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media mention April 23, 2015 Between the Lines: Deep Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Rich Create Unfair Tax System for Poor and Working Families
A new report by the group Citizens for Tax Justice, titled, “Who Pays Taxes in America in 2015?” underscores the unfair nature of the U.S. tax system, where the wealthiest… -
media mention April 23, 2015 The Charlotte Observer: Raleigh’s “Help” Does More Harm
This at a time when a January report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed state and local taxes take up 9.2 percent of total income for North… -
media mention April 23, 2015 Verdict: The Republicans’ Cynical Tax Game–Undercut the IRS, Blame the IRS, Repeat
For example, according to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the top one percent of U.S. taxpayers in 2015 will earn 22.2 percent of all income, and… -
media mention April 23, 2015 Fox News Latino: Undocumented Immigrants Paid Nearly $12B in Taxes
A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid an average state and local tax rate of 8 percent in 2012, higher than the 5.4 percent paid by the top 1… -
media mention April 22, 2015 Sun-Sentinel: Immigration Reform Could Boost Tax Revenue
Undocumented immigrants in the Sunshine State paid nearly $468 million in sales and excise taxes a year and $137 million in annual property taxes, according to the Washington-based Institute on… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Market Watch: Undocumented Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes
If you think undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes, a new report may cause you to think again. Far from not paying taxes — as is alleged by critics — undocumented… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Stateline: States Look at Axing ‘Double Deduction’ Tax Break
No one is sure how and where the tax break originated. It’s not like many other kinds of deductions, which were prompted by particular public policy goals, such as the… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Flathead Beacon: Senate Hears About Tax-Cut Plan by GOP Representatives
Heather O’Loughlin, research director at the Montana Budget and Policy Center, opposed the bill. Across-the-board tax cuts would favor the wealthy and have little impact on people earning low and… -
media mention April 21, 2015 MLive Media Group: You ask, we answer: Proposal 1, regressive taxes and electric vehicle fees
Sales taxes, which would increase under Proposal 1, are considered “regressive” because they can disproportionally affect low-income workers, who tend to spend a larger portion of their earnings on taxable… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Lansing State Journal: Tax proposal will cost some $500 per household
The average tax hike for the middle fifth of Michigan households — those making $40,000 to $64,000 a year — would be $267, or $22 a month, according to an… -
media mention April 21, 2015 The Spokesman-Review: Last Idaho Gas Tax Hike? 1995
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy notes Idaho is one of 22 states that have gone more than a decade without raising its gas tax. Idaho, which last raised… -
media mention April 21, 2015 KHON2: Hawaii resident’s tax burden one of the worst in the US
The Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy, or ITEP, found in its latest report that many taxes — including payroll taxes, sales taxes, and some state and local taxes —… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Honolulu Civil Beat: Is This Really Fair Taxation?
The bill’s preamble language, which is supposed to give the reader some idea of what is motivating the law change proposal, states: According to the study “Who Pays: A Distribution… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Governing: This Week in Public Finance
A new study has found that granting undocumented immigrants’ legal status in the United States could increase state and local tax collections by a total of more than $2 billion… -
media mention April 21, 2015 El Universal: Immigrants’ Tax Contributions Would Increase Under Obama’s Executive Actions
A new study titled, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, conducted by the U.S. Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows that undocumented immigrants’ tax contributions would increase significantly… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Washington Post: Kansas Lawmakers Want the Poor to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich
The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy’s Meg Wiehe notes that in many states, average incomes have only increased among the richest groups in recent years. As a result, a system of taxation that depends more… -
media mention April 20, 2015 The Star-Ledger: How Much do N.J.’s Unauthorized Immigrants Pay in Taxes?
Immigrants living in New Jersey illegally pay about $613 million a year in state and local taxes and could pay much more under proposed immigration reforms, according to a new… -
media mention April 20, 2015 NY Daily News: Corporate giants often get huge tax breaks, while poor, undocumented immigrants have paid billions in state taxes
Yes, the unauthorized immigrant population, among the poorest and most vulnerable in New York State, does its part when it comes to taxes, according to a report by the Institute… -
media mention April 20, 2015 The Washington Post: Breaking Down the $11.8B Illegal Immigrants Pay in Taxes
Here’s a talking point for Democrats: President Obama’s executive actions on immigration will generate an extra $845 million in taxes annually from immigrants living here illegally. But that’s just a drop in the… -
media mention April 20, 2015 The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Could Get Cash from Obama Immigration Orders
Utah could collect an extra $10.9 million a year in state and local tax revenue if President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration proceed. And Utah could receive about twice… -
media mention April 20, 2015 The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Deportation Deferral Could Boost Georgia Tax Revenue
eorgia would see a nearly $40 million increase in local and state tax revenues if President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration are allowed to go forward, according to a… -
media mention April 20, 2015 Law 360: Undocumented Workers Can Add $2.2B in Taxes, Report Says
States and localities across the country would reap an estimated $2.2 billion per year in taxes if the 11.4 million undocumented immigrants living in the country were granted lawful permanent… -
media mention April 20, 2015 Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s Undocumented Immigrants Paid More than $31M in Taxes
Hawaii’s undocumented immigrants paid $31.17 million in state and local taxes in 2012, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. With immigration reform, those… -
media mention April 20, 2015 The Fiscal Times: Study Finds Illegal Immigrants Pay $11.8B in Taxes
The 50-state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released on Thursday found that roughly 8.1 million of 11.4 million undocumented immigrants who work paid more than $11.8… -
media mention April 20, 2015 International Business Times UK: Legalisation of Undocumented Would Increase Tax Contribution by £1.47b a Year
Undocumented immigrants would contribute billions of dollars in tax contributions if they were granted a pathway to legal permanent residence, a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…