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CNBC: UPDATE 1-Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of U.S. tax collector
May 3, 2016
“Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax research group, said most tax reform plans would still need a tax collector with enforcement powers. “It’s hard to imagine a situation in which we wouldn’t need a sophisticated tax collection and enforcement capacity,” he said.” Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute […]
The Advocate: At Baton Rouge events, John Bel Edwards attempts to build support for budget changes, Medicaid expansion
May 3, 2016
“The Rev. Theron Jackson, of Shreveport, citing an analysis from the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said tax hikes from the special legislative session earlier this year will disproportionately affect poorer residents. Legislators raised about $1.1 billion for the coming year’s budget — much of that through temporarily increasing the state’s sales tax.” […]
Orange County Register: Chapman Republicans and Democrats get together for spirited debate
May 3, 2016
“Democrats: Members of the Young Democrats supported the idea of granting amnesty and full rights, including welfare, to undocumented immigrants, citing a recent report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that stated 11 million undocumented immigrants are paying an estimated yearly $11.64 billion in state and federal taxes. Chapman Democrats argued that if […]
Herald-Mail Media: Feedback for May 3
May 3, 2016
“Responses to April 27 Feedback from Nancy Iden, ‘Donald Trump has my vote’: “Nancy Iden conveniently ignores the fact that illegal immigrants pay a lot of taxes. ‘The 50-state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released on Thursday found that roughly 8.1 million of 11.4 million undocumented immigrants who work paid more […]
Reuters: Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of IRS
May 3, 2016
“Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax research group, said most tax reform plans would still need a tax collector with enforcement powers. “It’s hard to imagine a situation in which we wouldn’t need a sophisticated tax collection and enforcement capacity,” he said.” Read more
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Capitol Views: Bill to hike state’s minimum wage temporarily stalls; Edwards talks overhauling state’s tax structure
May 3, 2016
“Held at Mount Zion First Baptist Church and hosted by Together Louisiana, a coalition of religious congregations and civic organizations, the event highlighted an analysis of the special session conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
Sun Sentinel: Inmigrantes rompiendo un estereotipo
April 28, 2016
“Los números de identificación de contribuyentes les permite reportar salarios al IRS y pagar impuestos. Nadie sabe exactamente cuánto pagan en impuestos los inmigrantes indocumentados. El Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, un grupo de investigación con sede en Washington, D.C., publicó un informe en febrero calculando que las familias de los indocumentados en todo […]
Seattle Times: Taxes like Texas: Washington’s system among nation’s most unfair
April 28, 2016
“A problem with relying on sales taxes is that, compared with income or property taxes, they hit the poor the hardest. “Low-income people spend most, if not all, of their income on just getting by,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Even though wealthier people […]
Politifact: Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ claim that Jim Kenney’s soda tax is regressive
April 28, 2016
“Carl Davis, the research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, told Billy Penn last month soda taxes like the one proposed by Philadelphia are “imperfect:” “The first thing you realize is that it is regressive. It’s going to hit lower and more moderate income families more heavily than higher-income families.”” Read […]
Politico: Wyden takes aim
April 28, 2016
“WHERE OREGON AND WASHINGTON (STATE) DIVERGE: The Seattle Times has a nice primer on how differently the states of Portlandia and grunge rely on taxes. Washington, for instance, collects about four out of every five dollars from a sales tax, the fifth highest in the nation. Oregon, on the other hand, gets a higher percentage […]
West Hartford News: Another View: Malloy’s new economic reality
April 28, 2016
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s data for 2015, Connecticut residents who earned between $46,000 and $76,000 paid double the tax rate (10.7 percent) than those who earned $1.3 million or more (5.3 percent). It may be a dirty little secret, but it’s nevertheless the reality of our state; rich folks and […]
Sun Herald: States weigh costs, benefits of undocumented immigrant parents
April 25, 2016
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think tank in Washington, D.C. That includes $1.5 billion in Texas and $3.2 billion in California, states with the most undocumented immigrants.” Read more
Hawaii Tribune Herald: Your Views for April 23
April 25, 2016
