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media mention April 13, 2019 The Intercept: Don’t Fall for the Right’s Favorite Lie About Taxes
So what does the overall U.S. tax system look like when you take all of this into account? The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, a progressive Washington,… -
media mention April 12, 2019 CBS News: 60 of America’s Biggest Companies Paid no Federal Income Tax in 2018
Big companies have long relied on strategies to reduce their tax bills. But the new tax law is making it even easier, with a new analysis finding that 60 profitable… -
media mention April 12, 2019 New York Times: Let Undocumented Immigrants Drive
There are an estimated 725,000 undocumented immigrants in New York State, making up more than 5 percent of the labor force in 2016, according to the Pew Research Center. They… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Virginia Business Magazine: Dominion, PFG, Gannett paid no federal income taxes in 2018
Some of Virginia’s biggest companies did not pay any federal income tax this year, according to a new report from a nonpartisan think tank. Dominion Energy, Performance Food Group and… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Sacramento Observer: California Must Champion the Working Class
Aside from major expenses, such as the skyrocketing cost of housing, exacerbating the problem is California’s high regressive taxes, such as those on sales and gasoline. Lower-income workers pay a… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Think Progress: Trump Tax ‘Cut’ Actually Increased Taxes for 10 Million American Families, Report Finds
The Center for American Progress released its calculations on Friday, based on data from the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. It found that 10,260,263 American families saw a… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Paste Magazine: Meet the 60 Giant Corporations Who Didn’t Pay a Dime in Federal Taxes Under Trump’s Plan
As someone who just came face-to-face with his 2018 tax bill this very morning, and whose hands have stopped shaking just enough to accurately pound the keys on this keyboard,… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Yahoo! Finance: Not Just Amazon: 60 Big Companies Paid $0 in Taxes under Trump Law
Big businesses are faring better than ever under the Trump era tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). According to analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP),… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren Wants to Make It Simpler to File Taxes
Under current law, corporations can report large sums of annual profit to Wall Street and investors, while still using loopholes to pay no taxes to the feds. According to a… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Alternet: Twice as Many Companies to Pay Zero Taxes for 2018 Due to Trump’s Tax Gift to the Rich and Powerful
You may owe taxes on your salary over the last year, but many Fortune 500 companies won’t pay squat on billions in profits, according to an analysis by the Institute on… -
media mention April 12, 2019 The Fiscal Times: More Big Companies Paying Zero Taxes
Sen. Warren’s corporate tax proposal came the same day as a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that says at least 60 large U.S. companies paid… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Investor’s Business Daily: Amazon And Walmart Have A Titans’ Spat Over Minimum Wage, Taxes
The story cited a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that Amazon will pay nothing in federal income taxes for the second year in a row. Read more -
media mention April 12, 2019 TPM: Warren Unveils Plan for $1 Trillion in Taxes on Corporations
Warren’s plan is aimed at large corporations — ones that have generally paid lower tax rates than smaller companies in recent years. The GOP tax cut law nearly doubled the… -
media mention April 12, 2019 The Intercept: Elizabeth Warren Has a Novel Idea
Under President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the corporate tax rate dropped from 35 percent to 21 percent, making it easier for companies to avoid… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Huffington Post: 60 Top Corporations Paid $0 Federal Taxes Under Trump Tax Law
President Donald Trump’s new tax law aided corporations so radically that twice as many companies paid no federal taxes whatsoever in 2018, despite billions of dollars in profit, according to a… -
media mention April 12, 2019 Daily Mail: The Number of U.S. Companies Paying Zero Federal taxes DOUBLED when Trump’s Tax Plan Took Effect in 2018
The change cut the tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and allowed companies to take advantage of deductions, tax credits and rebates. That change alone is projected to… -
media mention April 11, 2019 Washington Post: The Democrats new Tax Plan Is Their Clearest, Most Efficient Blueprint Yet
Just in time for Tax Day, we have new insight into the dueling partisan visions for the U.S. tax system. We already knew that the GOP’s 2017 tax law mostly benefited corporations… -
media mention April 11, 2019 NBC News: Twice as Many Companies Paying Zero Taxes under Trump Tax Plan
The controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed by President Donald Trump in December 2017, lowered the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, among other cuts. That’s… -
media mention April 11, 2019 NBC News: Warren Targets Big Business with $1 Trillion ‘Profits’ Tax
The 2020 presidential hopeful said her “real corporate profits tax” is aimed at companies that report large annual gains but pay little in taxes thanks to a variety of tax… -
media mention April 11, 2019 The Hill: Report Finds Twice as Many Companies Will Pay Zero Tax This Year
The report cites data released Thursday from the left-leaning Washington, D.C., think-tank the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). ITEP reported that the companies listed used a “diverse array of legal tax… -
media mention April 11, 2019 Fast Company: Amazon and Netflix Are among Many Companies Paying Zero Federal Taxes under Trump’s Tax Law
Tax season is upon us–and by us, I mean everyone who is not Amazon, Netflix, Chevron, or pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co., because they are among the 60 or so… -
media mention April 11, 2019 KALW: Who Pays Taxes, and Where Does It Go?
On this edition of Your Call, we’ll ask who bears what share of the tax burden and where their money goes. Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law gave most of its… -
media mention April 11, 2019 AP: Bezos, Hunting for Big Wins, Is Comfortable with Big Fails
A top spokesman at the world’s largest retailer was also quick to mock on Twitter Amazon’s challenge with its own jab on the issue of taxes. “Hey retail competitors out… -
media mention April 10, 2019 Politifact: Kamala Harris Calls Her LIFT Plan ‘The Most Significant Middle-Class Tax Cut in Generations.’ Is It?
Meg Wiehe, deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, considered a left-of-center think tank, said Harris’ descriptions are “a fair and an accurate portrayal.” Wiehe said it’s… -
media mention April 10, 2019 The Washington Post: Health Care Is Shockingly Expensive. Why Can’t You Deduct It?
My proposal won’t add much to the $22 trillion national debt, relatively speaking. According to an AARP fact sheet, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated that lowering the…