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The Register-Mail: Progressive Income Tax Better for Illinois

December 15, 2014

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 Policy, Illinois’ tax system (all taxes) is regressive toward low and middle income families with the third highest tax burden of all states. Read more […]

Quartz: American Lawmakers Will Put Their Rubber Stamp on American Profit Shifting

December 15, 2014

“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 royalties for using the Apple logo, it would immediately be taxable in the US,” says Rebecca Wilkins, the senior tax counsel at the Institute on Taxation […]

Nashville Scene:The State GOP Takes Aim at the Hall Tax

December 12, 2014

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. Taxpayers over age 65 who earn less than $59,000 a year in total income already are exempt from the tax. The vast majority of Tennesseans […]

Forbes: Mississippi’s Good Idea to Help the Poor

December 12, 2014

The Bryant proposal isn’t perfect. A refundable credit would be better. As the folks at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy have noted, Bryant’s plan would provide relief to about 9 percent of low-income taxpayers. But a refundable credit would reach 45%. Moreover, the credit would kick in only if state tax revenues increase […]

NPR: Gas Tax Hike to Fuel Fixes to Roads and Bridges

December 9, 2014

“There’s kind of been a switch that’s been flipped,” says Carl Davis, a senior analyst with the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Davis says gas tax increases are now on the table in states across the country, from New Jersey to Utah to South Carolina to South Dakota. Democratic governors in Delaware, Vermont […]

The Jackson Clarion Ledger: Immigration Dance Requires a Partner

December 8, 2014

Not only have immigrants workers filled the void on low wage, low skill jobs that Americans in other demographics have not pursued, they have done so with a sterling work ethic and a performance that has given them upward mobility in the workplace. That’s reflected in a 2013 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy study […]

Bloomberg BNA: Extras on Excise

December 8, 2014

The price of gas is dropping, so get ready for holiday visitors as more people hit the road and take advantage of the lower prices. But when prices decrease, does that mean gas taxes decrease, too? It depends.  Some states impose a flat excise tax on gas, while others use calculations based on considerations like […]

The Fiscal Times: Burdens and Benefits of Obama’s Immigration Amnesty

December 8, 2014

Actually, reports by pro-immigration groups tend to undermine Biden’s claims, by noting that people in the country illegally already pay significant taxes. A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reported that in 2010, undocumented immigrants paid $10.2 billion in state and local taxes. About 77 percent of that total came from […]

ABC (Michigan Affiliate WZZM): Gas Tax 101

December 3, 2014

Carl Davis, a senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., said Michigan is one of only four states, with Indiana, Illinois and Hawaii, that fully apply their general sales tax to fuel sales. Of the 41.4 cents in state taxes Michigan motorists pay on a gallon of fuel, only […]

Michigan Chronicle: Will Lame Duck Session Fix Broken Roads?

December 3, 2014

“The state’s flat gas tax of 19 cents per gallon is at an all-time low, when adjusted for inflation, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The tax hasn’t been raised since 1997. Increasing the excise tax on gas and diesel fuel and placing it on the wholesale cost of fuel will generate […]

Washington Post: The Gas Tax Has Been Fixed at 18 Cents for Two Decades

December 3, 2014

Meanwhile, the federal gas tax is less and less able to cover the cost of all this. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the gas tax has lost “28 percent of its value since 1997” as costs of highway construction and repair have grown, and as vehicle fuel efficiency has increased. Read more

Univision: ¿Quién da Más? La Danza Millonaria Detrás de las Medidas Migratorias

December 2, 2014

Según una investigación del Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, los trabajadores indocumentados aportan al año cerca de $11 mil millones en impuestos a las ciudades y estados donde viven, y tras la acción ejecutiva este monto puede aumentar en un 20%. Leer mas:

Politico Pro: Undocumented Workers, Meet the IRS

December 2, 2014

The left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in 2013 released a report showing a $2 billion gain in state revenue from immigration reform — even after tax credits were taken into consideration. Matt Gardner, ITEP executive director, said the new program’s effects won’t be quite as big, but it will still be a net […]

Michigan Public Radio: On the Road to Another Tax Increase That Will Hit Low-Income Earners the Hardest

November 24, 2014

Why bring it up now? Because right now Michigan leaders are considering another tax increase that will have a disproportionate impact on the state’s working poor. Before we dive into that, here is some context to consider: According to an analysis from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy, low-income earners in Michigan already face […]

My Fox Chicago: Chicago’s Undocumented Population Reacts to Obama’s Immigration Plan

November 24, 2014

“If illegal immigrants in Illinois are legalized, they would pay $711.6 million in state and local taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.”

