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Planet Jackson Hole: American Dreams, Undocumented Fears
February 22, 2017
A report published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) in 2016 found that undocumented immigrants contribute around $11.6 billion to the economy annually. Undocumented immigrants in Wyoming contributed $12.7 million in state in federal taxes last year, according to a report from the New American Economy (NAE). And a University of Wyoming […]
The News Wheel: What If We Raised the Gas Tax
February 22, 2017
Now, obviously, raising the gas tax would mean a lot more money going to the government for transportation. As the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) pointed out in a 2013 report, the gas tax is the most important funding source for the government’s transportation budget. Read more
Reuters: U.S. States See Favorable Conditions for Gas Tax Hikes
February 22, 2017
Low gas prices, a desperate need for revenue to fix crumbling roads, and a post-election period that gives politicians the space to tackle controversial issues have breathed life into efforts to raise the taxes, said Carl Davis, research director at the non-partisan Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In all, 21 state legislatures […]
Digital Journal: States to Raise Gas Taxes
February 22, 2017
According to Reuters, Carl Davis, a research director at the non-partisan Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says three factors, including low gas prices, a crumbling transportation infrastructure, and a “post-election period” that allows politicians a little breathing space to take on controversial issues, have given a breath of life to the effort […]
Salt Lake Tribune: Rush to reform taxes has lawmakers hurtling toward bad policy
February 22, 2017
According to figures from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, about a quarter of the estimated $200 million that would be generated by restoring the full sales tax on food would be paid by households making less than $43,000 a year. Read more
Detroit Free Press: House Panel Approves Gradual Elimination of Income Tax
February 15, 2017
And Gilda Jacobs, executive director of the Michigan League for Public Policy, said that according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the tax relief for the lowest earners–less than $22,000 a year–would be only $16 per year while the wealthiest earners–more than $484,000–would get a tax benefit of $3,700 a […]
Pilot Tribune:
February 14, 2017
An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows the average annual nominal tax cut for the wealthiest 1 percent of Nebraskans would be $5,810, while the average nominal cut for middle-class taxpayers would be $39. Read more
The Tennessean: Bill aims to exempt feminine products, diapers, food from sales tax
February 14, 2017
Several organizations have rated Tennessee’s tax system poorly because of the high sales tax and no state income tax. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy rated Tennessee as one of the “Terrible Ten” and among the worst tax structures in the country because it says the tax system is unfairly weighted on the poorest individuals. Read more
The Cinnicinati Enquirer: Kasich budget doubles down on approach that hasn’t worked
February 14, 2017
We asked the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a national nonprofit research group with a model of state and local tax systems, to analyze how the proposal would affect Ohioans in different income groups. The news is not good. ITEP found that: The middle fifth of income earners, who made between $36,000 and $56,000 […]
Omaha World Herald: Ricketts’ tax plan is unfair to average Nebraskans
February 14, 2017
The bottom 80 percent of Nebraska earners pay 9 percent to 11 percent of their income in state and local taxes. The top 20 percent pay less — just 8 percent. The top 1 percent pay least — just over 6 percent, all according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
KPNG: It’s About Time for Tax Fairness
February 8, 2017
An analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., examined the net effect of Amazon collecting the 4.225 percent state sales tax, starting Feb. 1, in Missouri. He says this could mean $30 million to $34 million annually in new tax revenues, based on revenue generated in other states. Read more
The Denver Post: 19 states have raised gas taxes since 2013. In Colorado, Republicans want to cut them
February 8, 2017
“This is highly unusual, what’s being talked about in Colorado right now,” said Carl Davis, research director with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. And it can largely be explained by one thing: TABOR. Read more
Bloomberg: Texas Prepares to Battle Its Sanctuary Cities
February 8, 2017
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that undocumented immigrants in Texas pay about $1.5 billion in state and local taxes. (Texas has no state income tax, but it has a 6.25 percent state sales and use tax.) Read more
ABC News: Without Immigrants, the U.S. Economy Would Be a Disaster
February 6, 2017
