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San Francisco Chronicle: Trump, Clinton tax plans lack proposals for major reform

October 4, 2016

“‘They’re not changing the fundemental way we tax incom… it’s really a missed opportunity,’ said Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more

Think Progress: Undocumented immigrants could teach Trump a few things about paying taxes

October 4, 2016

“Similarly, a 2016 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report found that undocumented workers are a net positive to the economy, contributing roughly $11.64 billion every year, or an average eight percent of their incomes in state and local taxes.” Read more

CBS Connecticut: Companies Store Trillions In Offshore Accounts

October 4, 2016

“The study by ConnPirg, the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group, along with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, shows $2.5-trillion squirreled away in offshore accounts.” Read more

WTNH: New report highlights Connecticut companies utilizing tax havens

October 4, 2016

“Matthew Gardner, a spokesperson for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, explained that the only way for the U.S. to get this tax money back would be to adjust the current tax codes.” Read more

Bloomberg BNA: Rubio Introduces Senate Bill to Block IRS Estate Tax Rules

October 3, 2016

“‘The interesting question is: When does writing regulations amount to enforcing existing laws effectively and when does it amount to codifying new laws?’ said Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In the case of the valuation discount regulations, members of Congress are arguing the latter.” Read more

Politifact: Tom DeLay says most illegal immigrants draw ‘welfare benefits,’ send children to public schools

October 3, 2016

“Tanya Broder, a staff attorney for the National Immigration Law Center, said by phone that ‘undocumented immigrants have the same tax obligations as any other resident.’ Broder emailed a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank, which drew on its analysis of state tax laws to estimate that […]

Indy Week: The Durham City Council Gave a Biotech Company $77,000. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea.

October 3, 2016

“Indeed, the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy concluded in a 2013 report that ‘tax incentives are rarely the deciding factor in whether a business chooses to hire or invest within a state’s borders.’ And a 2015 analysis by the policy resource center Good Jobs First of the state’s One North Carolina Fund found […]

Malay Mail Online: Does Trump pay taxes? Debate triggers new scrutiny

October 3, 2016

“Matthew Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy told AFP that some analysts suspect real estate moguls regularly generate losses on real estate income to avoid paying taxes on other income — a tactic forbidden in many other industries.” Read more

Bloomberg: Ohio Income Tax Cuts

September 27, 2016

“The shifting composition of Ohio’s taxes has meant a shift, too, in who pays for state and local government. According to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy of the major tax changes between 2005 and 2014, the most affluent 1 percent of Ohioans saw an average annual cut in their tax […]

Think Progress: Use this guide to fact check Trump during the debate.

September 27, 2016

“In reality, undocumented immigrants are a net positive to the economy, contributing $11.64 billion into local and state taxes, according to a 2016 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report. What’s more, undocumented immigrants also contributed $35.1 billion to the Medicare Trust Fund between 2000 and 2011, according to a 2015 Journal of General Internal […]

Forbes: “Brown People” Are “Genetically Inferior” Trump Supporter Claims, With No Facts To Prove It

September 15, 2016

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a  non-profit, non-partisan think tank, reported that in 2012, undocumented immigrants paid more than $11.6 billion in state and local taxes.” Read more

Bloomberg Government: Trump to Tout Tax Plan’s Growth Benefits Amid Questions of Cost

September 15, 2016

“Matt Gardner, executive director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, called dynamic scoring a ‘myopic analysis that’s done with a thumb on the scale. The premise is that tax cuts always help, and spending cuts never hurt.’” Read more

The Oklahoman: Flawed alternatives offered by criticis of Oklahoma criminal fees

September 15, 2016

“This is why, when the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy analyzed tax systems in all 50 states in 2015, the group found Oklahoma families with annual income of less than $18,000 still paid about 10.5 percent of earnings in state and local taxes.” Read more

Investopedia: How Does Amazon Charge Taxes on Its Products?

September 13, 2016

  Technically speaking, Amazon does not charge sales tax because only governments can levy taxes. What Amazon can do is set up processes and systems through which taxes are applied to online transactions. Since there is no federal sales tax in the United States, this means Amazon has to comply with hundreds of different tax […]

AJC.com: Navigate the ins and outs of Social Security and taxes

September 13, 2016

“State policy on taxation of benefits varies. Twenty-nine states (including the District of Columbia) that have a broad-based income tax exempt all Social Security from tax, according to a tally by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Seven states tax some Social Security benefits but provide an exemption that is more generous than what […]

Washington Post:

September 13, 2016

“‘We should be, shareholders should be, angry that Medtronic has access to as much of the benefits of U.S. citizenship as they do,’ said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank.” Read more

The Daily Cardinal: Scott Walker to push for new sales tax holiday

September 13, 2016

“These temporary reprieves from sales taxes don’t do much to help relieve financial burdens, according to a New York Times article. In the article, Meg Wiehe, state tax policy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, claims these holidays are ‘really mostly just a political gimmick.’ Wiehe also said in the article that […]

The Atlantic: The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants and Taxes

September 13, 2016

“As rhetoric about illegal immigration dominates this election cycle, it’s hard to argue that undocumented immigrants drain the system. It’s true that not all undocumented workers pay federal income and social security taxes; many are still paid in cash and never fill out W-2 forms, so it’s unclear how many of them independently file tax […]

CNBC: The $2.4 trillion companies are keeping in overseas tax havens

September 8, 2016

“Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a partner organization to CTJ, has done the work of searching through corporate filings for the tax information. The limited disclosure in 10-K filings that is now available requires public companies to list their overseas subsidiaries and how much of their cash has […]

Seattle PI: Labor Day union support for Sound Transit 3

September 8, 2016

“A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that the lowest 20 percent, those with family incomes under $21,000, pay 16.8 percent of their incomes in state taxes. The next 20 percent, with incomes of $21,000 to $40,000, pay 11.7 percent in state taxes.” Read more

Casper Star Tribune: Sales tax takes the spotlight as Legislature explores new revenue options

September 8, 2016

“Given that most states use income taxes to help fund state government, Wyoming’s strong reliance on sales tax is unusual. It also puts a disproportionate tax burden on working-class Wyomingites who are likely to spend a higher share of their income on taxed consumption, said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and […]

Fast Company: For All We Know, Undocumented Immigrants Pay A Higher Tax Rate Than Donald Trump

September 8, 2016

“We don’t know how much tax Donald Trump pays because he won’t release his returns. But we do know how much undocumented immigrants contribute annually. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s 50 state study, America’s “11 million” pay $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes.” Read more

Fast Company: A Tax Expert Takes Tim Cook’s EU Letter Apart Point by Point

September 6, 2016

The European Union, after a lengthy investigation, ruled Tuesday that Apple’s use of Irish subsidiary companies to avoid paying taxes amounts to the tech giant receiving “illegal state aid” from Ireland. As a result, Apple may be required to pay around $14.5 billion in back taxes dating back to 2004. Cook had a carefully worded—and, […]

Christian Science Monitor: Will Ireland agree that Apple owes it billions of euros?

September 2, 2016

“Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a US public policy nonprofit, told the AP that the Commission’s ruling showed it understood that ‘when member nations act as tax havens, as Ireland has, there are casualties far beyond the borders of Ireland. It’s not a good economic development strategy for […]

Yahoo Finance: Apple case highlights huge untaxed profits of corporate giants

September 2, 2016

“‘Apple has systematically organized its Irish affairs in a way designed solely for tax avoidance,’ said Matt Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. US regulators ‘should take a page from the European Commission?s book and crack down on rampant corporate tax avoidance.'” Read more

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