would restore the education funds that have been lost over the last decade. Analysts acknowledged that might be the only practical way to address Oklahoma’s educational woes, but was not necessarily good tax policy. “Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, and the sales tax is a big part of […]
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Opinion: Illegal immigration is a non-issue
November 2, 2015
“Illegal immigrants have also not been shown to use social services or public assistance programs any more than the average person. If anything, immigrants here illegally actually use social services less than most people, as some studies have shown. As the ACLU points out, many welfare programs require some duration of time as a legal […]
NJ.com: Millennials ease off the gas (making it harder to pay for roads…)
November 2, 2015
“It’s the same story around the country. Carl Davis, research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington-based non-partisan research group on tax issues, said 21 states have gone more than a decade without raising their gas tax rate, and 15 have gone two decades or more without an increase.” Read more
Newsweek: The Four Top Myths About Immigration
November 2, 2015
“Immigrants pay taxes! The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report this year showing undocumented immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by $2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform.” Read more
CBS News: Why Pfizer is so bent on lowering its tax rate
November 2, 2015
“According to Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the New York-based company has 151 subsidiaries in known tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. Pfizer also claims to have lost $16 billion in the U.S. over the past five years while earning about $80 billion overseas. Between 2010 and […]
MLive: ‘Fiscal time bomb’ or welcome relief? Income tax rollback linked to Michigan roads plan
November 2, 2015
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, crunched numbers on the overall House road funding plan and found that if the income tax rate was cut to 3.92 percent people earning between $21,000 and $185,000 would end up saving between $49 and $140 a year.” Read more
Oklahoma Watch: Boren’s sales tax plan reflects shift in Oklahoma tax base
October 26, 2015
“If voters approved the measure, it would restore the education funds that have been lost over the last decade. Analysts acknowledged that might be the only practical way to address Oklahoma’s educational woes, but was not necessarily good tax policy.“Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, and the sales tax is a big part of that,” […]
Between the Lines: American Corporations Shelter $2.1 Trillion in Offshore Profits, Withholding $620 Billion in U.S. Tax Revenue
October 23, 2015
“Interview with Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, conducted by Scott Harris. Since well before Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, Republican and conservative politicians have railed against corporate taxes, arguing that high U.S. tax rates hurt the American economy and put a damper on the creation of […]
Oklahoma Watch: Boren Sales Tax Plan Reflects Shift in Oklahoma Tax Base
October 23, 2015
“If voters approved the measure, it would restore the education funds that have been lost over the last decade. Analysts acknowledged that might be the only practical way to address Oklahoma’s educational woes, but was not necessarily good tax policy. “Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, and the sales tax is a big part of […]
Grand Haven Tribune: 10 things to know today
October 23, 2015
“Immigrants pay taxes! The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report this year showing undocumented immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by $2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform.” Read more
CPA Practice Advisory: The Pros and Cons of Sales Tax Holidays – A Mixed Blessing
October 23, 2015
“While families and teachers merit a tax break on school-related goods, this perk comes at a cost. This year, tax holidays in 18 states will cost an estimated $300 million in tax revenue, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts’ wide-net holiday will cost the state $25 […]
Huffington Post: The 4 Big Lies About Immigrants — and the Truth
October 23, 2015
“Immigrants pay taxes! The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report this year showing undocumented immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by $2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform.” Read more
The Lawton Constitution: Penny Tax For Schools Would Be Major Shift
October 23, 2015
“If voters approved the measure, it would restore the education funds that have been lost over the last decade. Analysts acknowledged that might be the only practical way to address Oklahoma’s educational woes, but was not necessarily good tax policy. “Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, and the sales tax is a big part of […]
Salon: Robert Reich: Demagogues are brazenly lying to you about U.S. immigrants
October 23, 2015
“Immigrants pay taxes! The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report this year showing undocumented immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by $2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform. MYTH: Legal and illegal immigration is increasing.” Read more
KUOW News and Information: Broke? Taxes On These Shoes Are Another Reason Why
October 21, 2015
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says Washingtonians with low incomes pay 16 percent of their wages to state and local governments. A big chunk of that is sales tax. People on the high end pay 2 percent of their overall wage.” Read more
Enid News & Eagle: Boren sales tax plan reflects shift in tax base
October 21, 2015
““Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, and the sales tax is a big part of that,” said Carl Davis, research director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, a nongovernment research group.” Read more
Eurasia Review: The 4 Big Lies About Immigrants, And The Truth – OpEd
October 21, 2015
“Immigrants pay taxes! The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report this year showing undocumented immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by $2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform.” Read more
Frontline: America’s Immigration Battle By the Numbers
October 21, 2015
“In 2012, undocumented immigrants collectively contributed $11.84 billion to state and local taxes — roughly 8 percent of state and local tax nationwide. That’s according to research by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP. Granting lawful permanent residence to all 11.3 unauthorized immigrants in the country would raise their state and local […]
The Journal Record: Hamilton: Giving the rich their Gucci
October 19, 2015
“Look at the numbers: A 1-cent sales tax would cost 0.7 percent (or $90) for households earning $12,700 annually, 0.5 percent (or $262) for those earning $49,800 and only 0.1 percent (or $1,691) for those earning $1.6 million, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. As the Oklahoma Policy Institute put it […]
WVTF Radio: Hiding from the Taxman?
October 19, 2015
“At the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Director Matthew Gardner did some of the research. He says corporate profits are parked in one of about 50 countries with no income tax and no transparency.“In 2010, American multi-nationals reported earning $51 billion in the Cayman Islands alone,” he explains. ” What American companies are reporting […]
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Surge in commercial sales helps spur overall property value increases, Volusia County official says
October 19, 2015
“Lower income earners in the United States pay a higher percent of their incomes in sales taxes than higher earners, according to The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit and non-partisan research group. The group reports persons making less than $20,000 a year spend 2.1 percent of their incomes for sales […]
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