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media mention September 2, 2016 fin24tech: Apple case highlights ‘trillions’ in untaxed profits
“‘Apple has systematically organised its Irish affairs in a way designed solely for tax avoidance,’ said Matt Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. US regulators ‘should take… -
media mention August 31, 2016 AP: Europe hits Apple with a $15 billion-plus tax bill
“‘To its credit, the European Union understands that when member nations act as tax havens, as Ireland has, there are casualties far beyond the borders of Ireland,’ said Matthew Gardner,… -
media mention August 31, 2016 CNN: What you need to know about immigration economics
“However, evidence challenges that stigma, showing that undocumented workers do pay taxes. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that undocumented immigrants pay nearly $12 billion a year in… -
media mention August 30, 2016 Des Moines Register: Undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes
“An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, updated in February, found that the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States collectively pay $11.64 billion… -
media mention August 30, 2016 Governing: Back-to-School Tax Holidays Losing Popularity Among Lawmakers
“[Tax holidays] don’t help lower-income people much either, according to the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).” Read more -
media mention August 30, 2016 Chron: This is where immigrants in Texas are moving to
“‘The 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States collectively paid $11.64 billion in state and local taxes,’ explains the website for the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention August 26, 2016 Santa Barbara Independent: Lacking Papers but Owning Values
“A report released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in February of this year found that, in sum, undocumented people paid an estimated $11.64 billion in local and… -
media mention August 25, 2016 Politico: Morning Tax: Treasury ramps up
“VIEW FROM THE LEFT: The liberal Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy is out with a couple new studies this week, including a paper arguing that state officials need to… -
media mention August 25, 2016 Florida Times Union: Tonyaa Weathersbee: Broken promises are a reason to vote no on pension sales tax
“According to a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, non-partisan research organization that examines issues of tax fairness and sustainability, Florida has the second… -
media mention August 24, 2016 Politico: Morning Tech: A look inside Clinton’s extensive tech policy squad
“VCs say that such a policy would deter investors from committing to risky, long-term projects that yield large payoffs. Additionally, critics of such reform argue that it could inhibit talent… -
media mention August 24, 2016 Bloomberg Technology: As Clinton and Trump Call for Tax Reform, Silicon Valley Must Prove VCs Are Special
“In this election cycle, carried interest has become calcified in a larger economic debate. “It’s become the poster child for inequality,” said Matt Gardner, executive director at the Institute on… -
media mention August 23, 2016 The Street: Tax-Free Shopping Doing More Harm Than Good, CNBC’s Reagan reports
“Moreover, a report published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy suggests that the tax-free incentive disproportionately benefits those with higher incomes than it does those living on more… -
media mention August 23, 2016 Accounting Today: VCs Contend Their Carried Interest Isn’t Like the Other Guys’
“In this election cycle, carried interest has become calcified in a larger economic debate. “It’s become the poster child for inequality,” said Matt Gardner, executive director at the Institute on… -
media mention August 18, 2016 Madison Magazine: Out of the shadows
“But every time the tides of anti-immigration rise, so too does support for immigrants. On a frigid February day this year, an estimated 14,000 Latinos and their supporters descended on… -
media mention August 15, 2016 Investopedia: Back-to-School Tax Holidays May Be Skimpier
“And since the average family with kids in kindergarten through high school will spend about $674 for school, according to the National Retail Federation, the tax savings to that family… -
media mention August 12, 2016 Mother Jones: How Hillary Can Rein in Big Finance
“Sales and excise taxes are the most regressive element in most state and local tax systems,” says the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which examines state tax systems every… -
media mention August 8, 2016 Chattanooga Times Free Press: Tennessee Now Holds Sales Tax Holiday on Same Weekend as Georgia
Seventeen states, primarily in the Southeast, stand to lose more than $300 million in tax revenue because they waive sales taxes on back-to-school items and other goods, including hunting gear,… -
media mention August 5, 2016 The Daily Progress: Three-days sales tax holiday on certain items starts Friday
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, meanwhile, says that while the idea for the sales tax holiday as a way for families to save money sounds good, it doesn’t… -
media mention August 5, 2016 Oklahoman: State-wide Tax Free Holiday Approaches
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, recently issued a statement about problems with such programs. “Policy makers tout sales tax holidays as… -
media mention August 5, 2016 The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Sales Tax Weekend a Mini Black Friday
But the 17 states that will host a sales-tax “holiday” this year will lose a total of about $300 million in tax revenue, according to the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention August 5, 2016 The Jackson Clarion Ledger
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy lists Mississippi’s taxes as 21st for “most unfair” or regressive, with people’s incomes less equal after state and local taxation. This is largely… -
media mention August 5, 2016 New York Times: The Path to Prosperity Is Blue
Ranking the states by social and economic indicators. Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, etc. Read more -
media mention August 5, 2016 Santa Fe New Mexican: Statewide Tax-Free Holiday Approaches
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, recently issued a statement about problems with such programs. “Policy makers tout sales tax holidays as… -
media mention August 5, 2016 Houston Public Media: Houston Becomes an Official Welcoming City
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, foreign-born residents contributed over $116 billion into the local economy in 2014. Wu says the Energy Corridor is the perfect example… -
media mention August 5, 2016 Houston Public Media: Five Reasons Tax-Free Weekend Might Be a Bad Idea
Check out this map of all the U.S. sales tax holidays, back to school and otherwise, from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.