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Independent: GE Healthcare: Minimal tax paid by NHS supplier ‘should be investigated urgently’
January 26, 2016
“Matt Gardner, executive director of the US research group the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said: “GE has been remarkably successful over a long period of time in zeroing out tax liabilities in the US and abroad.” Attempts to unravel where GE Healthcare pays tax, and how much, are obstructed by the complicated company […]
The Commonwealth Institute: Room for Improvement
January 22, 2016 • By ITEP Staff
“Virginia households with an average annual income of $59,000 would save an average of just $6.45 per year – less than the price of a movie ticket. And households making roughly $14,000 a year would save an average of only $1.32 per year per household. That’s barely enough to buy the local newspaper. In fact, […]
Indianapolis Star: Raise taxes on Indiana’s wealthy
January 19, 2016
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy the bottom 20% of Indiana taxpayers pay an average effective overall tax rate of around 12%. The top 1% of Indiana taxpayers pays an effective overall tax rate of around 5.2%. The taxes included in these percentages include income tax, excise tax, sales tax on individuals […]
Bayou Buzz: Governor Jon Bel Edwards transition report not serious for Louisiana budget hole
January 19, 2016
“Yet plenty of other material in its pages serves to covey the unserious nature of the effort. For example, in its discussion of tax reform, it exhorts any changes to make the system even more regressive than already – even though, according to a metric created by the leftist Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, […]
MassLive: ‘Millionaires’ tax’ raises questions of fairness, business practices, transit needs at Statehouse hearing
January 19, 2016
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the top 1 percent of Massachusetts earners (those making more than $860,000) pay 4.9 percent of their income in state and local taxes, while the middle 20 percent (those earning $44,000 to $70,000) pay 9.3 percent of their income in state and local taxes. This reflects […]
Salt Lake Tribune: Editorial: Lotteries hurt the poor, but not as badly as Utah’s tax system
January 19, 2016
“Arguably, it isn’t as bad here as it is in some other states. Last year, an outfit called the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which worries about financial inequality, ran some numbers and determined that, out of 50 states, Utah’s tax policy was the 34th most regressive. That is, 33 states were worse than […]
Boston Globe: The expected ripple effect of GE’s move to Boston
January 14, 2016
“The conglomerate is also known for its skill in finding tax advantages: Critics say it often pays minimal corporate taxes in the states where it does business. “It’s hard to see how taxes could be part of this calculus, since GE has been successful in reducing its state taxes to zero nationwide,” said Matthew Gardner, […]
Fontana Herald News: Protesters hold rally to show support for social programs
January 14, 2016
“Nunez said that it was long overdue for undocumented children to receive benefits, especially when their parents contribute billions of dollars to the economy through taxes. In fact, according to the Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contribution, overseen by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the 3.1 million undocumented residents living in California […]
Politico: It’s a Gas
January 12, 2016
“For nine states, the new year means changes to the gas tax. They’re all laid out in this handy chart, put together by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Who’s seeing the biggest jump in their gas tax? Utah, with a 4.9 cent increase as a result of new state legislation. West Virginians are […]
Inland Empire Community News: Assemblymembers, local groups not satisfied with state budget
January 12, 2016
“Nunez pointed out that a recent study done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) undocumented Californians contribute around $3.2-billion in local and state taxes.“They are not taking anything from anyone,” she said. “All we are asking is that what they contribute, they receive. We should continue the fight to expand MediCal for […]
Fayetteville Observer: Live Wire: Reports indicate undocumented immigrants pay lots of taxes
January 12, 2016
“In the public debates over federal immigration reform, sufficient and accurate information about the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants is often lacking, said an April 2 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C. “The reality is the 11.4million undocumented immigrants living in the United States pay billions of dollars in […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Why Wisconsin remains a tax hell
January 12, 2016
“Relying on a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization that works on tax policy issues, the website WalletHub shows the effective state and local tax rates in each state, based on three income levels. Those income levels are low ($25,000), middle ($50,000) and high ($150,000). According to that […]
Convenience Store and Fuel News: Which States’ Gas Taxes Are Going Up in 2016? And which are going down?
