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August 15, 2008
Latest IRS Data Reveal Fundamental Mismatches in the States
Data released late last week by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicate that 10 states have greater concentrations of reported income among their very wealthiest… -
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June 15, 2008
Fair and Sustainable Tax Reform: Options for Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers are in what appears to be an enviable position. At a time when legislators in many other states face daunting budget shortfalls, Louisiana… -
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May 19, 2008
Building a Better Tax Cut: An Alternative to SB 87
On Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House Ways and Means Committee approved SB 87, a measure originally sponsored by Senator Buddy Shaw and now backed… -
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March 5, 2008
ITEP Testimony on Combined Reporting, Before the Massachusetts General Court Joint Committee on Revenue
Over the past few months, a strong consensus appears to have developed here in Massachusetts, a consensus that the Commonwealth should put a stop to… -
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November 20, 2007
Assembly's Tax Plan: More Revenue, Less Fairness
The tax plan approved by the Maryland General Assembly on Monday will help provide the revenue necessary to fund vital public services in Maryland, but,… -
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November 15, 2007
Senate Plan Falls Hardest on Low-Income Marylanders
A new analysis of the tax legislation approved by the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on Tuesday shows that the Senate’s tax changes would impose… -
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November 7, 2007
ITEP Testimony on Governor's Plan: Expanding the Sales Tax
My testimony today focuses on the sales tax legislation included in the Tax Reform Act of 2007. In particular, my testimony will discuss the impact… -
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November 1, 2007
ITEP Testimony on Governor's Plan: Improving the Income Tax
My testimony today focuses on the proposed changes to Maryland’s personal income tax put forward by Governor O’Malley and the impact that those changes would… -
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October 31, 2007
ITEP Testimony on Governor's Plan: Corporate Tax Reform
My testimony examines a problem facing not just Maryland, but a number of different states – the erosion of the corporate income tax and the… -
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May 15, 2007
Assessing the Income Tax Treatment of Social Security Benefits
Early in the 2007 legislative session Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and House Speaker Rod Jetton made eliminating the state’s personal income tax on Social Security…
