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February 13, 2023
Higher Stock Buyback Tax Would Raise Billions by Tightening Loophole for the Wealthy
A higher excise tax rate on buybacks is completely reasonable. Quadrupling the rate, as the President proposes, would raise more revenue and cut into the tax advantage buybacks have over dividends. When a company uses their cash holdings to repurchase their own stock, it is an admission that they have few productive investment opportunities. The public does have productive uses for the tax revenue like infrastructure and schools that create value for the entire economy.
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February 9, 2023
State Rundown 2/9: We <3 Taxes
The great women’s philosopher, Pat Benatar, once said “love is a battlefield,” and there’s no greater test of our love for state tax policy than following the ups and downs of state legislative sessions…
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February 9, 2023
Why the States Have a Major Role to Play If We Want Tax Justice
With fears of gridlock in a divided Washington, tax justice champions are building momentum in other places where there’s dire need for better tax policy: the states. We can upgrade communities across the country by making 2023 a year to win tax improvements in statehouses.
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February 7, 2023
State of the Union Likely to Continue Progress on Tax Justice
After decades of Presidents who ran away from taxes, it’s a sea change to have a chief executive who understands that the rich should pay their fair share, extremely profitable corporations should pay their fair share, and the public sector should have revenue to invest in problems – like climate change and healthcare – that will only be solved with pathbreaking public action.
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February 1, 2023
State Rundown 2/1: February Brings New (and Some Old) Tax Policy Conversations
Tax bills across the U.S. are winding their way through state legislatures and governors continue to set the tone for this year’s legislative sessions…
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February 1, 2023
By Fighting Audit Bias, Funding for Tax Enforcement Can Advance Racial Equity
Black households are between 2.9 and 4.7 times more likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service than non-Black households. This disparity is driven in part but not wholly by a lack of resources at the IRS, which itself is driven by years of budget cuts the agency has faced.
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January 26, 2023
State Rundown 1/26: Tax Season Brings With it Reminder of EITC’s Impact
Tax season has officially kicked off and with Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day right around the corner, it serves as another reminder for how important the EITC is…
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January 19, 2023
State Rundown 1/19: ITEP Provides a Roadmap for Equitable Tax Goals in 2023
State legislatures are buzzing as leaders and lawmakers jockey to advance their 2023 goals…
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January 18, 2023
Several States Make New Moves to Tax Wealth
Lawmakers in seven states will introduce legislation this week to tax wealth in a new coordinated effort to combat ever-increasing income and wealth inequality. The bills couldn’t come at a better time, as those at the very top continue to pull apart from the rest of us and far too many states contemplate piling on to this runaway inequality with seemingly endless tax cuts for those at the top.
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January 18, 2023
How Many States Have a Flat Income Tax?
Two-thirds of states with broad-based personal income tax structures have a graduated rate, while one-third have flat taxes.
