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NPR: 9 Things to Know about the Big, Private-School Voucher Plan in Republicans’ Tax Bill
May 23, 2025
"It's about three times as generous as what you're gonna get from donating to a children's hospital or a veteran's group or any other cause," says Carl Davis at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. "It really preferences voucher groups over every other kind of charity."
NBC News: Education Groups Alarmed Over Budget Bill’s Boost for Private Schools
May 23, 2025
“The result would be a profitable tax shelter for wealthy people who agree to help funnel public funds into private schools,” Amy Hanauer, the institute’s executive director, said in the webinar. “That is to say they would get more money by donating their stock than by selling it.”
Axios: Child Tax Benefit Increase Leaves out Millions of Kids, Analysis Says
May 23, 2025
Under current law, families need upward of $30,000 a year to receive the full tax credit amount, explains Joe Hughes, senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
The American Prospect: The Curious Case of the Republican Medicaid Turncoats
May 23, 2025
“It’s not surprising that this bill was written behind closed doors and rushed through in the night before Americans had a chance to see what it contains,” Amy Hanauer, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, told the Prospect. “This bill extends enormous tax cuts to those who have the most. It will increase inequality, reduce health coverage, and take food from people’s tables, all to shower the wealthiest people in this country and foreign investors with tax breaks.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: What Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Mean to Pa. — and It’s Not Pretty
May 23, 2025
“This bill overall would cut all sorts of benefits for all sorts of Americans who rely on them, whether it’s health care or food assistance or energy credits,” said Jon Whiten, ITEP deputy director. “It’s all being done to find enough money to jam through all of these tax cuts which disproportionately would go to the wealthiest Americans. It’s a little bit like Robin Hood in reverse here.”
Inc.: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Offers a Big Tax Win for Small Businesses
May 22, 2025
The bill that the House of Representatives passed early Thursday morning in a nail-biting 215-to-214 vote—a wide-ranging domestic policy package called the One Big Beautiful Bill—could have wide-ranging and long-lasting implications for U.S. small businesses. Read more.
Washington Post: House GOP Plan to Raise Child Tax Credit Adds Citizenship Provisions
May 16, 2025
“This is, by definition, all children who are legally supposed to be here in the country,” said Joe Hughes, an analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy who worked on the study
NPR: What to Know About a Federal Proposal to Help Families Pay of Private School
May 15, 2025
A first-of-its-kind effort to leverage federal tax dollars to help families pay for private school tuition anywhere in the U.S. is one step closer to becoming a reality.
The Hill: House Panel Releases Sweeping GOP Tax Bill
May 13, 2025
“So far this costly bill appears to double down on trickle down, with huge tax cuts that will further enrich the rich and not much for the rest of us,” Amy Hanauer, director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said in a statement in response to Friday’s version of the bill.
Marketwatch: Under New GOP Bill, Multimillionaires Could Dodge the 39.6% Tax Rate Floated by Trump
May 13, 2025
A higher tax rate on multimillionaires would have been eye-catching, but its revenue would have been less so, by some estimates. Approximately 85% of the income from super-rich households with at least $10 million would have been insulated from a higher rate, according to an analysis from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Sacramento Bee: Child Tax Credits: California’s Winners and Losers in New GOP Congressional Plan
May 13, 2025
But there’s also a sobering feature: The parents of an estimated 910,000 California children would lose the credit because their child has at least one undocumented immigrant parent without a Social Security number, according to an analysis by several research groups including Washington’s Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Axios: Who Benefits from Tax Legislation So Far
May 12, 2025
"So far this costly bill appears to double down on trickle down, with huge tax cuts that will further enrich the rich and not much for the rest of us," Amy Hanauer, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said in a statement over the weekend.
El Pais: The Republican Tax Reform Proposal Makes Remittances More Expensive
May 11, 2025
The fight against immigration reaches the tax bill, which includes a tax on money transfers that will affect undocumented immigrants. Read more.
CNN: Undocumented Immigrations Contribute More to Social Security than They Receive in Benefits
May 1, 2025
President Donald Trump’s drive to deport immigrants and block new arrivals could chip away at Social Security’s finances at a time when the program is already on shaky financial footing, experts say.
Stateline: New Tax Cuts Mostly Favor the Rich Across States this Year
April 29, 2025
Missouri Republicans may take their tax-cutting efforts to new heights this year as lawmakers consider exempting profits from the sale of stocks, bonds and real estate from state income taxes.
CNBC: Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Lower Income Americans More than the Rich, Study Says
April 25, 2025
Tariffs levied by President Donald Trump during his second term would hurt the poorest U.S. households more than the richest over the short term, according to a new analysis.
WUSF: Lawmakers Want a Nationwide Private School Voucher Program like Florida’s
April 23, 2025
Lawmakers and school choice advocates gathered in Tampa on Tuesday to promote a federal bill that would create the first nationwide school voucher program.
Vox: There’s No “Right Way” to Immigrate Anymore
April 18, 2025
The federal government’s assault on immigrants is pushing them to live in the shadows.
The Atlantic: We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like
April 18, 2025
The Trump administration’s campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress.
MSNBC: Trump is Using His Election Denial Playbook on Social Security
April 18, 2025
Donald Trump's administration has taken a sledgehammer to the Social Security system, and it's using the president's election denial playbook to do so along the way.
KJZZ Phoenix: As Tax Day Comes and Goes, Advocates Look at Impacts of IRS-DHS Data Share Agreement
April 18, 2025
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.
Thomson Reuters: Pushback Against Trump Plan to End IRS Direct File
April 16, 2025
Lawmakers and tax policy organization officials sounded off against the Trump administration’s reported intention to end the IRS’ free e-filing program after the only tax filing season it was available to taxpayers nationwide and in partnership with two-dozen state revenue agencies. Read more.
NBC News: IRS Agreement with ICE to Share Immigrants’ Info Could Lead to Billions Less in Tax Revenue
April 15, 2025
Like millions of American citizens and immigrants, Ivan filed his taxes last year. But Ivan, 54, a Massachusetts resident who hails from Colombia, is worried a recent agreement between the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement means he is in danger of being deported for doing what he believed was the right thing.
CNN: “People Are Feeling Betrayed”: They Paid Taxes in Good Faith and Now Fear It Could Lead to Their Deportation
April 15, 2025
A recent data-sharing deal between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Homeland Security is sparking widespread concern in immigrant communities – though some details about how the deal could work haven’t been disclosed.
Marketplace: IRS’ Direct File is Free for Millions of Taxpayers, but Not Everyone Wants to Keep It Around.
April 15, 2025
April 15 is Tax Day. If you haven’t filed yet, one option could be the IRS’ Direct File program, which lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly with the agency for free, as opposed to through third-party providers.
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