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The Sheboygan Press: Wisconsin is still a tax hell
December 18, 2015
“Relying on a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization that works on tax policy issues, WalletHub shows the effective state and local tax rates in each state, based on three income levels: low ($25,000), middle ($50,000) and high ($150,000). According to that report, although Wisconsin’s tax rate ranks […]
Gainsville Times: Report says immigrants boost state’s economic fortunes
December 18, 2015
“Georgia immigrants as a whole contributed nearly $1.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012, with undocumented immigrants pouring in another $352 million in payroll and health care taxes, according to the GBPI report and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
Michigan League for Public Policy: The 2015 roads plan: Helps wealthy and hampers budget
December 18, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
“Finally, the income tax rollback that was thrown in as a sweetener has implications on the budget as well as tax fairness. Under the plan, if General Fund revenues grow by more than the rate of inflation, the rate of the income tax would be reduced. According to the House Fiscal Agency analysis, if these […]
Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: A Summary of Four Proposals from the Legislature’s Tax Working Group
December 18, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Idaho has a graduated personal income tax, with rates increasing with household income. This has a balancing effect on the sales and property taxes,which generally cost middle and lower-earning households a larger share of their income. When all state and local taxes are combined, Idaho’s tax distribution is relatively even across the income spectrum, […]
The Spokesman Review: For tax cutters, here’s another cold shower
December 15, 2015
“In terms of distributing the tax burden equally among rich and poor alike, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Idaho’s balanced system of sales, income and property taxes as fifth best in the country.” Read more
International Business Times: Tax Code To Direct $2 Trillion To Programs That Disproportionately Benefit The Rich And Corporations
December 15, 2015
“Most of the big tax expenditures have an incredibly corrosive effect on tax fairness and would never pass muster if they were funded as direct-spending programs rather than tax breaks,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington-based group that has pushed to end some tax expenditures. “If […]
Newsworks: Pa. sales tax can be expanded in an equitable way
December 14, 2015
“A third group was rightly concerned that the sales tax places too much of a burden on those with low incomes. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the lowest-income 20 percent of Pennsylvania families pay an average of 5.8 percent of their income in sales tax. The top 20 percent, by contrast, […]
CT Post: Bidding war for GE; corporations call the shots
December 14, 2015
“The sweepstakes underscores the leverage corporations have to dictate terms to states and how loudly their complaints can resonate. Cutting some proposed corporate taxes was part of the reason Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called a special session of the General Assembly last week. “The real problem of giving into corporate demands like these is you’re […]
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: Expanding the Sales Tax in an Equitable Way
December 7, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
“There is good reason to worry about the sales tax falling heavily on low-income families. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the lowest-income 20% of Pennsylvania families pay an average of 5.8% of their income in sales tax. The top 20%, by contrast, pay less than 2.3% of their income in sales […]
Washington Examiner: Illegal immigration trips up tax deal
December 7, 2015
The improper payments to illegal immigrants, though, are minor compared to the revenue those workers contribute through payroll taxes, argued Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit left-of-center think tank. Gardner noted a 2013 Social Security Administration study finding that illegal immigrants pay $12 billion annually into […]
The Columbian: Jayne: What is ‘fair’ when it comes to Washington taxation?
December 7, 2015
“According to the nonpartisan, nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Washington households in the lowest one-fifth of income pay 16.8 percent of their income in taxes, while the top 1 percent of earners pay 2.4 percent. Those in the 61st percentile to the 80th percentile pay 8.5 percent of their income in taxes. The […]
American Press: Edwards, GOP conflicts expected
December 7, 2015
“Edwards, as a state representative, and other Democrats fought for Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, but they were unsuccessful primarily because of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s opposition. Edwards said he would expand the program on his first day in office, but has since said legal issues have to be resolved first. An increase in the current $7.25 […]
Open Sky Policy Institute: Nebraska Taxes at a Glance
December 4, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
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USA Today: Turning Pfizer Irish: Our view
December 3, 2015
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Pfizer has been particularly adept at setting up overseas shell companies. The company lists 151 subsidiaries in places such as Ireland, Luxembourg, Holland, the Channel Islands and the Cayman Islands. It has used them to manufacture paper losses in the USA, though this is where it […]
Test Tube: What Happens When You Don’t Accept Immigrants?
