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Washington Post: The Tax Hikes States Are Agreeing On
March 16, 2015
Under a compromise plan, the state’s gas tax would rise 5 cents in January and subsequently be increased automatically as gas prices rise, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. But Utah is far from alone. If that compromise is signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert, Utah will become the 10th state to raise its gas tax in just two […]
South Bend Tribune: Falling Behind
March 16, 2015
In fact, a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy concludes that low- and middle-income taxpayers pay more than their fair share of Indiana taxes. Middle-income taxpayers, those making between $34,000 and $56,000, pay 10.8 percent of their income in Indiana state and local taxes. Taxpayers making between $19,000 and $34,000 pay 11.1 percent, and […]
Gotham Gazette: Separating Fact from Fiction on the Dream Act
March 16, 2015
According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants contributed an estimated $744,276,000 New York State taxes in 2010. At the federal level, the Social Security Administration each year keeps $6 billion to $7 billion in social security contributions from W-2s that cannot be matched with a correct social security […]
Progress Illinois: Tax Fairness Key to Solving Illinois Budget Crisit
March 16, 2015
Illinois has the fifth most regressive state tax system in the nation due to its flat income tax, under which all residents are taxed at the same rate despite their income, and its relatively high reliance on sales and property taxes, according to a separate report released earlier this year by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The […]
The Daily Item: Tax the Rich More
March 16, 2015
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Pennsylvania at No. 6 in the Institute’s “Terrible 10” states that taxes low income earners up to seven times as much of their income in taxes as the top 1 percent are taxed on their income. Washington, Florida and Texas top the list of the “Terrible 10” […]
The Albany Times Union: Bad But Could Be Worse
March 11, 2015
New York is regularly ranked as one of the worst states in the nation for taxes. But a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that New York’s tax policies are actually some of the best for average people. That’s because some tax structures grab a larger percentage of take-home pay of middle- […]
The Sun Daily: Robin Hood Budget for Singapore
March 11, 2015
A study by the US Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found the effective state and local tax rates by income group nationwide are 10.9% for the bottom 20%, 9.4% for the middle 20% and 5.4% for the top 1%. This means the poorest Americans pay twice as much in taxes as the very rich. […]
The Patriot News: There’s a Reason Pennsylvania Makes the Top 10 Terrible Tax States
March 11, 2015
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Pennsylvania at number six in the its “Terrible 10” states that tax low income earners up to seven times as much, as a percentage of income, as the top one percent are taxed. Washington, Florida and Texas top the list of the “Terrible 10” states, and Delaware, Montana […]
Bangor Daily News: Is Maine Headed for a Consumption Tax?
March 11, 2015
This under-taxed group includes several large corporations, some tax-exempt nonprofits and more. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy lists Wal-Mart and other giants among companies that avoid state income taxes, typically by allocating the sources of their income among the states by inscrutable, if legal, accounting practices. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
Pekin Daily Times: Illinois Taxes Hit Vulnerable the Hardest
March 6, 2015
Illinois has the fifth most regressive tax system in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That means low-income and middle-class people are hit the hardest. “The problem with our state tax systems is that we are asking far more of those who can afford the least,” said Meg Wiehe, a […]
The Florida Times Union: Good Idea to Lower Cell Phone Taxes
March 4, 2015
As Florida TaxWatch reports, “The high rate makes the tax punitive and distortionary, and makes the state less competitive than other states, particularly in terms of reducing investment in broadband network infrastructure.” Meanwhile, the poor in Florida bear some of the heaviest tax burdens in the nation, reports the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. […]
The Memphis Daily News: Eliminating Hall Income Tax Raises New Problems
March 4, 2015
While Tennessee depends primarily on sales taxes for state revenue, the Hall tax was projected to bring $260 million into state coffers in fiscal 2014, about $98 million of which would go back to the local governments where those taxpayers live. That revenue would disappear, and 63 percent of the tax cuts would go to […]
The Boston Globe: Wide Support for Lifting Earned Income Credit
March 4, 2015
Eldridge’s proposal would cost the state $372 million a year in tax revenue, up from $112 million currently, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington research organization. Baker and Tarr’s proposal would increase its annual cost to $223 million. Read more
Orlando Sentinel: Affordable Housing Bears Higher Tax Burden
March 4, 2015
However, heavy reliance on property taxes and lack of an income tax were among the reasons a January report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranked Florida as one of the nation’s most regressive tax states. Only Washington had a tax structure that was more punitive on low-income families. The bottom 20 percent […]
Chicago Sun Times: More Education Cuts
March 4, 2015
Meanwhile, our system of taxes hits low-income families the hardest. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy named us one of the 10 “Most Regressive State Tax Systems,” with the third-highest “Taxes on the Poor.” Yet if just 20 large Illinois companies had paid state taxes at the required statutory rate over the past five […]
The Seattle Times: Washington Suffers Most Regressive Tax System in the U.S.