The Arizona Republic: Obama’s Action Should Increase Tax Collections

November 24, 2014

Both Arizona’s Department of Revenue and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee said they have not estimated the tax and revenue impact of Obama’s executive action. However, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington-based think tank, estimated last year that undocumented immigrants currently pay about $10.6 billion a year in state and local taxes […]

CNN: Five Immigration Myths Debunked

November 24, 2014

Myth # 1: They don’t pay taxes Undocumented immigrants are already U.S. taxpayers. Collectively, they paid an estimated $10.6 billion to state and local taxes in 2010, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a research organization that works on tax policy issues. Contributions varied by state. In Montana they contributed $2 […]

Denver Post: Obama’s Action Appeases Immigrant Hopefuls in Colorado

November 24, 2014

  With the work permits promised in Obama’s orders, those workers could add an estimated $43 million in tax revenues because their wages would increase and more of them would file income tax returns, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Those workers already pay more than $152 million in state and local […]

The Modesto Bee: Undocument Immigrants Pay $10 Billion in Taxes

November 20, 2014

Re “Movie shows MJC’s bias “ (Letters, Nov. 16): The recent letter complaining about illegal immigrants stated that they do not pay income taxes. This is not correct. A study by the non-profit, non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that: “Undocumented immigrants currently pay $1.2 billion in personal income taxes, $1.2 billion in […]

International Business Times: Immigration Reform 2014: Economic Impact Of Obama Helping Immigrants Includes More Jobs, Tax Revenue

November 20, 2014

TEXAS Immigrants comprise 21 percent of Texas’ labor force, according to the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau. If all illegal immigrants were removed from Texas, the state would lose $69.3 billion in economic activity, $30.8 billion in gross state product and roughly 403,174 jobs, according to a 2008 report by the Perryman Group. If illegal immigrants […]

The Tucson Weekly: Arizona Is the 5th Worth State to Be Poor–Tax Wise

November 20, 2014

Everybody knows Arizona is a low tax state. Our legislature has been cutting rates for decades, and as a result, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, we’re number 35 in overall state taxes; only 15 states have rates lower than ours. Not so if you’re poor, however. If you make $27,000 or […]

The Times Free Press: A Taxing Question

November 17, 2014

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, last spring estimated that if the Hall tax were eliminated, Tennessee’s wealthiest residents with annual incomes of $970,000 would receive “a whopping 63 percent of the benefits of the tax cut.” Another 23 percent would end up in federal coffers because those who paid […]

Hartford Business Journal: Legislative Panel Aims to Rethink CT’s Tax Code

November 17, 2014

But if the rich feel slighted, consider this: A study last year by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that lower- and middle-income residents pay a higher percentage of their wages to the income tax than do the wealthy. As if the panel’s charge wasn’t broad enough, it has one more thing to […]

Yahoo! Finance: Was Steve Balmer Hunting Good Will in Clipper’s Deal?

November 6, 2014

Arguments aside, some, including Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), said the law including sports franchises in the Goodwill tax write-off was a bad one. In a blog post, Gardner said, “It’s bad enough that the goodwill tax rule allows companies to deduct costs they may never incur […]

Governing: Massachusetts Rolls Back Automatic Gas Tax Hike

November 6, 2014

And Massachusetts has plenty of company. The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents has been in place since 1993. Twenty-four states haven’t touched their gas tax rates in more than a decade, according to left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. For 16 of those states, the last change was more than 20 years ago. […]

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