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media mention September 28, 2017 On Point with Tom Ashbrook: Totaling Up President Trump’s Tax Overhaul Plan
And now, it’s time for the Trump tax plan. A miracle for the middle class, the president said in Indianapolis yesterday. He’s selling hard. But there are knowns and unknowns… -
media mention September 28, 2017 Salon: Everyone Hates Trump’s Godawful Tax Plan — Except the GOP Donor Class
Wealthy businesses and individuals will benefit from the proposal in other ways as well, including a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent. On the… -
media mention September 28, 2017 Bloomberg: Stock Traders Celebrate Nonexistent Tax Cuts
Although Republicans say the plan is to reduce the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from the current 35 percent, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that more… -
media mention September 28, 2017 Think Progress: Trump’s Plan Gives Corporate Tax Lobbyists Nearly Everything They Want
Another key corporate giveaway in the proposal would allow multinational corporations to bring accumulated foreign earnings back to the homeland at a low one-time rate, known as a repatriation tax.… -
media mention September 27, 2017 Fox News: Trump, Republicans reveal tax plan: What to know
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy last week slammed Trump’s plan as it said it wouldn’t alleviate financial burdens of the middle class. “Vague promises can’t conceal the hard… -
media mention September 26, 2017 New York Times: Will a Corporate Tax Holiday Give Workers Anything to Cheer?
Apple alone is sitting on an overseas stash of almost $260 billion, according to Bloomberg, while Microsoft has more than $120 billion parked abroad. The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer does not… -
media mention September 25, 2017 New York Times: Nothing Is Too Strange for Cities Wooing Amazon to Build There
Tax policy experts are more skeptical of Amazon’s bidding process and how much cities stand to benefit. “Why are they doing this whole dog and pony show? Amazon wants something… -
media mention September 22, 2017 Mother Jones: The 5 Biggest Myths In Republicans’ Quest To Lower Corporate Taxes
And then there are the companies that pay far less than the average—or sometimes nothing at all. Earlier this year, the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that eighteen… -
media mention September 18, 2017 Associated Press: Doubts Arise on Whether Corporate Tax Cut Would Boost Growth
The AT&T executive added that “anything” would be an improvement on the current corporate tax rate of 35%. But like many corporations, AT&T also benefited substantially from tax breaks between… -
media mention September 16, 2017 The Richmond Register: DACA Recipients in Limbo While Congress Debates
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) revealed dreamers pay an effective state and local tax rate of 9.1 percent of their income. That’s higher than the wealthiest 1… -
media mention September 13, 2017 International Business Times: There Is a Direct Link Between Tax Evasion and Inequality
According to Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, the reason the U.S. exhibits such a high level of… -
media mention September 13, 2017 Money Morning: Trump’s Tax Plan Gives Perks to the “1%,” Shirks Everyone Else
The White House has just 12 days to fix a glaring flaw in President Donald Trump’s tax plan. That’s because just this morning (Sept. 13), his administration promised to provide… -
media mention September 13, 2017 CNBC: Richest Households Get the Biggest Benefit Under Trump Plan
This report, using ITEP data, examines which households will benefit most from the White House’s proposed tax plan. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/09/13/richest-households-get-biggest-benefits-under-trump-tax-plan-report.html -
media mention September 13, 2017 Fox Business: Trump gives assurances on tax reform,
According to an April 2017 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington research organization, the top 1% of income earners in the United States pays an… -
media mention September 12, 2017 Marketplace: The American Dream: How Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes in the U.S.
Undocumented immigrants pay as much as $3.6 billion in property taxes each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy which analyzed MPI’s undocumented home ownership data. The… -
media mention September 11, 2017 Salon: Donald Trump Uses Hurricane Irma to Argue for Tax Cuts
The administration’s plans regarding taxes are still hazy, but based upon the details released thus far, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated in July that more than 60 percent… -
media mention September 10, 2017 Politifact: Will Trump’s Decision on DACA Hurt New York’s Economy?
A small part of the lost economic contribution is tax receipts. Undocumented immigrants eligible for DACA contribute more than $2 billion in state and local taxes each year, according to… -
media mention September 9, 2017 Time: Formerly Undocumented State Representatives Say Donald Trump Is Threatening the American Dream
For a politician to toy with the futures of so many young people is unconscionable. But when you consider the impact that repeal would have on our economy, it’s also… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Bloomberg: Football Champs and CEOs Alike Sidestep Taxes With Private Jets
The result is that airline passengers are subsidizing some of the world’s largest corporations and wealthiest people under the current system, said Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the nonprofit… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Houston Chronicle: Should Low-Tax Texas Have to Shoulder More of Harvey’s Load?
Right now, although Texas is a low-tax state overall, that tax burden falls disproportionately on poor people. High property and sales taxes and the absence of an income tax means… -
media mention September 8, 2017 Arkansas Times: Arkansas to Fare Worse Than Most States under Trump Tax Proposal, Report Says
We don’t have an actual tax bill to parse yet, but Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families has a helpful preview of how the cuts outlined by Trump earlier this year… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Politico: Why Corporate Tax Reform Is So Messy
There is even greater variation among individual companies. Eighteen of the 258 Fortune 500 companies that were consistently profitable between 2008 and 2015 did not pay any federal taxes during… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Quartz: The Smart Tax-Reform Idea Aimed at Democrats That Will Also Rile Republicans
The Republican proposals include provisions that would lead to huge reductions in taxes paid by the wealthiest Americans—an estimate from the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy suggests the… -
media mention September 6, 2017 San Antonio Express News: News of DACA’s End Hits South Texas Immigrants
Immigration activists noted that DACA recipients pay $2 billion a year in state and local taxes, including $300 million in Texas, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention September 6, 2017 Denver 9 News: What’s True About DACA Recipients
According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy earlier this year, DACA enrollees contribute an estimated $1.6 billion a year in state and local taxes. Read…