According to Meg Wiehe, the director of programs for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, “Undocumented immigrants contributed more than $11.6 billion in state and local taxes each year. And if the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants here were given a pathway to citizenship or legal residential status, those tax contributions could rise by […]
American Prospect: Republican Governors, Trickle-Downers of the Week
February 3, 2017
In fact, most low- and middle-income residents already pay more in consumption taxes than they do in incomes taxes, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic policy. When flat-tax rates are instituted, most taxpayers end up paying more while the upper brackets get a tax cut. Read more
Alternet: It’s Time to Take America’s Billionaire Class Head on
February 3, 2017
The result has been to make state and local taxes, on the whole, regressive. The share of income paid by the poorest 20 percent is twice that of the richest 1 percent. Unsurprisingly, the disparity is widest in states without an income tax. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reports that Washington’s working class […]
Crain’s Detroit Business Journal: In bid to eliminate Michigan income tax, fears of another Kansas
February 3, 2017
Critics of these tax cuts note that states with no income tax tend to put a higher share of the tax burden on low-income residents. According to a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization, five states with no income tax are ranked among the top 10 most […]
Crain’s Detroit Business: In Bid to Eliminate Michigan Income Tax, Fears of Another Kansas
February 1, 2017
According to a 2015 report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research organization, five states with no income tax are ranked among the top 10 most regressive in tax structure. In reaching its conclusion, the report compared the share of personal income paid at different income levels in state and local […]
Governing: Coming Soon to 6 States: Online Sales Taxes From Amazon
January 30, 2017
Carl Davis, research director for the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, estimated the state of Missouri could collect between $30 million and $34 million annually from Amazon sales, based on an analysis of revenue generated in other states. “We’re supporters of sales tax being collected on online purchases in the […]
Hartford Courant: Windham Works On Sanctuary City Resolution
January 30, 2017
Hewes pointed to a number of sources of information, including a 2015 report from The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. According to this report, “unauthorized immigrants in Connecticut paid $136.6 million in state and local taxes in tax year 2012, including $67.1 million in sales taxes, $53.9 in property taxes, and $15.5 in personal […]
Lawrence World Journal: Voters, please pay close attention
January 30, 2017
Aligned with conservatives in the Senate, Brownback steadfastly refused to consider a direct reversal of the original tax plan, insisting that the state continue on its path toward replacing the income tax entirely with consumption taxes. The most he would do was freeze the rates, and the result was a plan that will place an […]
The Tennessean: Grocery tax proposal complicated for most Tennesseans
January 30, 2017
Other organizations, like the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, regard Tennessee’s tax structure statewide as regressive, meaning it inhibits growth and proportionally taxes the poorest Tennesseans the hardest. The group rates Tennessee as one of the “Terrible Ten” and among the worst tax structures in the country. Read more
Bloomberg BNA: States Plan Uneasily for Spending, Taxing in Trump’s Shadow
January 30, 2017
“Too many states are leaning heavily on regressive sales and excise taxes to balance their budgets, or to fund cuts in progressive income taxes and estate taxes,” Carl Davis, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s research director, told Bloomberg BNA. Raising taxes and cutting spending are the options for states in dire straits. The straightforward […]
Governing: Despite Budget Shortfalls, Some Governors Call for Tax Cuts
January 26, 2017
In both Colorado and Kansas, the tax increases would help cover projected budget deficits. That can be a dangerous habit, said Meg Wiehe of the progressive-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, because such tax increases tend to discourage consumption. “Politically speaking they’re low-hanging fruit,” she said. “The problem in relying on this is it […]
Market Exclusive: Losses And Gains For Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) Under President Trump Expected
January 26, 2017
A new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reveals that the likes of Apple and Oracle seem to be some of the biggest winners of Trump’s presidency and especially if the repatriation proposal is put into place. U.S. firms currently have $2.5 trillion in offshore earnings, which translates to $720 billion […]
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