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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… -
media mention August 23, 2018 New Jersey Online: Trump Administration Rejects Efforts to Save Your Property Tax Break
And in New Jersey, more than four in 10 taxpayers claimed that tax break and deducted an average deduction of $17,850 in 2015, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. Only residents… -
media mention August 23, 2018 The Oregonian: Trump Administration Moves to Stop Oregon, Other States from Circumventing New Tax Law
Treasury said it expects that only about 1 percent of all U.S. taxpayers would see a reduction of their tax credits for donations to a private-school voucher fund. Several states… -
media mention August 23, 2018 Politico Morning Tax: Still More SALT Intake
Carl Davis of the liberal Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy also pointed out that Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) — who have had staff meet with… -
media mention August 23, 2018 New Hampshire Business: Winners and Losers Under the New Tax Plan
The new law also doubles the standard deduction, making it likely that fewer business owners will itemize on their returns, and that could have a negative impact on things like… -
media mention August 23, 2018 The Hill: Treasury Issues Rules Taking Aim at Blue-State Workarounds to GOP Tax Law
Carl Davis, director of research at the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, praised Treasury for taking the same approach to the SALT cap workarounds implemented by blue states… -
media mention August 22, 2018 CNBC: Upcoming IRS Rules Could Chill These Red-State Tax Credit Programs
How the IRS will ultimately proceed remains to be seen, yet experts agree that the agency may take a closer look at programs with generous tax credits. “It’s when you… -
media mention August 22, 2018 Chicago Tribune: Better Answers, Please
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., attempted to calculate all the net effects and concluded that only the top 5 percent of earners would benefit from… -
media mention August 22, 2018 KPFA: US Treasury Sec Mnuchin Is Planning a $100 Billion Tax Cut for the Wealthy
This would very likely be the largest regulatory tax cut in history. While there’s an important place for Treasury regulations in clarifying Congressional intent, that’s not what this is… It’s… -
media mention August 17, 2018 Press Herald: Will Maine Referendum On Home Care Result In ‘Marriage Penalty’ Tax?
Aidan Davis, senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, wrote a letter to the Secretary of State’s Office on June 15 stating that the income… -
media mention August 16, 2018 Sacramento News&Review: U-Turn on Taxes
In 2015, a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that heavy reliance on sales taxes is a characteristic of the most regressive tax systems. The half-cent… -
media mention August 15, 2018 Gannette: NJ Suit Over SALT Deduction Would Help the State’s Richest 1.5 Percent the Most
That reality has led some who joined Democrats in complaining about way tax cuts were distributed to criticize efforts to overturn the SALT cap. “The Trump tax law gives away the store to the… -
media mention August 9, 2018 CNBC: Tax Holidays May Not Be the Bargain You Think They Are
Everyone loves a bargain. Except when the bargain doesn’t really save you money. It may feel great not to pay tax for back-to-school clothes and backpacks, but the Institute on… -
media mention August 1, 2018 Kiplinger: Online Shopping Could Get Pricier
Generally, shoppers who buy from midsize online retailers will be the hardest hit, says Carl Davis, research director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. South Dakota’s rule requires… -
media mention August 1, 2018 The Courier Journal: Three More Reasons the Tax Cut Is Bad for Kentucky
Reason No. 2: HB487 raises very little “net” revenue. The nearly $900 million in new taxes will only net the state about $180 million per year because the rest is being… -
media mention August 1, 2018 The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s tax-free shopping weekend is Friday through Sunday
But the tax holiday isn’t necessarily as much of a plus for everyone as its proponents say, said Dylan Grundman of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit,… -
media mention July 30, 2018 The Tennessean: Where Are The Tax Cuts Going?
So where has the money gone? Many companies won’t say or are scant on specifics. Several publicly traded companies in Tennessee have issued press releases announcing bonuses or minimum wage increases, but… -
media mention July 30, 2018 The Hill: Tax Breaks for Wealthy Paid for with Deep Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
They say that we don’t have a choice and can’t afford these earned benefits for Americans on a fixed or limited income without making drastic cuts. A recent report by… -
media mention July 23, 2018 Washington Post: IRS Outsources Debt Collection to Private Firms, and the Poor Feel the Sting
“The private firms appear, at least in some cases, to be ignoring this constraint,” said Matt Gardner, an analyst at the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “When they… -
media mention July 19, 2018 WAMU: Amazon Doesn’t Need the Money
But analyses by nonpartisan think tanks Brookings Institution and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research — as well as the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which studies the impact of tax policy on working people — suggest incentives can…