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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… -
media mention May 14, 2017 West Virginia Metro News: West Virginia Has Miserable Company When It Comes to Budget Troubles
If there’s a bright side to West Virginia’s state budget troubles — in a misery-loves-company kind of way — it’s that plenty of other states have been having trouble too.… -
media mention May 13, 2017 National Law Review: Beneficiaries of $14.4 Billion Over Last Decade, Tax Lobbyists Ready for Trump Bonanza
About 4,000 registered lobbyists work on tax issues in the nation’s capital, but spending is highly concentrated among large multinational conglomerates and trade organizations. Fifteen companies and organizations, ranging from… -
media mention May 11, 2017 The American Prospect: Trickle Downer of the Week
Meanwhile, the Trump administration works tirelessly to ease tax rates for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations while ripping away affordable health care for everyone else. The president wants to dramatically reduce… -
media mention May 11, 2017 Education Week: Federal Tax Credits Poised to Make a Big Education Impact
Given DeVos’ repeated states-rights pronouncements, it also seems likely that individual states will have substantial ability to shape how tax credits scholarships are distributed in their jurisdictions to support their… -
media mention May 11, 2017 Fast Company: Drain the Swamp? Tax Lobbyists Are Ready for Trump Bonanza
The lobbying activity has coincided with a continuing slide in the percentage of federal revenues collected from corporate income taxes. During the 1950s, corporate taxes made up 28% of federal revenue.… -
media mention May 10, 2017 Bloomberg BNA: Q and A with ITEP’s Meg Wiehe
Bloomberg BNA: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)? Wiehe: I am ITEP Deputy Director, my primary responsibility… -
media mention May 7, 2017 Governing: Raising the Gas Tax Is No Longer Taboo in Many States
Already this year, governors in California, Indiana and Tennessee signed laws to raise fuel taxes, meaning a total of 22 states have passed laws imposing higher gas taxes in the… -
media mention May 4, 2017 International Business Times: Who Ends Up Paying for the Gig Economy?
As the gig economy has grown, the tax gap has widened. Because of inconsistencies in sales tax policies, state and local governments across the U.S. may be missing out on… -
media mention May 4, 2017 San Diego Union Tribune: Report Tallies Taxes from Unauthorized Immigrants
Unauthorized immigrants in San Diego County pay an estimated $218.5 million in state and local taxes annually, according to a report from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.… -
media mention May 3, 2017 Charleston Gazette Mail: Beware a Compromise That Takes from the Poor and Gives to the Rich
An assessment by Mark Muchow, deputy secretary of the Department of Revenue, estimates that by 2020, this will cause a revenue decline of $220 million due to income tax cuts.… -
media mention May 3, 2017 Between the Lines: Trump Tax Plan Revives Economic Voodoo
On April 26, just a few days short of President Trump’s 100th day in office, a so-called “tax reform” plan was released by the White House that consisted of bullet…