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  • blog  September 15, 2023

    Kyrsten Sinema’s Latest Fight to Protect Tax Breaks for Private Equity

    Sen. Sinema’s bill to stop a seemingly arcane business tax increase that was enacted as part of the 2017 Trump tax law would be hugely beneficial to the private equity industry.

  • blog  September 13, 2023

    State Rundown 9/13: The (Policy) Choices We Make

    The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual assessment of poverty in America this week…

  • blog  September 12, 2023

    State Tax Credits Have Transformative Power to Improve Economic Security

    The latest analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau provides an important reminder of the compelling link between public investments and families’ economic well-being. Policy decisions can drastically reduce poverty and improve family economic stability for low- and middle-income families alike, as today’s data release shows.

  • brief  September 12, 2023

    States are Boosting Economic Security with Child Tax Credits in 2023

    Fourteen states now provide Child Tax Credits to reduce poverty, boost economic security, and invest in children. This year alone, lawmakers in three states created new Child Tax Credits while lawmakers in seven states expanded existing credits. To maximize impact, lawmakers should consider making their credits fully refundable, not including an earnings requirement, setting a maximum amount per child instead of per household, setting state-specific phase-out ranges that target low- and middle-income families, indexing to inflation, and offering the option of advanced payments.

  • blog  September 12, 2023

    Lapse of Expanded Child Tax Credit Led to Unprecedented Rise in Child Poverty

    The new Census data should provide both concern and optimism for lawmakers. The steep rise in child poverty is an inexcusable tragedy. But it shows that child poverty is avoidable when Congress makes the decision to make tax policy for those who need the hand up rather than for the rich and powerful.

  • brief  September 12, 2023

    Boosting Incomes, Improving Equity: State Earned Income Tax Credits in 2023

    Nearly two-thirds of states (31 plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have an Earned Income Tax Credit, an effective tool that boosts low-paid workers’ incomes and helps lower-income families achieve greater economic security. This year, 12 states expanded and improved EITCs.

  • blog  September 7, 2023

    How to Better Tax the Rich Men North (and South) of Richmond

    When you examine tax policy through the lens of how much working (and poor) people are taxed compared to rich men north (and south) of Richmond, it’s hard not to take Oliver Anthony’s runaway hit as a jumping off point to amplify some important facts.

  • report  August 29, 2023

    Expanding the Child Tax Credit Would Advance Racial Equity in the Tax Code

    Expanding the federal Child Tax Credit to 2021 levels would help nearly 60 million children next year. It would help the lowest-income children the most and would particularly help children and families of color.

  • blog  August 23, 2023

    State Rundown 8/23: Tax and Effect

    While a number of state tax laws are debated, approved, and vetoed in any given year, many go unnoticed…

  • blog  August 23, 2023

    The Innovative Non-Tax Tax Parts of the Inflation Reduction Act

    In the year since Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), ITEP has written extensively on the law’s provisions to increase tax fairness and raise…

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