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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: In Radical Departure From Long-Standing Policy and Federal Law, Trump Administration Proposes New Regulation to Take Tax Credits Away From Many Families That Include Immigrants With Lawful Status

• By ITEP Staff

The Treasury Department has proposed a rule that would take away the refunded portion of certain tax credits from many individuals with lawful immigration status.

POLITICO: Corporate Tax Payments Plunge as AI Feasts on New Incentives

September 14, 2026

A generous tax break on capital investments Republicans created in 2025 wasn't designed specifically for the AI boom, but hyperscalers are making the most of it.

Arizona Center for Economic Progress: What Does a Strong Arizona Economy Actually Look Like?

• By ITEP Staff

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Arizona as having the 13th most regressive tax system in the country. Colorado ranks 39th.

District of Columbia Tax Expenditure Report Cites ITEP Analysis

• By ITEP Staff

The District’s property tax circuit breaker program (also known as “Schedule H”) allows low-income homeowners and renters to claim a property tax credit applied to the taxpayer’s income tax liability

Audio: ITEP’s Sarah Austin Warns Against Swapping Income Taxes for Sales Taxes.

• By Sarah Austin

ITEP Senior Analyst Sarah Austin appeared on the Oregon Center for Public Policy’s “Policy for the People” podcast, discussing tax policy choices that would ask more from working families instead of the wealthy.

DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Five Principles for Strong DC Tax Policy

• By ITEP Staff

Lawmakers can use this moment to advance a more progressive and racially-just tax system by evaluating tax proposals across five dimensions: equity, adequacy and stability, simplicity, neutrality, and accountability.

North Carolina Budget & Tax Center: Income tax limits would deepen racial inequity in NC

• By ITEP Staff

This November, North Carolinians will vote on a constitutional amendment that would limit the state income tax rate to 3.5 percent both for personal and corporate income taxes, a significant decrease from 7 percent, which was the maximum rate approved by voters in 2018.

Video: ITEP’s Carl Davis Discusses Failure of Missouri Income Tax Repeal

September 8, 2026

ITEP’s Research Director Carl Davis discusses Missouri’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax and why voters have overwhelmingly rejected it. You can watch the video here and read our analysis here.

Responsible Statecraft: On This Labor Day, Trump Offers No Sympathy to Working Americans

• By ITEP Staff

The president's war has jacked up energy prices, including gas and the diesel used to transport goods, and his White House appears not to care. 

Critical Public Health: Fiscal Reform Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and It’s Public Health Implications

• By ITEP Staff

The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is framed by its proponents as the largest middle-class tax cut in U.S. history and a catalyst for economic growth. Yet, beneath the marketing of ‘jobs, tax cuts, and American prosperity’, the legislation conceals sweeping rollbacks of Medicaid, food assistance, education, reproductive care, and expanded immigration enforcement, alongside tax windfalls for venture capital and immigration enforcement.

Video: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Discusses Downsides of Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday

September 2, 2026

Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.

Detroit Free Press: John James Wants to Ax Income Tax. Experts See Cuts, Boon for Wealthy

August 31, 2026

The income tax helps fund schools, Medicaid, prisons, state police and more. Eliminating it would entail a massive overhaul of public services and benefit the wealthiest Michiganders, according to fiscal and tax policy experts.

NPR: U.S. Businesses Are Getting Tariff Refunds. Will Customers Get Any Money Back?

August 25, 2026

"It's all just a giant transfer from consumers to corporations, which - you can't really design a worse tax than that."

Seattle Times: We’re No. 1 – for Corporate Tax Breaks

August 24, 2026

"It's the biggest we've ever seen for one company," says Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. "It's a turbocharged amount. It's more than triple the previous record."

Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Explores Tax Fairness on Story in the Public Square

August 19, 2026

It’s been said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But Amy Hanauer of the Institute on Tax Policy and Economic Policy says that for some, taxes might not be on that list anymore—with societal implications for us all. She’s discussing that this week with host Jim Ludes this week on […]

Institute for Policy Studies: A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families

• By ITEP Staff

This report examines how recent policy changes in healthcare, food assistance, housing, and immigration are affecting families and communities, while also outlining what to expect in the coming year.

Podcast: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Discusses Tax Inequality on Civic Lens

August 18, 2026

Corporate taxes, economic inequality & who pays for government.

The American Prospect: The Companies That Got $83 Billion in Tax Breaks Last Year

August 18, 2026

According to a recent analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), companies avoided paying more than $200 billion in federal income tax in 2025.

National Conference of State Legislatures: The State of Sales Tax Holidays

• By ITEP Staff

It’s back-to-school time again, and for many families it’s time to start planning shopping trips to stock up on supplies and new clothes for the coming year. For many states, this means hosting sales tax holidays to assist parents and students with these annual purchases. Sales tax holidays are limited windows of time during which […]

Video: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Talks Sales Tax Holidays on Texas’ ‘Capitol Tonight’ Show

August 12, 2026

See the clip here:

ITEP Cited in Lawsuit Filed by Advocates and 18 State Attorneys General to Stop IRS-ICE Data Sharing

• By ITEP Staff

Several states filed a legal brief last week urging the courts to side with plaintiffs who have sued the Trump administration in an attempt to have the IRS-ICE data sharing agreement stuck down. The legal brief cites three ITEP reports (see pages 9-10 and 14). Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: After Missouri Voters Reject Income Tax Plan, Governor Says He’ll Still Work to Cut Taxes

August 7, 2026

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have triggered the phase-out of the state’s income tax by giving lawmakers the ability to raise sales and services taxes.

Center for American Progress: Americans Pay the Price for Trump’s War While Oil and Gas Companies Get Rich

August 7, 2026

As Americans pay more at the pump, five of the top oil and gas companies have brought in $65.5 billion in profit so far this year—up 65 percent from this time last year.

Daily Press: Editorial: Tax-free weekends are bad policy but don’t tell Virginians

August 6, 2026

At a time when the price of nearly everything — from eggs and beef, to gasoline and electronics — is soaring, every little break can help a family stay on budget.

Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: How the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Tax Changes Impact Idaho Families

• By ITEP Staff

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made major changes to public programs and the federal tax code. It included about $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, with most of the benefits going to higher-income households. To help pay for those tax cuts, the law also reduced funding for health care and food assistance and shifted some federal costs onto the states.