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media mention April 13, 2015 The Advocate: With future of Louisiana higher education threatened, lawmakers sift through filed bills seeking deficit plug
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal nonprofit in Washington, D.C., reported in January that the poorest 20 percent of households in Louisiana pay an average of 10… -
media mention April 13, 2015 Lansing Journal: Working Poor May See Modest Tax Break Under Prop 1
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in an analysis conducted for the Michigan League for Public Policy, estimates a small net tax break of $24 for the average Michigan EITC… -
media mention April 13, 2015 The Detroit News: Prop 1 Would Cost Households Hundreds More in Taxes
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 13, 2015 USA Today: The Tax Even Republicans Like
And one state can start a wave. For example, Virginia reformed its gas tax in 2013, making it easier for neighbors like Maryland and Pennsylvania to follow, says Carl Davis,… -
media mention April 13, 2015 Mother Jones: Why Do Progressive States Have Regressive Tax Codes?
This problem isn’t limited to conservative states: According to a recent report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), every state places a higher effective tax rate on… -
media mention April 12, 2015 Meet the Press: #Nerdscreen, It’s Tax Time
Common sense would suggest that the more money you make, the higher tax rate you pay, but that’s not exactly right. Read More -
media mention April 3, 2015 Pacific Business News: Hawaii Community Foundation Launches Fund to Support Immigrants
The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy found that in 2010, unauthorized immigrants in Hawaii paid more than $60.3 million in state and local taxes. If granted legal status, they… -
media mention April 3, 2015 Boston Globe: Baker’s Position on Taxes Is Great for the Wealthy, and Not Many Others
In fact, many in Massachusetts have been taxed more than enough. Those in the lowest 20 percent of personal income pay more than twice as high a share to state… -
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…