January 12, 2016
“Four states increased gasoline taxes at the start of 2016, while five actually lowered them. That’s according to an analysis by The Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonpartisan, Washington-based research organization that focuses on local tax-policy issues. The four states that increased their gasoline tax on Jan. 1 are Florida, Maryland, Nebraska […]
Information Week: Apple, Taxes, And Why Tim Cook Is Wrong
January 12, 2016
“How about we make a deal? Wouldn’t it be nice if Apple paid the typical corporate tax? The statutory tax rate for corporations in the US is 35%, but the average effective rate paid by corporations after deductions and credits is 27.1%, according to Americans for Tax Fairness. Further, a February 2014 report from Citizens […]
Barre Montpelier Times Argus: Public Assets Institute Report Report: Economic rebound mostly benefits wealthy
January 12, 2016
“Taking into account sales, excise, property and income taxes, the top 1 percent — followed by the top 4 percent — paid the smallest share of their incomes in taxes in 2015. Households taking in between $38,000 and $58,000 payed the greatest share.”
The Signal: Fighting for an education: Georgia student organizations band together for the admittance of undocumented students
January 12, 2016
“Opposition to allowing DACA students in-state tuition tends to come in the form of a few arguments: doing so is a burden on taxpayers, illegal and the undocumented will have problems finding jobs if their status hasn’t changed by graduation are a few. However, according to the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP), Georgia’s […]
Oklahoma Watch: Study Finds a Decade of Income Tax Cuts Deprived State of $1B This Year
January 12, 2016
“Income tax cuts approved by governors and legislators of both parties over the past decade reduced this year’s state revenue collections by more than $1 billion, according to an independent data analysis. The calculation by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington suggests that past income tax cuts contributed significantly to the state’s […]
Oklahoma Policy Institute: The Cost of Tax Cuts in Oklahoma
January 12, 2016 • By ITEP Staff
“Due to these cuts, Oklahoma’s top income tax rate has been slashed by almost a fourth, from 6.65 percent before 2004 to 5 percent beginning in 2016. The annual revenue loss from these cuts has now reached $1.022 billion, according to an analysis prepared for OK Policy by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. […]
Massachusets Budget and Policy Center: Funding Improvements for Schools, Roads, and Public Transit with Tax Reforms that Improve Fairness
December 23, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Our economic growth is not translating into significant economic progress for most of our people and this directly harms working families. The lack of more broadly shared economic progress also has harmed our state’s ability to make important investments that can make life better for working people.
Clarion Ledger: ‘Tax shift’ for roads: Will it favor rich?
December 22, 2015
“Income tax reductions also fall unevenly, because many low-income households pay little or no income taxes. A plan to phase out income taxes on incomes under $18,300 proposed last year would have been more beneficial to the highest earning households. The lowest-earning 20 percent of taxpayers, making $16,000 or less, would have saved an average […]
Birmingham Business Journal: How immigrants fit in to Alabama’s different employment sectors
December 22, 2015
“Data from The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy , or ITEP, highlights that undocumented workers contributed $10.6 billion in state and local taxes in 2010, but this money could slowly be leaving some states who continue to fight the inclusion of undocumented immigrants.” Read more
The News Journal: Are we really a xenophobic and racist country?
December 22, 2015
“The rhetoric from anti-immigrants is that they come here to usurp benefits they do not deserve. The reality is that many of these immigrants – both undocumented and documented – provide more than they actually receive. For example, out of any undocumented immigrant’s pay check there is a tax on social security and Medicaid – […]
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Welcome Newcomers to Build a Stronger Georgia
December 18, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
“Immigrant taxpayers contribute to Georgia’s bottom line. As immigrants start businesses, buy homes, earn wages and spend disposable income at local businesses, they generate considerable state and local tax revenue regardless of citizenship status. Georgia immigrants as a whole contributed nearly $1.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012, the most recent year available. […]
Fairfield Citizen: State aims for winning hand in high-stakes game to keep GE
December 18, 2015
“The real problem of giving into corporate demands like these is you’re basically inviting other companies to make this same threat,” said Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington think tank.” Read more
Huffington Post: A Disingenuous Ruling on Immigration
December 18, 2015
“More significant still is the added tax revenues that DACA and DAPA would bring. If the executive actions go into effect, states can expect higher levels of tax compliance by immigrants and their employers. And, states can expect that immigrants with work permits and driver’s licenses would earn more and spend more than they do […]
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