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media mention July 12, 2017 Governing: In an Income-Tax Free State, Seattle Hopes to Tax the Rich
There were about 11,000 individuals in Seattle with earned annual incomes of at least $250,000 in 2015, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The Seattle tax would cover both earned… -
media mention July 11, 2017 The Hill: Repealing Obamacare Has Always Been about Tax Cuts for the Rich
Below is an excerpt of an op-ed by ITEP Senior Fellow Steve Wamhoff that was published in The Hill on July 11, 2017 Does moving a tax cut for the… -
media mention July 10, 2017 Seattle Times: Seattle Council to Vote Today on Income Tax on the Wealthy
There were about 11,000 individuals in Seattle with earned annual incomes of at least $250,000 in 2015, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The Seattle tax would cover both earned… -
media mention July 6, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: Private School Tax Credits Transform Charitable Incentive Into Profit Scheme
Public schools are funded by taxpayer dollars. School tuition vouchers allow taxpayer dollars to fund private education by paying for private school tuition. Tuition tax credits work in a similar… -
media mention July 5, 2017 Reno News and Review: Workers Stuck with the Check
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Nevada’s poorest 20 percent of families pay 6.1 percent of their income in sales tax. The wealthiest one percent of Nevada… -
media mention June 30, 2017 USA Today: Gas Taxes Rise in Seven States As Travelers Hit the Road for July 4 Holiday
The urge to hit the road comes as the national average gas price is 4 cents per gallon cheaper than at the same time last year, at $2.28 per gallon,… -
media mention June 29, 2017 Huffpost: Why States Are Struggling To Tax Services
Another challenge is that taxes on services are regressive, with a disproportionate impact on low-income residents, and are sometimes seen as an unfair way to plug a budget hole or… -
media mention June 26, 2017 Scripps News Service: Money Diverted from Public Schools?
All the programs basically work this way: Individuals and businesses make cash or stock donations to scholarship granting organizations. The organizations award scholarships to qualifying families with K-12 students, primarily… -
media mention June 26, 2017 Bloomberg: Corporate Tax Rate at 28% Seen as More Likely Than Historic Cut
Both men have pitched their rate-cut plans as a way to spur hiring and economic growth. But setting a 28 percent tax rate would be largely meaningless for more than… -
media mention June 20, 2017 Public News Service: GOP Health Bill Would Deliver Tax Breaks to the Wealthiest
Alan Essig, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says data from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that the health bill that cleared the U.S. House is… -
media mention June 18, 2017 Salon: Apple CEO Tim Cook Thinks a Big Corporate Tax Cut is “What’s Good for America”
Earlier this year, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan liberal think tank, published research showing that few large profitable companies even come close to paying the 35… -
media mention June 8, 2017 PBS News Hour: How Much Do the Poor Actually Pay in Taxes? Probably More Than You Think.
“All told, those in the bottom fifth of earners pay almost a fifth of their income in taxes. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the lowest-income quintile… -
media mention June 7, 2017 Kansas City Star: Kansas Tax ‘Experiment’ Offers Lessons to the Nation, Analysts Say
“An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found in 2015 that taxpayers in the bottom 40 percent saw an overall increase in their taxes under Brownback when… -
media mention June 6, 2017 The Atlantic: Can America’s Farms Survive the Threat of Deportations?
“Pete points out that the undocumented community is a net contributor to taxes. It’s true: A recent report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that undocumented immigrants… -
media mention June 3, 2017 Charleston Gazette-Mail: Senate Tax Plan is Upward Redistribution
“Some West Virginia Senators are singing a similar tune as Reagan with their tax plan. While they say their plan is a tax cut for everyone, the facts say otherwise.… -
media mention June 2, 2017 Politifact: Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Rate of State and Local Taxes in Wisconsin?
McCabe, who says he is not a member of any political party, cited a 50-state analysis of state and local taxes published in January 2015 by the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention June 1, 2017 Bloomberg: Trump ‘Self-Help’ Infrastructure Plan Irks State, Local Leaders
Six states this year raised their gas taxes — joining 18 others that have raised or changed the tax since 2013 to generate more money for transportation work, according to… -
media mention June 1, 2017 Chicago Magazine: What Can Illinois Learn from Other States’ Budget Disasters
In 2012, Kansas would go on to enact tax cuts that the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy called ”among the largest” enacted by any state. Under the leadership of recently… -
media mention May 27, 2017 The Boston Globe: Ax the Sales Tax (Also the Income Tax)
A constitutional amendment to eliminate the sales tax and replace the flat state income tax with a progressive scale based on income would be a bold solution. It would both… -
media mention May 23, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: A New School Argument for an Old School Credit
Scholarship or tuition tax credits have a way of staying in the public spotlight. Over the last several years, battles surrounding these credits have been waged in courtrooms, on the… -
media mention May 22, 2017 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia’s Tax Credit Program Is Profitable for the Rich
The national School Superintendents Association, which opposes the tax-based tuition subsidies because they leave less money on the table for public schools, published the report Public Loss, Private Gain, with… -
media mention May 20, 2017 NPR: Leaked Education Budget Has Big Cuts
A bill now in Congress would expand tax-credit scholarships nationwide, creating a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for individuals and corporations. That could “undermine public education,” according to a new report… -
media mention May 18, 2017 CNNMoney: Becoming a Sanctuary State Could Help California Protect Its Economy Too
Not only do California’s undocumented workers fill jobs, but they pay taxes too. In 2014, almost $3.2 billion of California’s state and local taxes came from undocumented immigrants, according to… -
media mention May 17, 2017 New York Times: In Some States, Donating to Private Schools Can Earn You a Profit
AASA and the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy examined programs in 17 states that send more than $1 billion a year to private schools via tuition tax credits,… -
media mention May 17, 2017 International Business Times: How Much Do Companies Really Pay When Settling With The Government? Warren Pushes Bill That Makes It Public
While is doesn’t strive for a reform in the tax system that allows those firms to write off huge chunks of their fines, the senators’ measure, which applies to settlement…