March 4, 2015
In the latest Who Pays? report by the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Washington state has “by far” the most regressive tax system in the nation. Poor residents here pay 16.8 percent of family income in state and local taxes while the wealthiest 1 percent pay only 2.4 percent. By comparison, the percentage […]
Law360: Five States that Could Follow Iowa’s Gas Tax Hike
March 4, 2015
As inflation pushes up the cost of construction materials such as cement and gravel, gas tax rates haven’t kept pace, meaning that revenues raised by states for transportation and other infrastructure projects can’t be stretched as far, according to Carl Davis, senior policy analyst for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more
Bluffton Today: Legislators Must Act to Safeguard Roads
March 4, 2015
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy made recommendations including linking an increase to inflation/gas prices/construction costs. Georgia, currently at a total 45.9 cents, has proposed a gradual increase over time. A long-term, dedicated solution is needed. While gas prices are at their lowest in years, we need state and federal legislators to act now […]
Philadelphia Inquirer: Your Tax Plan’s Weird
March 3, 2015
But the leaked details on the income tax and sales tax proposals make no sense. Most experts will tell you that one of the biggest problems in Pennsylvania is income inequality — and our tax policy contributes to that. (The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Pennsylvania as the 8th most regressive state in […]
Bloomberg: Deficits in States Have Alabama’s Governor Risking Career
March 2, 2015
Alabama’s state and local government taxes per resident are the lowest in the U.S., according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. It also has the 12th-worst tax structure in terms of disproportionate impact on the poor, according to Meg Wiehe, state policy director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. […]
Marketwatch: 10 Biggest Financial-Market Events This Week
March 2, 2015
One of the most popular MarketWatch articles this week was 10 states with the worst taxes for average Americans, based on a report called “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). According to ITEP’s data, as reviewed by 24/7 […]
Marketwatch: 10 States with The Worst Taxes for Average Americans
March 2, 2015
According to “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” a report released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Washington has by far the most regressive tax system nationwide. To identify the 10 states with the worst tax systems for average Americans, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed ITEP’s […]
The Herald News:
March 2, 2015
Consumption taxes (like sales taxes on food and clothing, gas taxes, and so-called sin taxes on cigarettes and liquor) fall on the middle and working classes’ backs far more than the backs of the wealthy. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has found that while the bottom fifth of earners devote 10 percent of […]
The Columbus Dispatch: Debate over Ohio’s Shift from Income to Sales Taxes Continues
March 2, 2015
But Policy Matters says that figure does not include all taxes being raised, including the commercial-activity tax on gross receipts. Using figures calculated by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the Cleveland research group estimates that the latest proposed tax changes would leave the bottom 60 percent of earners, on average, paying more in […]
Toledo Blade: Instead of Another Tax Cut, Ohio Should Focus on Tax Fairness
March 2, 2015
Here are some facts and figures about Ohio’s lopsided income distribution and tax burdens, gleaned from Mr. Herzenberg’s study and separate new reports by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Economic Policy Institute: You’re part of Ohio’s 1 percent if you make more than $356,000 a year. The average annual income […]
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