Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Marco Guzman

Senior Analyst

Marco Guzman

Marco provides research and analysis to help support state policymakers across the country, including in many of the Great Plains states and Southwest. Prior to joining ITEP in 2020, Marco spent more than four years providing commentary and tracking state tax news as an associate editor with Tax Notes.

Marco earned his bachelor’s of science degree from Arizona State University and a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University.

 marco at itep.org

Recent Publications

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Five Issues for States to Watch in the Federal Tax Debate

June 3, 2025 • By Dylan Grundman O'Neill, Kamolika Das, Marco Guzman, Miles Trinidad, Neva Butkus

This post covers five particularly notable provisions for states: increasing deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) paid, allowing more generous tax write-offs for businesses, offering new avenues for capital gains tax avoidance to people contributing to private school voucher funds, carving tips and overtime out of the tax base,…

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IRS Cooperation with ICE Will Damage Public Trust, Putting Tax Revenues in Jeopardy

April 10, 2025 • By Marco Guzman

Attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure private information from the IRS on people who file taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is a violation of federal privacy laws that protect taxpayers. It is also a change that could seriously damage public trust in the IRS, which…

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Recent Media Mentions

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KJZZ Phoenix: As Tax Day Comes and Goes, Advocates Look at Impacts of IRS-DHS Data Share Agreement

April 18, 2025 • By Marco Guzman

This year’s Tax Day came just after the Trump administration finalized a deal with the IRS to hand over data about undocumented immigrant taxpayers.

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Arizona Daily Star: Trump's Deportation Net Widens to Migrants with Legal Status, Taxpayers

April 13, 2025 • By Marco Guzman

The Trump administration has moved to revoke parole protections issued under President Joe Biden and deport migrants like Doralis, who followed all the rules and used CBP One to enter the U.S. Read more.

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