Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax

Don’t Be Fooled by Treasury’s Jekyll and Hyde Approach to Tax Enforcement

While this guidance is sorely needed to clean up the mess created by a hasty Congress, these notices stand in sharp contrast to the deregulatory, anti-tax approach that the Treasury Department has taken.

10 Reasons Why the U.S. Should Reform Its Corporate Income Tax

The U.S. needs a tax code that is more progressive and that raises more revenue than the one we have now. An important way to achieve this is to reform the taxation of business profits. These four key policy reforms would greatly strengthen the corporate tax system: Eliminating or restricting special breaks and loopholes that […]

Tax Haven Data Demonstrate Need for Global Minimum Tax Despite Opposition from Trump Administration

American corporations use accounting gimmicks to make profits appear to be earned in tax havens. This widespread problem could be fixed by Congress enacting legislation to implement a minimum tax on corporations that meets the standards of the global minimum tax that other countries have begun to implement.

Trump Goes Outside the Law to Give Even More Tax Cuts to the Wealthy

Trump's Treasury is overstepping far beyond its constitutional role by giving unlegislated tax cuts to the wealthy.