Recent Work by ITEP
The Impact of Proposed New Tax Credit Restrictions for Immigrant Filers: An Analysis of State EITCs
June 16, 2026 • By Neva Butkus
Immigrants and their families in as many as 30 states are at risk of seeing their state tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) reduced unless state lawmakers act.
If Juneteenth is to mean anything beyond symbolism, it must also be a call to confront the policies that continue to shape racial inequities today. One of the most powerful drivers of that inequity is our tax system.
Rhode Island Budget Bets on Tax Fairness with Millionaires’ Tax and New Child Tax Credit
June 12, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad
The spending plan, signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee today, features a new millionaires’ tax, the state’s first permanent child tax credit, expanded eligibility for its Social Security exemption , and strategic decoupling from federal business tax provisions.
The Final Frontier of Tax Avoidance: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Has $1.9 Billion to Gain from Defunding the IRS
June 12, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
A year after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut a swath of destruction through vital federal agencies including the Internal Revenue Service, Musk’s apparent antipathy toward the IRS suddenly makes more sense.
As we head into summer, many state legislatures are in the final stretches of their sessions. Rhode Island moved another step closer to joining the ranks of Washington, Maine, and Hawai’i in enacting a new high-income surcharge this year.
ITEP’s report on taxing advertising identifies some reasons why states are curtailing longstanding sales tax exemptions for the ad sector.
As rising costs strain our community and household budgets, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed taxes attempted to patch gaping holes with meager solutions.
We estimate that by 2032, QSBS will be costing states $1.1 billion a year, and since states must balance their budgets, that’s money they can’t use for public services.
An advertising tax offers a way to raise significant money from a sector of the economy that has been getting a free ride for decades.
A veritable superbloom of tax and budget policies occurred over these last few weeks, including both flowers worth admiring and weeds worth fighting back.
ITEP in the News
Wall Street Journal: Coke Takes on IRS With $20 Billion at Stake
Reuters: Hawaii Considers Gasoline Tax Suspension as Pump Prices Soar
Time: Trump Demands Israel and Iran 'Stop Shooting’ as World Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Renewed Hostilities
The Oklahoman: GOP Candidates Say Income Tax Cuts Would End Oklahoma's Corporate Exodus
NPR: Trump Wants a Gas Tax Holiday. There's a Much Bigger Problem Looming.
ITEP Work in Action
Wall Street Journal: Coke Takes on IRS With $20 Billion at Stake
Public Citizen: The Current Price of Zero
Reuters: Hawaii Considers Gasoline Tax Suspension as Pump Prices Soar
Time: Trump Demands Israel and Iran 'Stop Shooting’ as World Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Renewed Hostilities
Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: How Federal and State Tax Cuts Shift Costs onto Idaho Families and Communities
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