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May 30, 2024
State Rundown 5/30: Sessions Are In for Summer
Legislative sessions across the country are still very much in for summer, which means more pencils, more budgets, and more tax plans…
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May 30, 2024
States Should Opt Into IRS Direct File as the Program is Made Permanent
While there is plenty of room to expand Direct File at the federal level, states can take matters into their own hands and bring this benefit to their residents by opting into the program.
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May 22, 2024
State Rundown 5/22: When One Legislative Session Closes, Another Opens
State legislatures are wrapping up, but don’t stray too far from your state capital or you’ll miss out on the action…
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May 16, 2024
Better Tax Codes Help Boost Teacher Pay
There are a variety of factors that affect teacher pay. But one often overlooked factor is progressive tax policies that allow states to raise and provide the funding educators and their students deserve.
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May 15, 2024
State Rundown 5/15: The Merry Merry Month of May(be)
Uncertainty abounds in state tax debates lately…
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May 9, 2024
State Rundown 5/9: Special Sessions in the Air
This week, special sessions with major tax implications are in the air…
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May 9, 2024
Iowa Flat Tax Shows Why Such Policies Are a Problem Everywhere
As Iowa lawmakers change the state’s graduated personal income tax to a single flat rate, they are designing a state tax code where the rich will pay a lower rate overall than families with modest means.
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May 2, 2024
State Rundown 5/2: Vetoes and New Major Tax Proposals
This week, many states took steps toward enacting tax cuts…
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May 2, 2024
Corporate Taxes Before and After the Trump Tax Law
The Trump tax law slashed taxes for America’s largest, consistently profitable corporations. These companies saw their effective tax rates fall from an average of 22.0 percent to an average of 12.8 percent after the Trump tax law went into effect in 2018.
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April 26, 2024
ITEP Comment on Proposed IRS Rule REG-123376-22
Increased information transfer from the IRS would improve the quality of data at the Census Bureau and expand opportunities for tax policy research. This is critical for researchers who rely on Census Bureau data and products to fill the informational gaps present in tax data.
