States
-
media mention September 13, 2016 The Atlantic: The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants and Taxes
“As rhetoric about illegal immigration dominates this election cycle, it’s hard to argue that undocumented immigrants drain the system. It’s true that not all undocumented workers pay federal income and… -
media mention September 8, 2016 CNBC: The $2.4 trillion companies are keeping in overseas tax havens
“Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a partner organization to CTJ, has done the work of searching through corporate filings for the tax information.… -
media mention September 8, 2016 Seattle PI: Labor Day union support for Sound Transit 3
“A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that the lowest 20 percent, those with family incomes under $21,000, pay 16.8 percent of their incomes in state… -
media mention September 8, 2016 Casper Star Tribune: Sales tax takes the spotlight as Legislature explores new revenue options
“Given that most states use income taxes to help fund state government, Wyoming’s strong reliance on sales tax is unusual. It also puts a disproportionate tax burden on working-class Wyomingites… -
media mention September 8, 2016 Fast Company: For All We Know, Undocumented Immigrants Pay A Higher Tax Rate Than Donald Trump
“We don’t know how much tax Donald Trump pays because he won’t release his returns. But we do know how much undocumented immigrants contribute annually. According to the Institute on… -
media mention September 2, 2016 Bloomberg Government: Tax-Break Bidding Wars Can Make New Jobs Expensive
“Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report: ‘Tax Incentives: Costly for States, Drag on the Nation.'” Read more -
media mention September 2, 2016 City-Journal: Undocumented-and Unmeasured
“In a similar vein, city council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito commissioned her finance division to weigh the economic impact on New York City if unlawful residents departed. Citing the liberal Institute… -
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… -
news release August 30, 2016 News Release: U.S. Should Take a Page from European Commission’s Book And Crack Down on Corporate Tax Avoidance
Following is a statement by Matt Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy regarding the European Commission’s ruling today that the Apple Corporation must pay as much as… -
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… -
brief August 22, 2016 How State Tax Changes Affect Your Federal Taxes: A Primer on the “Federal Offset”
Read this brief in PDF here. State lawmakers frequently make claims about how proposed tax changes would affect taxpayers at different income levels. Yet too many lawmakers routinely ignore one… -
brief August 22, 2016 Indexing Income Taxes for Inflation: Why It Matters
Read brief in PDF here. All of us experience the effects of inflation as the price of the goods and services we buy gradually goes up over time. Fortunately, as… -
brief August 17, 2016 The Folly of State Capital Gains Tax Cuts
Read the brief in a PDF here. The federal tax system treats income from capital gains more favorably than income from work. A number of state tax systems do as… -
brief July 27, 2016 Why Sales Taxes Should Apply to Services
Read this Policy Brief in PDF here. General sales taxes are an important revenue source for state governments, accounting for close to one-third of state tax collections nationwide. But most… -
brief July 11, 2016 Sales Tax Holidays: An Ineffective Alternative to Real Sales Tax Reform
This brief was updated July 2018 Read this Policy Brief in PDF here. Sales taxes are an important revenue source, composing close to half of all state tax revenues.[1] But… -
brief June 29, 2016 State Corporate Tax Disclosure: Why It’s Needed
Few state tax trends are as striking as the rapid decline of state corporate income tax revenues. As recently as 1986, state corporate income taxes equaled 0.5 percent of nationwide Gross State Product (GSP) (a measure of statewide economic activity). But in fiscal year 2013 (the last year for which data are available), state and local corporate income taxes were just 0.33 percent of nationwide GSP–representing a decline of over 30 percent.
-
report June 28, 2016 How Long Has it Been Since Your State Raised Its Gas Tax?
An updated version of this report has been published with data through July 1, 2017. Read this Policy Brief in PDF form Many states’ transportation budgets are in disarray, in… -
brief June 2, 2016 State Treatment of Itemized Deductions
Read this Policy Brief in PDF Form Map of State Treatment of Itemized Deductions Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia allow a group of income tax breaks known as… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2016 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: A Fiscal Policy Agenda for Stronger State Economies
“With most state legislatures now in session, policymakers are making fiscal policy decisions that will profoundly affect future economic opportunities in communities across the country. States face a fundamental choice:… -
ITEP Work in Action April 12, 2016 Policy Matters Ohio: Wealthy not paying fair share of state and local taxes
“State and local taxes support schools, fix potholes, keep the snow plowed, the justice system running and the water clean. Economic prosperity depends on these public services. The wealthiest families… -
ITEP Work in Action April 11, 2016 North Carolina Budget and Tax Center: North Carolina’s “Tax Swap” Gives Biggest Breaks to the Wealthiest, Undermines Public Investments for All
“Efforts to rely more on the state sales tax and less on the income tax to support public services have shifted tax obligations to less affluent North Carolinians, while saving… -
ITEP Work in Action April 11, 2016 Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: PA Should Raise Needed Revenues in Fair Ways: Short- and Long-term Approaches to Fixing Pennsylvania’s Unfair Tax System
This briefing paper analyzes several options for raising revenue for the Pennsylvania state budget which would fall much less on middle- and low-income families than the existing Pennsylvania state… -
ITEP Work in Action March 28, 2016 Center for American Progress: 4 Reasons Why States Suing to Stop Immigration Actions Stand to Lose Big
“Unauthorized immigrants contribute enormous sums to state and local coffers through taxes: $11.64 billion annually, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Full implementation…