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media mention October 3, 2018 The New Yorker: The Trump Family’s Tax Dodging Is Symptomatic of a Larger Problem
This experience points to an enduring scandal that goes well beyond the Trumps. “The key takeaway from the New York Times article . . . is that the wealthy and powerful abide by… -
media mention October 2, 2018 The Post and Courier: Some Valuable Downtown Charleston Land Now Comes with Tax Breaks
“Even if the tax breaks drive some new investment into low-income areas, this does not guarantee that these investments will ultimately benefit low-income families within the opportunity zones,” said the… -
media mention October 1, 2018 Politico: Morning Tax
Today also marks 25 years since the last federal gas tax increase, which was raised to its current 18.3 cents per gallon in 1993. Plenty of people have talked about… -
media mention September 26, 2018 NJ.com: Murphy Pushes Plan to Save Property Tax Breaks
Only residents of New York, Connecticut, and California deduct more from federal taxes than New Jerseyans, according the progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Most of the states hit… -
media mention September 25, 2018 Law360: Permanent Tax Cuts Favor Richest in All But Three States
The second round of tax cuts passed Thursday and Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives would overwhelmingly favor the richest Americans, except for those in three high-tax states, according… -
media mention September 21, 2018 Bloomberg BNA: Understanding the Post-Tax Cuts Buybacks Surge: A Primer
But Matt Gardner, a senior fellow at the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the anger over buybacks stems from the idea that, with the passage of the… -
media mention September 21, 2018 Chicago Magazine: Illinois Is a Few Elections Away From a Graduated Income Tax
Illinois has one of the most regressive tax systems in the nation — and politicians are taking notice. Under our system, the burden of taxation falls disproportionately on those least able to pay… -
media mention September 20, 2018 The Free Press: Think Tank Releases Blueprint to Fully Fund Education, Medicaid & Lower Property Taxes
Tax cuts passed by the Maine Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage over the past eight years will cost the state $864 million in revenue in the next biennium, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. At the same time the state continues to ignore its legal obligations to fully fund education, Medicaid expansion and revenue sharing.
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media mention September 14, 2018 The Inquisitor: Amazon Proposal to Cage Warehouse Workers Criticized
“For states contemplating tax incentives for Amazon, the salient question is: what do you give a tax avoider who already has everything?,” Matthew Gardner, senior fellow at Institute on Taxation… -
media mention September 12, 2018 Politico Morning Tax: Let’s Talk SALT
Cuomo is far from the only Democratic governor or lawmaker to unload on the SALT cap as, essentially, a broadside against progressive states. But at least one liberal think tank… -
media mention September 11, 2018 The Washington Post: GOP Pushes for New $2 Trillion Round of Tax Cuts
Democrats said the GOP’s second round of tax cuts would punish the poor and the middle class, arguing that they will provide a pretext for later spending cuts to entitlement… -
media mention September 11, 2018 Education Week: How a Proposed Tax Rule Could Hurt School Vouchers
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017, wealthy residents in states such as New York and California face sizable increases in their federal tax bills because of… -
media mention September 11, 2018 Seattle Times: Is a State Like Washington with No Income Tax Better or Worse?
These taxes place an unfair burden on the poor, according to research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The reason is the lowest earners in the state devote… -
media mention September 11, 2018 The Journal News: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Anti-Trump Tax Plan Crumbling in Face of IRS Regulations
Similar programs give state tax credits on 100 percent of the donations in states such as Alabama, Georgia, Arizona and South Carolina. It’s a system that has proved profitable for… -
media mention September 6, 2018 Politico: A SALT Shake up
So what happens now after this new clarification? “Under the right circumstances, some business owners are going to keep getting more back in tax cuts than they ever contributed to… -
media mention September 4, 2018 WRAL: Meg Wiehe: Capping North Carolina’s top income tax rate isn’t good for our communities
ITEP Deputy Director Meg Wiehe writes for WRAL.com that it would be unwise to constitutionally cap the North Carolina state income tax rate, pointing out that school funding in the state is already down and faltering revenues in other states have led to teacher pay crises and strikes.
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media mention September 4, 2018 WRAL: Capping North Carolina’s Top Tax Rate Isn’t Good for Our Communities
Following is an excerpt from an op-ed written by ITEP deputy director Meg Wiehe: Earlier this year, teachers across the country staged walkouts or full-on strikes to protest low wages… -
media mention September 3, 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer: Why It’s an Unhappy Labor Day for Some Workers
Meanwhile, President Trump’s $1.5 trillion tax cut — like previous massive tax cuts — has failed to trickle down to average workers in a meaningful way, and many of his… -
media mention August 25, 2018 Atlanta Journal Constitution: IRS Proposal Could Hurt Georgia Rural Hospital, School Tax Credits
The change will have no impact on many Georgians because they don’t itemize their deductions when they file their tax returns. “For about 90 percent of people who are just… -
media mention August 24, 2018 The Montgomery Advertiser: IRS Proposes Regulations that Could Impact Alabama Accountability Act Donors
Carl Davis of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization, said the regulations “make a lot of sense as far as what is charity and… -
media mention August 24, 2018 CNBC: Cutting SALT–It Could Be the Last Day for This Tax Saving Strategy
There are 18 states with private school voucher tax credits, including programs in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina. A number of them offer credits to contributing taxpayers on a dollar-for-dollar… -
media mention August 24, 2018 Bloomberg: New Yorkers Have Four Days to Try to Beat SALT Cap
Residents of states that have had charitable tax break programs in effect for some time, such as Georgia and South Carolina, that benefit hospitals or schools, will probably have an… -
media mention August 24, 2018 Washington Post: New Treasury Proposal Would Stop Attempts to Weaken Tax Law
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media mention August 24, 2018 The Hill: IRS Was Correct to Include Private School Credits in New Tax Regulations
Following is an excerpt of an op-ed by Carl Davis, ITEP researcher director, regarding the new regulations issued by the Treasury Department: Last year’s federal tax overhaul has cast a… -
media mention August 23, 2018 Reuters: U.S. Treasury, IRS move to block states dodging tax deduction cap
Under the proposed rule, however, a New York taxpayer could not receive a federal charitable deduction for the portion of their donation to the fund for which they received a…