Recent Work by ITEP
States are increasingly facing difficult choices as revenues stagnate and deficits come clearer into focus.
Conforming to the ‘No Tax on Tips’ Gimmick Just Got Riskier and Costlier for States
November 25, 2025 • By Nick Johnson
An unknown number of workers who previously were assumed to be ineligible for the tax break may nonetheless claim it.
State Rundown 11/24: States Say ‘No Thank You’ to Federal Tax Cuts Reducing State Revenue
November 24, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
Lawmakers in two more states have wisely said “no thank you” to federal tax cuts that would have flowed through to their state tax codes and undermined funding for their priorities
Re-Examining 529 Plans: Stopping State Subsidies to Private Schools After New Trump Tax Law
November 20, 2025 • By Miles Trinidad, Nick Johnson
The 2025 federal tax law risks making 529 plans more costly for states by increasing tax avoidance and allowing wealthy families to use these funds for private and religious K-12 schools.
State governments are rushing to offer billions of dollars in subsidies to data center construction, apparently without understanding their full costs.
Vacancy taxes will not single-handedly solve problems in cities, but they are worth considering to address housing shortages, land use, and building thriving communities.
State Rundown 11/13: States Tackle Impending Deficits, Pennsylvania Secures an EITC
November 13, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
Revenue forecasts look increasingly grim as states anticipate shortfalls due to the slowing economy and impacts of the new federal tax law.
Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for a Tariff Dividend from Trump
November 12, 2025 • By Steve Wamhoff
Trump gives a promise, with absolutely no plan, to give $2,000 to every American using tariff revenue.
Trump Goes Outside the Law to Give Even More Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
November 12, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
Trump's Treasury is overstepping far beyond its constitutional role by giving unlegislated tax cuts to the wealthy.
State Tax Dollars Shouldn’t Subsidize Federal Opportunity Zones
November 12, 2025 • By Eli Byerly-Duke
The Opportunity Zones program benefits wealthy investors more than it benefits disadvantaged communities.
ITEP in the News
Newsweek: US Property Tax Changes Coming in 2026
HeraldNet: Editorial: ‘Millionaires’ tax’ can deliver fairness, revenue
New York Times: Trump Has a New Auto Loan Tax Break. Here’s Who Could Benefit.
Indiana Capitol Chronicle: Indiana Lawmakers To Weigh Joining Trump’s Tax Cuts
Associated Press: States Faces a Choice on Whether To Embrace Trump’s Tax Cuts on Tips, Overtime and More
ITEP Work in Action
Washington Governor's Office: Governor Ferguson Announces Support for Millionaires’ Tax
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: In New Poll, Kentuckians Say Income Tax Cuts Aren’t Helping
Public Assets Institute: State of Working Vermont 2025
NC Budget & Tax Center: Jan. 1: Tax cuts for the rich in NC — still no state budget
Maine Center for Economic Policy: Tax Conformity Decisions Will Shape Maine’s Future (Part 1: Maine Shouldn’t Fall for Policy Gimmicks)
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