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media mention February 28, 2017 Washington Post: The New Immigration Order, a Disaster in the Making
And the cost of the undocumented? Their contributions to the economy far outweigh their burden. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in… -
media mention February 28, 2017 Eater: How Restaurants Hire Undocumented Workers
Hille had a similar experience in his 20 years in the restaurant industry. “When politicians say things like ‘immigrants don’t pay taxes, they’re a burden on the system,’ it’s just… -
media mention February 28, 2017 CFO: Planning for Tax Policy Turmoil
On top of the then-President-elect’s proposed tax breaks was the prospect of more-permanent and deeply rooted reforms contained in “A Better Way,” the tax-reform “blueprint” issued by House Republicans in… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Common Dreams: Taking on the Billionaires
The result has been to make state and local taxes, on the whole, regressive. The share of income paid by the poorest 20 percent is twice that of the richest… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Mic: Taxpayers in These Seven States Don’t Pay State Income Tax
As a result of Washington’s various consumption taxes, its low-income residents wind up paying a disproportionately higher percentage of their income in taxes than the rich, according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: Property Tax Caps–Giving with one Hand, Taking with the Other
On the other hand, tax caps on assessed value in particular can lead to tax disparities amongst homeowners in neighborhoods where market values are comparable, according to the Institute on… -
media mention February 22, 2017 West Virginia Metro News: Debate Over Repealing W. Va’s Income Tax Begins
States best equipped to make a move like this are those that have an influx of wealth, said Carl Davis, an analyst for the national Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention February 22, 2017 CT News Junkie: Keep Your Eyes on the CEO Not the Public Employee
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Connecticut’s state and local tax system is the 26th most regressive in the nation. That simple fact alone is reason… -
media mention February 22, 2017 The Express Star: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
That same paper showed that the ANNUAL lost state revenue because of cuts to the top personal income tax rate enacted since 2005 is $1.022 billion PER YEAR, according to… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Alaska Dispatch News: Income tax debate heats up as Alaska faces do-or-die moment
The proposed bill would cut the dividend to about $1,100 next year and institute an income tax equivalent to 15 percent of a taxpayer’s federal tax bill. A married couple… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Planet Jackson Hole: American Dreams, Undocumented Fears
A report published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) in 2016 found that undocumented immigrants contribute around $11.6 billion to the economy annually. Undocumented immigrants in Wyoming… -
media mention February 22, 2017 The News Wheel: What If We Raised the Gas Tax
Now, obviously, raising the gas tax would mean a lot more money going to the government for transportation. As the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) pointed out in a… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Reuters: U.S. States See Favorable Conditions for Gas Tax Hikes
Low gas prices, a desperate need for revenue to fix crumbling roads, and a post-election period that gives politicians the space to tackle controversial issues have breathed life into efforts… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Digital Journal: States to Raise Gas Taxes
According to Reuters, Carl Davis, a research director at the non-partisan Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says three factors, including low gas prices, a crumbling transportation infrastructure,… -
media mention February 22, 2017 Salt Lake Tribune: Rush to reform taxes has lawmakers hurtling toward bad policy
According to figures from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, about a quarter of the estimated $200 million that would be generated by restoring the full sales tax on… -
media mention February 15, 2017 Detroit Free Press: House Panel Approves Gradual Elimination of Income Tax
And Gilda Jacobs, executive director of the Michigan League for Public Policy, said that according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the tax relief for… -
media mention February 14, 2017 Pilot Tribune:
An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows the average annual nominal tax cut for the wealthiest 1 percent of Nebraskans would be $5,810, while the average… -
media mention February 14, 2017 The Tennessean: Bill aims to exempt feminine products, diapers, food from sales tax
Several organizations have rated Tennessee’s tax system poorly because of the high sales tax and no state income tax. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy rated Tennessee as one of… -
media mention February 14, 2017 The Cinnicinati Enquirer: Kasich budget doubles down on approach that hasn’t worked
We asked the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a national nonprofit research group with a model of state and local tax systems, to analyze how the proposal would affect… -
media mention February 14, 2017 Omaha World Herald: Ricketts’ tax plan is unfair to average Nebraskans
The bottom 80 percent of Nebraska earners pay 9 percent to 11 percent of their income in state and local taxes. The top 20 percent pay less — just 8… -
media mention February 8, 2017 KPNG: It’s About Time for Tax Fairness
An analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., examined the net effect of Amazon collecting the 4.225 percent state sales tax, starting Feb. 1, in… -
media mention February 8, 2017 The Denver Post: 19 states have raised gas taxes since 2013. In Colorado, Republicans want to cut them
“This is highly unusual, what’s being talked about in Colorado right now,” said Carl Davis, research director with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. And it can largely be… -
media mention February 8, 2017 Bloomberg: Texas Prepares to Battle Its Sanctuary Cities
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that undocumented immigrants in Texas pay about $1.5 billion in state and local taxes. (Texas has no state income tax, but it… -
media mention February 6, 2017 ABC News: Without Immigrants, the U.S. Economy Would Be a Disaster
According to Meg Wiehe, the director of programs for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, “Undocumented immigrants contributed more than $11.6 billion in state and local taxes each year.… -
media mention February 3, 2017 American Prospect: Republican Governors, Trickle-Downers of the Week
In fact, most low- and middle-income residents already pay more in consumption taxes than they do in incomes taxes, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and…