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Christian Science Monitor: Are sales tax holidays good for anyone?

July 27, 2016

“But as the Washington-based research organization Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) points out, no new states introduced tax holidays this year. In fact several states have reduced or canceled theirs recently.” Read more

Tax-News: US Sales Tax Holidays Said To Be ‘Ineffective’

July 27, 2016

“In a recent paper, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) concluded that US sales tax holidays are “poorly targeted and too temporary to meaningfully change the regressive nature of a state’s tax system.”” Read more

The Olympian: Support Olympia by supporting Opportunity for Olympia

July 27, 2016

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy notes that Washington state has the most regressive tax structure in the country. The poorest 20 percent pay 16.8 percent of their income in state and local taxes while the richest 1 percent pay only 2.4 percent.” Read more

Money Talks News: Slash Back-to-School Spending on Sales Tax Holidays

July 26, 2016

“The effectiveness of the annual tax holidays as a policy tool is debatable. A recent report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy determined that these tax-free periods are “poorly targeted and too temporary to meaningfully change the regressive nature of a state’s tax system.” But they are still an opportunity to stretch your […]

St. Louis Post Dispatch: Editorial: Tennessee as tax-cut role model? Never mind

July 22, 2016

“Tennessee’s gains are being subsidized by the poor and working class. The poorest 20 percent of Tennesseans pay 8.9 percent of their income on sales and excise taxes, according to the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The state’s richest residents pay just 1.2 percent.” Read more

News Press: Large tax breaks to corporations must change

July 22, 2016

“In a new report, published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), findings show many of the largest and most profitable corporations in the U.S. pay insufficiently or no federal income taxes.  The report shines a light on multinationals which pay higher rates abroad than in the U.S., and despite their protestations to […]

Dallas Voice: Not in my America!

July 22, 2016

“And by the way, those illegal immigrants pay taxes. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in 2013 they paid $7 billion in sales taxes, $1.1 billion in income taxes and $3.6 billion in property taxes.” Read more

Politico: Morning Tax: Trump tax plan edges closer

July 21, 2016

“JUST SAY NO TO SALES TAX HOLIDAYS: So says the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, just as 17 separate states plan to hold a sales tax holiday. The group acknowledges the holidays are popular with voters but argues they also lose revenue, don’t really give much of a boost to stores and disproportionately […]

Politico: Morning Tax Freedom Caucus back at it

July 20, 2016

“FROM THE OTHER SIDE: The liberal Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy is out with a new study urging Alaska, which is seeking new revenue sources, to go with an income tax over a sales tax. The group cites research from the University of Alaska Anchorage that around four in five state residents would pay […]

Deutsche Welle: Undocumented in the age of Donald Trump

July 20, 2016

“In February, the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in state and local taxes every year.” Read more

CNBC: Sales-tax holidays may not be such a great deal

July 20, 2016

“While sales-tax holidays sound like a great way for buyers to save money, they disproportionately benefit wealthier shoppers, according to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based tax policy research center. “No matter which state it is, sales taxes fall heavily on low income families as a share of […]

Inc. Com: Believe It or Not, Undocumented Immigrants Pay a Ton in Taxes

July 18, 2016

“I recently spoke to Matthew Gardner, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that works on federal, state, and local tax policy issues. His work focuses on state and local tax systems and their impact on low- and middle-income taxpayers. Gardner is one of the […]

Governing: The Week in Public Finance: Unbalanced Budgets, Alaska’s Tax Battle and Creditor Complaints

July 18, 2016

“The problem with all this is that the sales tax is regressive, meaning it places a bigger burden on lower-income residents. An analysis released this week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy noted that four out of every five Alaskans would pay less under an income tax than they would under a sales […]

The Hill: Airbnb collecting taxes on convention rentals

July 18, 2016

Airbnb is collecting taxes on rentals during the political party conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia, according to a tax analyst. Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the decision is the result of recent agreements and laws, and he praised the move on the liberal Tax Justice blog. Davis […]

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Many of California’s illegal immigrants feel they’re in the driver’s seat

July 6, 2016

“Research suggests those 3 million people give back to the economy. The nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that California’s illegal immigrants contribute more than $3.1 billion annually in state and local taxes.” Read more

NJ Spotlight: Fine Print: Transportation Funding Puts Sales Tax-Cut Under Microscope

July 6, 2016

“Alarms are being sounded, however, about the proposed sales-tax cut by New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal think tank based in Trenton. A joint analysis by NJPP and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy determined the sales-tax cut combined with the proposed tax-policy changes to sources of retirement income would give 74% of the […]

USA Today: These states will hike gas taxes ahead of record 4th of July travel

June 30, 2016

“Despite the fluctuations, most states have also gone years without changing their rates, according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Sixteen states have gone at least two decades without a gas-tax increase, according to the study. Five of those states have seen an increase since at least the 1980s: Alaska, […]

Voice of America: Undocumented Valedictorian: I’m Cheating No One Out of College

June 29, 2016

“A 2016 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that undocumented immigrants pay well over $11 billion a year in state and local taxes. Contributions range from almost $2.2 million in Montana, which has an estimated 4,000 undocumented residents, the ITEP report says, to more than $3.1 billion in California, home to […]

Bloomberg BNA: Property Tax Post: Homestead Tax Exemption Fraud is on the Rise, but Lawmakers Are Cracking

June 28, 2016

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy explains that flat-dollar exemptions usually benefit low-income homeowners as they exempt “a specified dollar amount from the value of a home before a tax rate is applied,” where “percentage exemptions provide the same percentage tax cut to homeowners at all income levels.”” Read more

Courier Journal: Future now uncertain for thousands of immigrants

June 28, 2016

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that undocumented immigrants in Kentucky pay $37 million a year in state and local taxes.”  Read more

The Nation: American dream turns to nightmare for undocumented immigrants

June 28, 2016

“Nationwide, undocumented immigrants collectively pay almost $12 billion a year in state and local taxes, with more than $3. 1 billion coming from California alone, according to The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Advocates emphasize that they reap no benefits from their contributions.” Nationwide, undocumented immigrants collectively pay almost $12 billion a year in […]

The China Post: Nightmare for undocumented immigrants to US

June 28, 2016

“Nationwide, undocumented immigrants collectively pay almost US$12 billion a year in state and local taxes, with more than US$3.1 billion coming from California alone, according to The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more

The Bakersfield Californian: California policies create ‘de facto state citizenship’ for the undocumented

June 28, 2016

“The nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates undocumented immigrants in California contribute more than $3.1 billion annually in state and local taxes.” Read more

Yahoo Finance: How the Supreme Court is hurting the economy by killing immigration reform

June 28, 2016

“Meanwhile a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found this year that while around 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US pay $11.64 billion in state and local taxes, their contribution would increase by $2.1 billion under the comprehensive immigration reform.” Read more

WSB-TV Atlanta: Social media ad sparks concern about some losing homes

June 23, 2016

“A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that one in three undocumented immigrants in the U.S. own their own homes and pay billions of dollars in property taxes yearly.” Read more

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