“In Hawaii, the top 1 percent pay just 7 percent of their income in taxes, while the middle class (80 percent of our people) pay about 12 percent. The poorest group (the bottom fifth of the population) pay a whooping 13.5 percent of the income in taxes because of the hidden GET (according to the […]
Townhall: Voters Have More Confidence in Sanders and Kasich to Handle The Economy Than Trump or Cruz, National Gallup Poll Finds
April 25, 2016
“But countless studies, from the IRS to economic think tanks, show that this isn’t true. Wealthier Americans pay the lion’s share of tax revenues. The richest 1 percent, for example, pays nearly 24 percent of the taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
Washington Post: How tax falsehoods flourish
April 25, 2016
“I’m not the first person to challenge these assertions. Figures from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and economist Peter Fisher, respectively, show the same story as that above in previous years. No-income-tax states do not outperform high-income-tax states, and the ALEC-Laffer rankings have been consistently terrible at predicting state economic performance.” Read more
The Guardian: Trump and Clinton share Delaware tax ‘loophole’ address with 285,000 firms
April 25, 2016
“A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, titled Delaware: An Onshore Tax Haven, said the state’s tax code made it “a magnet for people looking to create anonymous shell companies, which individuals and corporations can use to evade an inestimable amount in federal and foreign taxes”.” Read more
Times Free Press: Chattanooga to lose roughly $5 million annually after state lawmakers repeal Hall Income Tax
April 25, 2016
“Carl Davis, senior policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Tax Policy, said in a statement, “The vast majority of Tennessee residents will not receive a tax cut under this bill. This is a tax cut on investment income, which mostly benefits those few families with large amounts of wealth.”” Read more
Record Searchlight: States weigh costs, benefits of undocumented immigrant parents
April 25, 2016
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think tank in Washington, D.C. That includes $1.5 billion in Texas and $3.2 billion in California, states with the most undocumented immigrants.” Read more
Knoxville News Sentinel: Looking back at 2016’s busy legislative session in Tenn.
April 25, 2016
“The progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says the reduction and repeal would make Tennessee’s tax system more regressive, with most Tennesseans getting little or no benefit. Meanwhile, Tennessee remains one of a dozen states still taxing food.” Read more
Brentwood Home Page: Brentwood decreasing dependence on Hall Tax revenue as legislators debate elimination
April 22, 2016
“According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the vast majority of Tennesseans would see little to no benefit from a repeal of the Hall Tax between now and 2021. ITEP is a nonprofit, non-partisan research organization that works on federal, state and local tax policy issues. According to their study, […]
Governing: States Weigh Costs, Benefits of Undocumented Immigrant Parents
April 21, 2016
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think tank in Washington, D.C. That includes $1.5 billion in Texas and $3.2 billion in California, states with the most undocumented immigrants.” Read more
The Tennessean: Senate approves bill reducing Hall tax to 5 percent
April 20, 2016
“While several Republicans reveled in the effort to cut the tax, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy criticized their efforts, saying the majority of Tennesseans will see no financial benefits. “The Hall Tax plays an important role in offsetting the otherwise regressive impact of Tennessee’s tax system,” Dylan Grundman, a senior analyst at the […]
WORT-FM : State And Local Taxes: Fair Tax Systems That Fund Our Communities
April 19, 2016
“Let’s talk about taxes. How can we have a fair tax system? How is our current tax system working against this? Today’s guest host Carl Davis, of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, to discuss this and ITEP. Carl Davis is an Analyst at ITEP, and author of Judging Tax Expenditures (2009), The ITEP […]
Equal Times: The Panama Papers’ impact in the United States: The calm before the storm?
April 19, 2016
“A very small number of states are notorious for allowing pretty much anybody to start a company in the state without requiring even the most basic information,” says Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy with Citizens for Tax Justice, to the New York-based online news publication International Business Times. […]
Bloomberg BNA: Reaching for Revenue Offshore, States Push Tax Haven Laws
April 19, 2016
“There is a high degree of uncertainty surrounding these estimates,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research organization affiliated with the Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ). While there are academic studies offering “reasonable ballpark estimates” for the nationwide amount of revenue lost, “there is real difficulty in […]
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