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media mention September 30, 2014 Forbes: Fairness and the Reality of State Tax Systems
The survey was then meshed with some of the good work done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which has demonstrated the fact that state tax systems are decidedly… -
media mention September 30, 2014 Wall Street Cheat Sheet: 10 States with the Least Fair Tax System
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) estimates that the real relationship between income and state and local taxes is negative, the complete opposite of what Americans think is… -
media mention September 30, 2014 Bloomberg BNA: Survey Says Higher Income Households Should Pay More
Using data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), WalletHub then compared what Americans think is fair to the structure of state and local tax systems. ITEP estimates… -
media mention September 30, 2014 Washington Post: Kansas’s Midterm Election Are a Referendum on Supply-Side Economics
By Max Ehrenfraud Brownback has signed major tax breaks into law, reduced state spending and arguably made it harder for people in poverty to receive welfare. He called his initiatives “a real live… -
media mention September 26, 2014 WGBH: Undocument and Paying Taxes
The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the country is difficult to count accurately, as many of them live in the shadows of our public systems. But according to data… -
media mention September 26, 2014 Brownsville Herald: (Immigrants are) Big Contributors
“Immigrants, regardless of their status, pay taxes in the form of property and sales tax, and other state and federal taxes such as the federal income and payroll taxes,” the… -
media mention September 22, 2014 The Tampa Bay Times: How the Greenlight Pinellas Transit Plan Would ffect your wallet
With a regressive tax, “the people who do the best are the very best off,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention September 22, 2014 The Columbus Dispatch: John Kasich, Ed FItzgerald Disagree on Tax Policy
An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Policy Matters Ohio, a labor-backed research group, found that when accounting for nearly all tax changes approved in the… -
media mention September 22, 2014 The Toledo Blade: Unequal and Unbalanced
“In Ohio, a separate recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reported that the state’s tax changes since 2005 are giving the richest 1 percent of taxpayers… -
media mention September 22, 2014 Knoxville News Sentinel: Moves to Repeal Hall Income Tax Begin
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy did an analysis earlier this year that found wealthy residents — income averaging $970,000 per year — would receive “a whopping 63 percent… -
media mention September 19, 2014 Politico: State Taxes and Poverty
The left-of-center Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy today will release “State Tax Codes as Poverty Fighting Tools,” a report on how states’ tax policies are helping — or hurting… -
media mention September 19, 2014 The Mobile Register: The Perfidious Penny Tax
In just 21 minutes last Tuesday, six members of Mobile’s City Council (all but Bess Rich) broke faith with their citizens, sandbagged taxpayers, hurt the city’s long-term economic development, delayed… -
media mention September 17, 2014 The Daily Pennsylvanian:
In 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cancelled a number of drivers’ licenses across the state to comply with a 2002 law change. Their justification was that the licenses were… -
media mention September 17, 2014 The Guardian: Want to Live in a State with No Income Tax? Make Sure You’re Super Rich First
It may sound like a dream to live in the seven US states that have no income taxes: every dollar that doesn’t go to the tax man stays in your… -
media mention September 17, 2014 Roll Call: Wanted, Lawmakers to Invest in the Future
This sign should be plastered all over Washington, D.C., as lawmakers return from summer break. Congress has had the past five weeks to visit their homes and travel on America’s… -
media mention September 17, 2014 The Oregonian: Finance Website Study Says Oregon Has Second-Fairest Tax System in U.S.
Oregon’s tax system takes a lot of hits, from business figures who think high income taxes discourage investment to seniors who say it’s a struggle to pay property taxes on… -
media mention September 17, 2014 Alston Telegraph: Illinois Not the Worst–for Once
It’s always nice when Illinois is not at the absolute bottom of a list. Imagine — finding a reason to rejoice because we are not the worst. So WalletHub study… -
media mention September 17, 2014 Kansas City Star: Study Ranks Kansas, Missouri Fairly High in Tax Fairness
Missouri and Kansas appear to have relatively fair state and local tax systems when compared with other states, according to a study released Monday. The study by WalletHub, a personal… -
media mention September 17, 2014 The Philadelphia Inquirer: As Wealth Shifts, States Struggle to Tax Rich, Poor
The growing concentration of income among the richest Americans has made it tougher for states to fund their budgets, because of the way most states fund public services, writes Gabriel… -
media mention September 17, 2014 Greenfield Daily Reporter: NY Tax Receipts Keep Rising Despite Growing Gap Between the Rich and the Rest
New York tax collections have continued rising despite a growing income gap between its richest residents and everyone else, even as a national study shows overall growth in state tax… -
media mention September 8, 2014 Newsweek: How Companies Get Rich off Taxes
By David Cay Johnston Today at least 362 of the Fortune 500 companies have more than 7,800 tax haven subsidiaries, many stuffed with cash, according to a tiny nonprofit research… -
media mention September 8, 2014 Spokesman-Review: Corporate Taxes Exaggerated
By Lewis Marler Corporations, their lobbyists and most of the media complain that the statutory corporate tax rate is 35 percent and among the highest in the developed world. But… -
media mention September 8, 2014 Chicago Tribune: Roads May Crumble as People Go Green
By Julie Wernau State governments aren’t the only ones struggling. Over the past five years, Congress has transferred $53 billion from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund in… -
media mention September 5, 2014 Chicago Tribune: How Some of Illinois’s Largest Companies Cut Their Taxes
The United States generally taxes the income of large corporations at 35 percent, one of the highest rates in the world. It has spurred companies such as Lake Forest-based Hospira… -
media mention September 3, 2014 NYT: Businesses Are Winning Cat and Mouse Tax Game
By David Gelles A pharmaceutical company moved its headquarters to Ireland, sharply reducing its tax rate. A billboard company reclassified itself as a real estate concern, meaning it will no…