December 3, 2015
“World-wide, these examples of anti-immigration laws imply that immigrants somehow cause harm, however, there aren’t really any studies that definitively show any long-term negative effects of a country accepting immigrants. In the U.S. conservatives often accuse immigrants of “taking our jobs”, when in reality they are an exploited source of cheap labor with little to […]
The Christian Science Monitor: Should ‘innovation’ be tax deductible?
December 3, 2015
““The patent box concept is ripe for exploitation and abuse,” writes Matt Gardner, executive director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a think tank which has advocated for closing corporate tax loopholes, in a blog post from July.” Read more
NJ.com: Christie: Fate of Syrian refugees in N.J. ‘not my choice’
December 3, 2015
“According to a 50-state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, non-partisan think tank, 8.1 million of 11.4 million undocumented immigrants who work paid more than $11.8 billion in state and local taxes in 2012.” Read more
MediaPost Communications: Pfizer’s Pitch: Tax-based Deal Is Good For U.S.A.
November 30, 2015
“But, absent the sound and fury of politicos — and just-plain folks who also feel they could stimulate the economy if they paid less in taxes — it doesn’t amount to a heck of a lot more than “paying a projected tax rate of about 17 or 18%, down from Pfizer’s current 25%” in the […]
Sequim Gazette: Think about It: Readerspeak
November 30, 2015
“I also heard from a Gazette reader who answered my column mind wonderings into minority rule by calling it the “Butterfly Effect” of Washington’s regressive tax system and sent along the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ITEP website to make the point (itep.org/whopays/). The website ranks Washington the most, as in No. 1, unfair […]
Politico: Getting to be extenders time
November 30, 2015
“YOUR CYBER MONDAY TAX UPDATE: Carl Davis of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy notes that this year will be the first holiday season that Amazon — in the midst of a massive national expansion of its distribution network — collects sales tax in a majority of states. In fact, ITEP notes that […]
Herald and News: Oregon tax structure good…for now
November 30, 2015
“WalletHub says Oregon has the second-fairest tax system; the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks it third. Broad rankings that include corporate and individual taxes tend to look less favorably at Oregon. A recent Forbes ranking placed Oregon as the 16th worst state. If you look only at corporate income taxes, Oregon has the […]
The Argus Observer: Business tax changes might not be good
November 30, 2015
“Other rankings concur with the Tax Foundation’s assessment that Oregon has relatively low business taxes, in part because the state doesn’t have a sales tax. Groups that emphasize fairness also tend to score Oregon well. WalletHub says Oregon has the second-fairest tax system; the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks it third. Broad rankings […]
Third and State: Unintended Consequences? Property Tax Elimination Increases Taxes on the Middle Class to Reduce Taxes for High Income Families
November 30, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
“Let’s start with the impact of property tax elimination on different groups of taxpayers. While we have not examined the tax incidence of the current SB 76 bill, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) did estimate for us the tax incidence of a similar proposal several years ago. That proposal, like the current […]
Bustle: 5 Facts About Immigration In The United States You Should Know
November 24, 2015
“In 2012, immigrants paid $11.8 billion in state and local taxes — and according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, that number could potentially rise by $2.2 billion once proper immigration reform is instituted.” Read more
Philadelphia Inquirer: Pa. sales tax looks to climb; so does unfairness, critics say
November 24, 2015
“Tax experts say the sales tax extracts an especially high price on the poor. In addition, renters, who constitute 30 percent of the state’s households, would receive no direct benefit from property-tax breaks. “There’s a reason why Pennsylvania has one of the most unfair tax systems in the country, and it’s the sales tax,” said […]
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