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blog April 24, 2025
State Rundown 4/24: States Push Tax Cuts Despite Fiscal Uncertainty
While some states are preparing for uncertainty – slowing revenue growth, chaos from unpredictable tariffs, cuts to federal programs, etc. – others continue to move…
blog April 24, 2025
Millions of Citizen Children Would be Harmed by Proposal Billed as Targeting Immigrant Tax Filers

Congressional Republicans have floated a proposal to strip the Child Tax Credit from millions of children who are U.S. citizens and legal residents in situations where their parents do not have Social Security numbers. Approximately 4.5 million citizen children with Social Security numbers would lose access to the credit under this proposal.
blog April 23, 2025
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs

The tariffs proposed by Donald Trump, which are far larger than any on the books today, would significantly raise the prices faced by American consumers across the income scale.
blog April 22, 2025
Missouri is Sleepwalking into a Half-Billion Dollar Tax Cut for the Rich

Missouri lawmakers are debating a tax cut that will mostly benefit the wealthiest in the state, while relying on an unrealistic estimate of what it will cost.
map April 17, 2025
Taxes on Adult-Use Cannabis in Each State
Twenty-three states have legalized the sale of cannabis for general adult use, and sales are already underway in 21 of those states. Every state allowing…
blog April 17, 2025
Ending Direct File Program is a Gift to the Tax-Prep Industry That Will Cost Taxpayers Time and Money

The Trump administration reportedly plans to shutter the IRS Direct File program before it has a chance to get fully off the ground, taking away a free option for people to file their tax returns directly to the agency. Ending Direct File is another gift from this administration to large corporations, this time to the multibillion-dollar tax prep industry that profits from you filing your taxes.
blog April 16, 2025
State Rundown 4/16: No Vacation from Spring Tax Breaks as Bills Advance

While students and families are enjoying spring break vacations, legislative sessions are still in full swing. And some are poised for a spring tax break season as proposals advance with major implications for the sustainability of state budgets.
blog April 15, 2025
It’s Tax Day. You’ve Paid Your Share, but the Billionaires Haven’t.

You likely had most of your federal taxes deducted from your paychecks throughout the year. This is not true, however, for mega-millionaires and billionaires, some of whom are practically running our government right now.
blog April 10, 2025
IRS Cooperation with ICE Will Damage Public Trust, Putting Tax Revenues in Jeopardy

Attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure private information from the IRS on people who file taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is a violation of federal privacy laws that protect taxpayers. It is also a change that could seriously damage public trust in the IRS, which could jeopardize billions of dollars in tax payments by hardworking immigrant families.
blog April 9, 2025
State Rundown 4/9: A Progressive Pushback

Residents and state lawmakers across the country are pushing back against anti-tax measures and are looking for ways to protect revenue and advance proposals that would raise revenue in progressive ways. This comes at a time when federal policy brings significant risks for state tax revenue.