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media mention January 24, 2019 New York Times: Warren’s Plan Is Latest Push by Democrats to Raise Taxes on the Rich
Ms. Warren appears to be the first declared Democratic candidate to release a plan for a wealth tax, but the idea is quickly gaining steam among liberal activists and policy… -
media mention January 24, 2019 Politico: Let’s Talk Wealth Tax
Steve Wamhoff at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy projects that a wealth tax could raise well over $1 trillion in a decade, and notes that wealth inequality far… -
media mention January 23, 2019 Bloomberg: Cannabis Excise Tax Revenue Could Eclipse Alcohol Revenue in 2019
Excise tax revenue from marijuana sales is expected to surpass alcohol excise collections in 2019, according to the co-author of a new report. Carl Davis, a research director at the… -
media mention January 23, 2019 Bloomberg: Economic Policy Group Makes Case for 1 Percent Wealth Tax
A 1 percent tax on taxpayers’ net worth over $32.2 million, starting in 2020, would raise $1.26 trillion over a decade, according to a new report from the Institute on… -
media mention January 23, 2019 Politico Morning Tax: The Broad View on Pot
There’s been plenty of coverage of states legalizing recreational marijuana and then overestimating how much revenue they’ll see. But a new report from the liberal Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention January 19, 2019 Maui Now: Report: Hawaii Could Recover $38M Lost to Corporate Tax Loopholes
Reforms to end corporate tax loopholes in Hawai‘i could reduce lost tax revenue and bring in an additional $38 million to the state, according to a new report released on… -
media mention January 18, 2019 The Daily Chronicle: Senate Hears Testimony on Governor’s Proposed Capital Gains Tax
Last fall, a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed that the lowest 20 percent of earners pay almost 18 percent of family income in taxes, while… -
media mention January 18, 2019 Oregonian: Big corporations moving profits offshore costs Oregon $175 million a year: study
“Every dollar that we allow big corporations not to pay, someone else has to pick it up,” said Richard Phillips, a senior analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention January 14, 2019 Hartford Business Journal: Major policies opposed by businesses loom in Democrat-controlled legislature
When Rep. Josh Elliott (D-Hamden) calls Connecticut’s tax system regressive, it’s not just an opinion. The Democrat is citing a 2014 report by the state’s own tax department, that uses… -
media mention January 12, 2019 Oregonian: Profits Double, Tax Payments Fall at Nike, Attracting Attention of EU Regulators
By the end of 2017, Nike had $12.2 billion in permanently reinvested earnings. The company estimates that had it dispensed with the foreign strategy and kept that money in the… -
media mention January 11, 2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: State Finance Official Says 200,000 Filers Would See Tax Increase in Plan’s Current Form; Governor Wants Fix
Rep. Lane Jean, R-Magnolia, said he started digging last month into a written analysis of the plan given by Lisa Christiansen Gee, senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention January 9, 2019 The Intellectualist: Study: Tax Cuts For The Top 1% Cost More Than Entire Food Stamp Program
According to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the richest 1 percent of households, those with incomes higher than $607,090, stand to receive a total tax cut… -
media mention January 8, 2019 The Root: Trump Goes on National TV to Talk about His Dumb Wall
His assertion that undocumented immigrants create a strain on our nation is basically refuted in a 2017 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (pdf) which shows undocumented… -
media mention January 6, 2019 Alternet: It’s Not About National Security…the Insidious Truth Behind Trump’s Wall
Whether legal or illegal, all immigrants pay sales taxes and property taxes (the latter are factored into the cost of rental units for people who don’t own homes). And all… -
media mention January 3, 2019 The Progressive: States and Localities Move to Reverse Racist and Regressive Tax Policies
And a recent analysis of state and local tax systems by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that, as a whole, state and local governments tax the poor… -
media mention January 3, 2019 Record Eagle (Mich.): Help Michigan’s Poor by Scrapping Gas Tax
ndeed, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds the Michigan tax code to be a matter of “soak the poor and middle class, spare the wealthy.” According to ITEP,… -
media mention January 3, 2019 Politics USA: Sen. Kamala Harris Immediately Introduces Middle Class Tax Cut Bill
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates the LIFT Act would impact one in every two workers and two out of every three children in America. In addition, ITEP… -
media mention December 31, 2018 Washington Times: Trump Tax Cut Foiled by State’s Itemized Deduction Rule
Last year, many states opened their legislative sessions at the beginning of January, just after the federal tax law passed in December 2017, leaving them little time to figure out… -
media mention December 22, 2018 Mother Jones: It’s Been a Year Since Trump Enacted Sweeping Tax Cuts. The Rich Won
The surge in buybacks comes with an “opportunity cost,” says Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “You can’t spend money on things like… -
media mention December 22, 2018 NBC News: How Much Does Illegal Immigration Cost America? Not As Much As Trump Claims
“It sounds extraordinarily high to me,” said Meg Wiehe, deputy director at the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Read more -
media mention December 21, 2018 The American Prospect: The 2018 Economy in 12 Graphs
Thanks to some bold number crunching by the nerds at the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, the figure compares a regressive, supply-side tax cut, like the one we got… -
media mention December 18, 2018 CNBC: Democrats Are Going to Attack the GOP Tax Law from Several Angles, Including SALT Caps and Breaks for Corporations
Many of the changes that Democrats are seeking have little chance of enactment amid divided government in Washington. But Alan Essig, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention December 11, 2018 Washington Post: In Early Win for Party’s Left, House Democrats Back off Tax Rule
Henry Connelly, a spokesman for Pelosi, said the rule was unnecessary to prevent Democrats from hiking taxes on the middle class. He also noted that House Republicans waived their rule… -
media mention December 6, 2018 Washington Post: Does the Republican Tax Law Encourage Outsourcing?
“These multinational firms are going to want to stay below the 10 percent threshold, because that means the U.S. tax system won’t touch their foreign earnings,” said Matt Gardner, a… -
media mention December 6, 2018 Arkansas Times: Race, History and Taxes
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the poorest 20 percent of Arkansas taxpayers, those making less than $18,600, pay 11.3 cents in state and local taxes on…