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media mention January 14, 2015 Washington Post: How state tax systems unfairly burden low-income earners
“State taxes favor those with the highest incomes. That’s according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report, which finds that on average the bottom… -
media mention January 14, 2015 CBS: Are local taxes unfair to the poor?
“When it comes to state taxes, the rule of thumb is often topsy-turvy: The less you earn, the more you pay. That’s the conclusion from a new analysis of local… -
media mention January 14, 2015 The Providence Journal: RI’s poorest residents pay higher percentage of income in taxes than highest 1 percent
“Rhode Island’s poorest residents can expect to pay nearly twice as much of their income in taxes than the state’s wealthiest 1 percent, according to a new study. That data… -
media mention January 14, 2015 International Business Times: Poor Families Pay Double The State And Local Tax Rate As The Rich
“Middle- and low-income Americans are facing far higher state and local taxes than the wealthy, according to a new report assessing tax data from all 50 states. In all, the… -
media mention January 14, 2015 The New York Times: Study Finds Local Taxes Hit Lower Wage Earners Harder
“When it comes to the taxes closest to home, the less you earn, the harder you’re hit. That is the conclusion of an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention January 12, 2015 The New York Times: Writing off the Warhol Next Door
And at a time when concerns about inequality have heightened criticism of government policies that favor the wealthiest sliver of society, these tax breaks have come under sharper scrutiny. “I… -
media mention January 12, 2015 Yakima Herald-Republic: Tax System Unlikely to See Overhaul This Year
Further, due to reliance on a relatively high sales tax, Washington has ranked as the most regressive state tax system in the nation, according to the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention January 9, 2015 Bloomberg BNA: Will 2015 Be the Year of Gas Tax Reform?
While the states have sometimes been slow to react on this issue, at least lawmakers seem to be beginning to understand the reasons for gas tax reform, said Matthew Gardner,… -
media mention January 9, 2015 The Wall Street Journal: In Low Gasoline Prices, an Opening Emerges for Higher Taxes
“There aren’t many products where every time you go for a drive you see the price thrown at you a dozen times before you get to your destination,” said Carl… -
media mention January 9, 2015 Illinois Times: Illinois Broken Tax System
It adds up to the fourth-most regressive tax code in the nation, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C. In… -
media mention January 5, 2015 USA Today: New Year Brings Hundreds of New Laws
Drivers in five states could see gasoline prices rise with gas tax increases, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax watchdog group. The biggest increase is… -
media mention January 5, 2015 Los Angeles Times: Is the Oil Crash About to Snuff out the Texas Miracle?
Questions about who has really benefited from Texas fiscal policies will be heard more often, and the answers will be ugly. As the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy observes,… -
media mention January 5, 2015 Grand Forks Herald: Higher Gas Tax Needed for Safe, Efficient Highways
he Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has proposed the most logical and realistic analysis of and recommendation on this tax issue. The full report should be reviewed by everyone,… -
media mention January 5, 2015 Politico Pro: Alaska’s Bill Walker under Pressure Amid Oil Price Crash
Meg Wiehe, state tax policy director at the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said it’s also necessary for Alaska to consider some sort of new tax revenue as… -
media mention January 5, 2015 NBC–WHAG: Maryland Gas Tax Jumps 3 Cents
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, drivers in four other states could potentially see a similar motor-fuel tax increase to benefit state transportation. However, in light of… -
media mention December 22, 2014 KFOR: State Leaders Approve Tax Breaks for Wealthiest Oklahomans
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the tax breaks would equal out to $9 for those who make between $19,500 and $36,400. It would also give $30… -
media mention December 22, 2014 Marketplace: Is Cheaper Gas an Opening for Higher Taxes?
Federal money is drying up, as the national gas tax has remained at 18.4 cents per gallon. And more fuel-sipping cars on the road mean Americans are buying less gas… -
media mention December 22, 2014 Urban Milwaukee: Wisconsin Taxes and Inequality
Generally speaking, regressive taxes make income inequality greater, progressive taxes reduce it, and neutral taxes have no effect. The organization that has done the most extensive analysis of how state… -
media mention December 19, 2014 Wall Street Journal: How Google, GE and U.S. Firms Play the Tax Audit Lottery
“It gives a broad indication of which companies are engaging in risky tax behavior,” says Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.,… -
media mention December 16, 2014 The Star-Herald: Lawmakers Should Pursue Fairness, Not Partisan Hype, in Plans for Tax Reform
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the bottom 20 percent of Kansas taxpayers saw their tax burden increase while the wealthiest Kansans saw their taxes decrease. With special-interest… -
media mention December 16, 2014 CBS Moneywatch: States Aren’t Hitting the Jackpot with Lotteries
Some lotteries have limits on the amount of money they spend on advertising their games as a way of discouraging compulsive gambling. Lawmakers in North Carolina, though, recently tried and… -
media mention December 15, 2014 inquisitor: The Financial Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana
Carl Davis, senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy told The Huffington Post that legalizing marijuana would bring a positive effect for the U.S. in terms of… -
media mention December 15, 2014 The Register-Mail: Progressive Income Tax Better for Illinois
The flat in Illinois tax seems fair, but when grouped with all the other taxes people pay it is out of balance. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention December 15, 2014 Quartz: American Lawmakers Will Put Their Rubber Stamp on American Profit Shifting
“If there was not that exception, every time Apple paid royalties to its Bermuda subsidiary or Cayman Island subsidiary for using the Apple logo, and every time the Irish subsidiary paid those same… -
media mention December 12, 2014 Nashville Scene:The State GOP Takes Aim at the Hall Tax
According to a study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, nearly two-thirds of this tax cut would flow to the wealthiest 5 percent of the state’s taxpayers.…