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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… -
media mention March 16, 2015 Washington Post: The Tax Hikes States Are Agreeing On
Under a compromise plan, the state’s gas tax would rise 5 cents in January and subsequently be increased automatically as gas prices rise, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. But Utah is far… -
media mention March 16, 2015 South Bend Tribune: Falling Behind
In fact, a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy concludes that low- and middle-income taxpayers pay more than their fair share of Indiana taxes. Middle-income taxpayers, those… -
media mention March 16, 2015 Gotham Gazette: Separating Fact from Fiction on the Dream Act
According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants contributed an estimated $744,276,000 New York State taxes in 2010. At the federal level, the Social… -
media mention March 16, 2015 Progress Illinois: Tax Fairness Key to Solving Illinois Budget Crisit
Illinois has the fifth most regressive state tax system in the nation due to its flat income tax, under which all residents are taxed at the same rate despite their… -
media mention March 16, 2015 The Daily Item: Tax the Rich More
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Pennsylvania at No. 6 in the Institute’s “Terrible 10” states that taxes low income earners up to seven times as much of… -
media mention March 11, 2015 The Albany Times Union: Bad But Could Be Worse
New York is regularly ranked as one of the worst states in the nation for taxes. But a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that New… -
media mention March 11, 2015 The Sun Daily: Robin Hood Budget for Singapore
A study by the US Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found the effective state and local tax rates by income group nationwide are 10.9% for the bottom 20%, 9.4%… -
media mention March 11, 2015 The Patriot News: There’s a Reason Pennsylvania Makes the Top 10 Terrible Tax States
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Pennsylvania at number six in the its “Terrible 10” states that tax low income earners up to seven times as much, as a… -
media mention March 11, 2015 Bangor Daily News: Is Maine Headed for a Consumption Tax?
This under-taxed group includes several large corporations, some tax-exempt nonprofits and more. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy lists Wal-Mart and other giants among companies that avoid state income… -
media mention March 6, 2015 Pekin Daily Times: Illinois Taxes Hit Vulnerable the Hardest
Illinois has the fifth most regressive tax system in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That means low-income and middle-class people are hit the hardest.… -
media mention March 4, 2015 The Florida Times Union: Good Idea to Lower Cell Phone Taxes
As Florida TaxWatch reports, “The high rate makes the tax punitive and distortionary, and makes the state less competitive than other states, particularly in terms of reducing investment in broadband… -
media mention March 4, 2015 The Memphis Daily News: Eliminating Hall Income Tax Raises New Problems
While Tennessee depends primarily on sales taxes for state revenue, the Hall tax was projected to bring $260 million into state coffers in fiscal 2014, about $98 million of which… -
media mention March 4, 2015 The Boston Globe: Wide Support for Lifting Earned Income Credit
Eldridge’s proposal would cost the state $372 million a year in tax revenue, up from $112 million currently, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington research… -
media mention March 4, 2015 Orlando Sentinel: Affordable Housing Bears Higher Tax Burden
However, heavy reliance on property taxes and lack of an income tax were among the reasons a January report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranked Florida as… -
media mention March 4, 2015 Chicago Sun Times: More Education Cuts
Meanwhile, our system of taxes hits low-income families the hardest. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy named us one of the 10 “Most Regressive State Tax Systems,” with the… -
media mention March 4, 2015 The Seattle Times: Washington Suffers Most Regressive Tax System in the U.S.
In the latest Who Pays? report by the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Washington state has “by far” the most regressive tax system in the nation. Poor residents… -
media mention March 4, 2015 Law360: Five States that Could Follow Iowa’s Gas Tax Hike
As inflation pushes up the cost of construction materials such as cement and gravel, gas tax rates haven’t kept pace, meaning that revenues raised by states for transportation and other… -
media mention March 4, 2015 Bluffton Today: Legislators Must Act to Safeguard Roads
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy made recommendations including linking an increase to inflation/gas prices/construction costs. Georgia, currently at a total 45.9 cents, has proposed a gradual increase over… -
media mention March 3, 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer: Your Tax Plan’s Weird
But the leaked details on the income tax and sales tax proposals make no sense. Most experts will tell you that one of the biggest problems in Pennsylvania is income… -
media mention March 2, 2015 Bloomberg: Deficits in States Have Alabama’s Governor Risking Career
Alabama’s state and local government taxes per resident are the lowest in the U.S., according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. It also has the 12th-worst tax structure… -
media mention March 2, 2015 Marketwatch: 10 Biggest Financial-Market Events This Week
One of the most popular MarketWatch articles this week was 10 states with the worst taxes for average Americans, based on a report called “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of…