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media mention April 14, 2020 Pot Sector Cut Off From Federal Pandemic Loans, Turns to States
Pot has boosted state tax revenues in recent years, funding core state initiatives from education to infrastructure to health care. California collected about $629 million in taxes on cannabis in… -
media mention April 13, 2020 Bloomberg: 10 Ways States Could Fortify Tax Structures Ahead of Next Crisis
“There is nothing like a crisis to get states thinking about their tax structures and the things they can do to become more sustainable in the long run,” said Meg… -
media mention April 13, 2020 Connecticut Mirror: CT’s unflappable sales tax faces unprecedented threat from coronavirus
“Early indications are that consumers are cutting back or spending much less due to personal economic uncertainty,” analysts for the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy [ITEP] wrote… -
media mention April 12, 2020 Associated Press: Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks
Roughly 4.3 million mostly unauthorized immigrants who do not have a Social Security number file taxes using what’s known as a taxpayer identification number, according to the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention April 12, 2020 NBC4: Millions of Taxpaying Immigrants Won’t Get Stimulus Checks
Roughly 4.3 million mostly unauthorized immigrants who do not have a Social Security number file taxes using what’s known as a taxpayer identification number, according to the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention April 10, 2020 Bloomberg: Pot, Liquor ‘Essential’ to Keep Up Spirits, Revenue During Virus
The state of Washington raised the most cannabis tax revenue last year—$67.31 per person, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That compares with $60.11 per person raised… -
media mention April 9, 2020 Fox News: Coronavirus tax deadline delay: How it could hurt certain taxpayers
Further, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy noted that a payroll tax cut – which is another measure the president said this week he would like to see implemented… -
media mention April 9, 2020 Bloomberg: Wealthy Win, Low-Wage Earners Lose in April 15 Tax Extension
“High income people will benefit,” said Matt Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “Anyone selling a whole bunch of stock on which they had… -
media mention April 6, 2020 Wall Street Journal:This Coronavirus Tax Policy Idea Wasn’t on the Table. Then Famous Chefs Called the President.
Tax experts across the political spectrum say it makes sense to limit meals and entertainment deductions. “It’s essentially a personal expense masquerading as a business expense, ” said Matt Gardner,… -
media mention April 6, 2020 CNBC: When Will the Money Arrive
Right now, the answer is that you will still get a stimulus payment. But that may have to wait until you eventually file your 2020 tax return next spring. “Anything… -
media mention April 1, 2020 Courier-Journal: For Kentucky’s undocumented immigrants, COVID-19 adds challenges to already harsh reality
Congress’ $2 trillion stimulus package, which boosts unemployment benefits including to gig-economy workers, didn’t include any help for undocumented workers. In Kentucky, such residents paid an estimated $36.6 million in state and… -
media mention April 1, 2020 Bloomberg:Billion-Dollar Blows to U.S. States Crater Spending Plans
At least 38 states and territories have issued some version of a stay-at-home order, shuttering parts of the economy as residents stay inside and restaurants and stores close. The result… -
media mention March 31, 2020 Eater NY: Why NYC’s Undocumented Restaurant Workers Are the Forgotten Victims of the Shutdown
Government help is nearly impossible to get, even though undocumented workers in the United States pay $11.74 billion in taxes each year, equivalent to 8 percent of their incomes, according… -
media mention March 31, 2020 KQED: New COVID-19 Relief Benefits Leave Out Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants
In California, undocumented residents contribute $3 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Immigrants who are not eligible for a… -
media mention March 31, 2020 Fox: Coronavirus stimulus FAQ: Who gets stimulus money? Will paper checks be issued? When will it come?
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, immigrants who file taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security Number will be exempt from… -
media mention March 30, 2020 Scripps News Service: It will likely take at least 2 weeks for stimulus checks to arrive
Scripps News Service interviewed Amy Hanauer, ITEP’s executive director, about the $2.2 trillion relief package. https://content.uplynk.com/509a8108debf4051984bc3b66951d875.m3u8 -
media mention March 28, 2020 Wall Street Journal:Whiting Petroleum Adopts Poison Pill to Protect Potential Tax Breaks
One tax analyst said hard-hit industries might be trying to protect their net operating losses from unwelcome distressed investors looking for buying opportunities. “It seems like one of the unforeseen… -
media mention March 28, 2020 Slate: Why Some Americans Entitled to a Coronavirus Relief Check Won’t Get One
The reason why is that the government intends to track Americans down and deliver their corona-bonus using the tax information they submitted in 2018 or 2019. But a fairly large… -
media mention March 27, 2020 Bloomberg: Delayed Tax Filing Could Mean Larger Stimulus Check for Some
For people who were ineligible in 2018 and perhaps took a pay cut or got a divorce that put them under the income thresholds in 2019, “there needs to be… -
media mention March 27, 2020 Crooked: Democrats Must Keep Fighting Trump’s Bailouts
These massive corporations also reaped huge benefits from Trump’s 2017 corporate tax cuts. An Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report from March 10 lays it out: “In the two… -
media mention March 27, 2020 CNN: These taxpayers won’t get stimulus checks. That’s unjust
Unfortunately, the Senate proposal does not include all taxpayers. Those who file their taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security number have been left… -
media mention March 26, 2020 Miami Herald: Millions of immigrant families won’t get coronavirus stimulus checks, experts say
ITIN filers collectively contribute an estimated $11.74 billion in state and local taxes each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In 2015, ITIN filers paid $23.6… -
media mention March 26, 2020 ABC News: New York and DC call out shortcomings of relief bill while others stand to gain
Who has been left out? Undocumented workers: Those who file their taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security number have been left out, according… -
media mention March 26, 2020 Fox NYC: Expand / Collapse search Coronavirus stimulus FAQ
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, immigrants who file taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security Number will be exempt from… -
media mention March 25, 2020 Fortune: Everything you need to know about the stimulus checks in the coronavirus relief bill
That said, not all older people who are already reliant on government assistance are immediately eligible for a rebate. According to Steve Wamhoff of the Institute on Taxation and Economic…