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media mention February 3, 2017 Alternet: It’s Time to Take America’s Billionaire Class Head on
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 3, 2017 Crain’s Detroit Business Journal: In bid to eliminate Michigan income tax, fears of another Kansas
Critics of these tax cuts note that states with no income tax tend to put a higher share of the tax burden on low-income residents. According to a 2015 report… -
media mention February 1, 2017 Crain’s Detroit Business: In Bid to Eliminate Michigan Income Tax, Fears of Another Kansas
According to a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization, five states with no income tax are ranked among the top 10 most… -
media mention January 30, 2017 Governing: Coming Soon to 6 States: Online Sales Taxes From Amazon
Carl Davis, research director for the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, estimated the state of Missouri could collect between $30 million and $34 million annually… -
media mention January 30, 2017 Hartford Courant: Windham Works On Sanctuary City Resolution
Hewes pointed to a number of sources of information, including a 2015 report from The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. According to this report, “unauthorized immigrants in Connecticut paid… -
media mention January 30, 2017 Lawrence World Journal: Voters, please pay close attention
Aligned with conservatives in the Senate, Brownback steadfastly refused to consider a direct reversal of the original tax plan, insisting that the state continue on its path toward replacing the… -
media mention January 30, 2017 The Tennessean: Grocery tax proposal complicated for most Tennesseans
Other organizations, like the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, regard Tennessee’s tax structure statewide as regressive, meaning it inhibits growth and proportionally taxes the poorest Tennesseans the hardest. The… -
media mention January 30, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: States Plan Uneasily for Spending, Taxing in Trump’s Shadow
“Too many states are leaning heavily on regressive sales and excise taxes to balance their budgets, or to fund cuts in progressive income taxes and estate taxes,” Carl Davis, Institute… -
media mention January 26, 2017 Governing: Despite Budget Shortfalls, Some Governors Call for Tax Cuts
In both Colorado and Kansas, the tax increases would help cover projected budget deficits. That can be a dangerous habit, said Meg Wiehe of the progressive-leaning Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention January 26, 2017 Market Exclusive: Losses And Gains For Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) Under President Trump Expected
A new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reveals that the likes of Apple and Oracle seem to be some of the biggest winners of Trump’s… -
media mention January 26, 2017 Chattanooga Times Free-Press: Tennessee House GOP pursues anything-but-gas-tax-increase plans for road funding
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, five states have not implemented an increase in their gas tax rates since the 1980s or earlier: Alaska, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South… -
media mention January 23, 2017 WDEF: HOW WOULD TENNESSEE STACK UP AGAINST OUR NEIGHBORS WITH NEW GAS TAX?
“Governor Haslam argues that Tennessee hasn’t raised the gas tax in a long time. In fact, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that the 27 years since we… -
media mention January 23, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: Congress, Courts, Oil Among Pressures on State Budgets
“A further problem facing oil states such as Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Dakota and West Virginia is deep cuts they made to severance and other taxes “when times were good,” Carl… -
media mention January 23, 2017 Politico: Mnuchin hits the hot seat
“Another progressive group, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, found that Fortune 500 companies would rack up more than a half-trillion dollars due to Trump’s onetime 10 percent repatriation… -
media mention January 23, 2017 Star Ledger: Will Trump deport N.J. unauthorized immigrants in college under Christie ‘Dream Act’?
“A 2015 analysis by non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that New Jersey has an estimated 528,000 unauthorized immigrants, and their average family income was just $34,500.” Read… -
media mention January 23, 2017 New York Times: Federal Policy Will Shift. Not All States Will Shift With It.
“But the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington reports that these fears were overblown, citing a recent Stanford University study. It found that million-dollar income earners are actually… -
media mention January 23, 2017 News-Times: Estate tax change makes no sense
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Connecticut’s top 1 percent (making more than $1.33 million a year) saw just 5.3 percent of their incomes go to taxes… -
media mention January 19, 2017 ATTN: Robert Reich Addressed This Claims About Undocumented Workers ‘Stealing Jobs’
“According to a 2016 report from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants contribute about $12 billion in local and state taxes each year. The group also… -
media mention January 19, 2017 The Street: Why Trump’s Potential $500 Billion Tax Holiday Could Make Apple and Microsoft Huge Winners
“Major corporations including Apple (AAPL) , Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL) will save billions of dollars in taxes if Trump is able to enact the repatriation holiday he promised on… -
media mention January 14, 2017 Register Herald: Flat tax would make most Ohioans pay more
“Using a sophisticated model of Ohio’s tax system, the national research group, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), found that with a 3.5 percent flat tax, 72 percent of… -
media mention January 14, 2017 AL.com: In immigration debate, Trump and Clinton voters tussle over term ‘illegal immigrant’
“Undocumented immigrants paid $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2010, according to an estimate by the U.S. Social Security Administration. At least 50 percent of undocumented immigrant households file tax… -
media mention January 14, 2017 Poughkeepsie Journal: The state of Hudson Valley immigration
“Whatever one’s political view, the fate of New York’s immigrant population could have a significant impact on state and local economies. Undocumented immigrants make up a large portion of the… -
media mention January 12, 2017 Seven Days: Afford-Ability: Can Gov. Phil Scott Deliver a Bigger Slice of the Pie?
“Despite all the ink spilled over the state’s supposedly high tax burden, Vermont’s effective tax rate is roughly average. And according to a 2015 study by the left-leaning Institute on… -
media mention January 12, 2017 CNN: Trump’s Tangled Web of Businesses
“In fact, as with most businesses, most of Trump’s are registered in Delaware, known for its business-friendly courts and tax policies, but also the lack of disclosure requirements, according to… -
media mention January 12, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: Oil States View Taxes Warily in Battling Crude Market Dips
“That means, however unpopular, “residents are going to have to pay more” to maintain local governments and their services, Carl Davis, an analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic…