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media mention April 25, 2016 Knoxville News Sentinel: Looking back at 2016’s busy legislative session in Tenn.
“The progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says the reduction and repeal would make Tennessee’s tax system more regressive, with most Tennesseans getting little or no benefit. Meanwhile, Tennessee… -
media mention April 22, 2016 Brentwood Home Page: Brentwood decreasing dependence on Hall Tax revenue as legislators debate elimination
“According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the vast majority of Tennesseans would see little to no benefit from a repeal of the Hall Tax… -
media mention April 21, 2016 Governing: States Weigh Costs, Benefits of Undocumented Immigrant Parents
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think… -
media mention April 20, 2016 The Tennessean: Senate approves bill reducing Hall tax to 5 percent
“While several Republicans reveled in the effort to cut the tax, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy criticized their efforts, saying the majority of Tennesseans will see no financial… -
media mention April 19, 2016 WORT-FM : State And Local Taxes: Fair Tax Systems That Fund Our Communities
“Let’s talk about taxes. How can we have a fair tax system? How is our current tax system working against this? Today’s guest host Carl Davis, of the Institute on… -
media mention April 19, 2016 Equal Times: The Panama Papers’ impact in the United States: The calm before the storm?
“A very small number of states are notorious for allowing pretty much anybody to start a company in the state without requiring even the most basic information,” says Matthew Gardner,… -
media mention April 19, 2016 Bloomberg BNA: Reaching for Revenue Offshore, States Push Tax Haven Laws
“There is a high degree of uncertainty surrounding these estimates,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research organization affiliated with the Citizens… -
media mention April 19, 2016 KPBS: Report: California Received $3.2 Billion In Taxes From Those In The Country Illegally
“A recent report says that in 2012, California received more than $3.2 billion in taxes from people who were in the U.S. illegally. The report comes from the Washington, D.C.-based… -
media mention April 19, 2016 ValueWalk: On Tax Day, Remember the Contributions of Unauthorized Immigrants
“According to a recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, unauthorized immigrants pay an estimated $11.64 billion in state and local taxes each year, adding significant amounts… -
media mention April 19, 2016 KTOO Public Media: Report: Walker’s budget proposals hit poorest Alaskans hardest
“If every element of Gov. Bill Walker’s fiscal plan is adopted, the 20 percent of Alaskans with the lowest incomes would lose nearly 10 percent of their income. The middle… -
media mention April 19, 2016 Tallahassee Democrat: I am undocumented and I pay my taxes
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently estimated that state and local tax revenues would increase by an additional $805 million each year if President Obama’s immigration actions are… -
media mention April 19, 2016 The Courier-Journal: Undocumented immigrants turn hopes to court
“Diaz, despite having a college degree from Mexico, cleans homes. Some jobs offer low wages if the employer knows she’s not legally in the U.S., she said. She said she… -
media mention April 19, 2016 Media Matters: A Guide To The Myths & Facts On Obama’s Executive Actions On Immigration
“ITEP: Tax Contributions By Undocumented Workers “Would Increase By More Than $800 Million” If Executive Action Is Upheld. A February 2016 analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention April 19, 2016 YubaNet: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Immigration Executive Action, Has Opportunity to Affirm America’s Immigrant Identity
“The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program and expansion of the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would strengthen our communities by providing temporary relief from… -
media mention April 19, 2016 The Commercial Appeal: Mississippi tax cut deal: $415 million in cuts over 12 years
“Like most other proposed income tax cuts, benefits would flow most to high-earning households. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy show the lowest-earning 20 percent of… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Inside Sources: On Tax Day, Remember the Contributions of Unauthorized Immigrants
“According to a recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, unauthorized immigrants pay an estimated $11.64 billion in state and local taxes each year, adding significant amounts… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Think Progress: One Simple Way To Keep U.S. Corporations From Hiding Cash
“That’s a pretty clear indicator that these companies are essentially making things up,” tax expert Matt Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said in an interview. “They’re… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Governing: Panama Papers Unlikely to Lead to Reforms in Corporation-Friendly States
“The Panama Papers have raised concerns among many here who say it’s hypocritical of the U.S. to complain about its citizens hiding assets from taxation in offshore accounts when some… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Sun Sentinel: Prosperous but Undocumented
“Of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, about 1 million are professionals, according to a report from Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. In… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Alaska Public Radio: Poorest Alaskans hit hardest by new proposed budget solutions
“If every element of Governor Bill Walker’s current fiscal plan is adopted, low income Alaskans would lose nearly 10 percent of their income, middle-income residents would lose about 4 percent.… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Salt Lake Tribune: Worried about filing taxes? You have three extra days
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy earlier this year issued a state-by-state report looking at what percentage of the income of various groups goes to state and local taxes.”… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Politico: Boy, that (de)escalated quickly
“ALASKAN FOUNDATION EDUCATES ON THE GREAT NORTHERN OILY BUDGET CRISIS: Leaders of the Rasmuson Foundation, one of the nation’s largest charities, are in Washington this week filling in federal policymakers… -
media mention April 15, 2016 Alaska Dispatch News: Governor’s budget plan would hurt low- and middle-income Alaskans, says new report
“The Rasmuson report, from a nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based think tank, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the balance of budget fixes should be different. The report recommends scaling… -
media mention April 12, 2016 Live Mint: Panama Papers: What next?
“While it is relatively easy to force a Switzerland or a Panama to fall in line, it may be next to impossible to bring the US under the OECD framework.… -
media mention April 11, 2016 The Gilmer Miller: This Tax Day, A Reminder that Implementing Immigration Executive Action Policies Would Be Good for Texas
“If the Supreme Court unfreezes DACA+ and DAPA, state and local tax coffers will grow by $805 million nationwide, including by $59 million in Texas. A recent report from the…