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media mention December 16, 2021 McClatchy: Parents Are Receiving Their Final Monthly Child Tax Credits. Will Congress Bring Them Back?
Continuing the expanded credit in 2022 would mean these savings for California families with tax cuts next year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: — Less than… -
media mention December 10, 2021 Bloomberg: SALT Debate Forces Rich Americans to Confront Widening Tax Gap
Lawmakers in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Oklahoma have also approved cuts to their top personal income tax going into effect either this year… -
media mention December 9, 2021 USA Today: With inflation spiking, will states and voters give grocery taxes a second look?
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/08/inflation-food-prices-grocery-taxes/8800601002/?gnt-cfr=1 -
media mention December 9, 2021 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Income tax cut bills roll through Arkansas House and Senate; steel plant incentive also meets approval
The state Democratic House Caucus held a news conference Wednesday morning to release several proposals that they said would be a better use of the $600 million a year that… -
media mention December 9, 2021 NJ.com: 96% of N.J. residents would get their full property tax break restored under this Senate plan
According to the progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the Senate proposal would encompass 96% of New Jersey taxpayers. The higher cap for what is known as SALT would… -
media mention December 7, 2021 Tax Notes: Looking Ahead: State Tax Policy Trends To Watch Next Year
This pod cast features ITEP research director Carl Davis: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/12/07/looking-ahead-state-tax-policy-trends-to-watch-next-year/?sh=7f2a4ba02add -
media mention December 7, 2021 McClatchy: What would the Biden tax-break plan mean for your wallet?
Most families with children as well as taxpayers with higher six-figure incomes are the biggest California winners from the tax changes in the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan so… -
media mention December 5, 2021 Washington Post: Treasury officials raised concerns about new minimum tax on corporations, key to Biden spending plan
The proposal gained traction among some liberals in recent years amid reports that 55 major corporations are effectively able to zero out their tax liability by aggressive use of tax… -
media mention November 24, 2021 CNN Business: This Tax Would Make Wealthy Corporations Pay Their Fair Share
Corporate America has perfected the art of dodging the taxes that everyone else pays. From 2018 to 2020, 39 of the largest companies in America paid zero dollars in federal… -
media mention November 19, 2021 Forbes: How An $80,000 SALT Cap Stacks Up Against A Full Deduction For Those Making $400,000 Or Less
Congress seems to be considering two ways to address the Tax Cut and Job Act’s $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. The House version of President… -
media mention November 19, 2021 The Washington Post: Who would pay more and less in taxes under the House bill
The millionaire’s surtax aims to raise taxes on wealthy Americans without touching rates. The alternative minimum tax for corporations aspires to accomplish a similar aim by raising money from profitable… -
media mention November 18, 2021 LGBTQ Nation: Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act will give tax refunds to some same-sex couples
In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Windsor that the federal government must recognize LGBTQ marriages in states that had legalized marriage equality. Per that ruling, the… -
media mention November 18, 2021 Common Dreams: Elizabeth Warren Releases Blueprint to End ‘Free Ride’ for Tax-Dodging US Billionaires
According to the report—which is based on data Warren’s staff compiled from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy—although Amazon paid $2.8 billion in federal and foreign income taxes in… -
media mention November 18, 2021 New York Times: A proposed minimum tax would hit Amazon, Facebook and others, a report shows
“Giant corporations have figured out how to game the system so that the costs of running this country are borne by hardworking families while these big corporations scoop up all… -
media mention November 15, 2021 Newsweek: Families Could Get $1,800 per Child Tax Credit, but Must Register Now
The child tax credit was expanded under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan in March in a bid to reduce child poverty. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated… -
media mention November 12, 2021 Salon: Meet Tom Suozzi, the Democrat who wants tax cuts for the rich jammed into Build Back Better
Suozzi has for months pushed a total repeal of the cap, which would cost taxpayers about $85 billion per year, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget… -
media mention November 10, 2021 The Hill: Democrats at odds over SALT changes
The left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released an analysis finding that the House proposal would provide more of its benefits to households in the top 1 percent of… -
media mention November 8, 2021 PennLive: Several billionaires received federal direct relief payments, report says
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy responded to the controversy via Twitter: “This disgrace is why we need real tax reform.” Tax reform is exactly what Democratic lawmakers have been advocating.… -
media mention November 8, 2021 New York Post: At least 18 billionaires got COVID stimulus checks, report claims
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, called ProPublica’s findings a “disgrace” that shows “why we need real tax reform.” Read more -
media mention November 8, 2021 The Washington Post: Biden’s minimum tax proposal could hit these ultra-profitable corporations
In 2020, 55 profitable corporations paid no federal income tax, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank. Biden noted the statistic while… -
media mention November 8, 2021 Star-Ledger: On SALT, Dems push tax relief for the rich, not the middle class
It’s true: Eliminating the limit on the SALT deduction would be more costly than the other parts of Biden’s social spending agenda, including the extension of the child tax credit,… -
media mention November 8, 2021 1945: How Is This Possible? Billionaire George Soros Received A Stimulus Check
In response to the eye-opening findings, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy tweeted: “This disgrace is why we need real tax reform.” Read more -
media mention November 5, 2021 CBSNews.com: At least 18 billionaires got federal stimulus checks, report says
“This disgrace is why we need real tax reform,” the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, said on Twitter about the findings. Read more -
media mention November 3, 2021 Washington Post: Democrats look at expanding minimum tax on wealthy in exchange for state and local tax break
“The majority of benefits from repealing the SALT cap just go to the 1 percent,” said Steve Wamhoff, a tax expert at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “If… -
media mention November 3, 2021 Newsmax: Dems Consider Upping Minimum Tax on Rich in Exchange for SALT Deduction Cap
Steve Wamhoff, an expert on taxes with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said that “the majority of benefits from repealing the SALT cap just go to the 1…