Carl Davis
Carl Davis is the research director at ITEP, where he has worked since 2008. Carl works on a wide range of issues related to both state and federal tax policy. He has advised policymakers, researchers, and advocates on tax policy issues in nearly every state. Much of his work relates to the link between taxes and economic growth, and the shortcomings of dynamic scoring and supply-side economic theories.
-
media mention December 10, 2021 Bloomberg: SALT Debate Forces Rich Americans to Confront Widening Tax Gap
Lawmakers in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Oklahoma have also approved cuts to their top personal income tax going into effect either this year… -
media mention December 7, 2021 Tax Notes: Looking Ahead: State Tax Policy Trends To Watch Next Year
This pod cast features ITEP research director Carl Davis: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/12/07/looking-ahead-state-tax-policy-trends-to-watch-next-year/?sh=7f2a4ba02add -
media mention October 6, 2021 Yahoo! Finance: Democrats’ tax plan makes ‘baby steps’ toward racial wealth equity
By lifting up families at the bottom through tax credits and taxing affluent households more, Democrats can help narrow the racial wealth gap. But their latest plan may not be… -
media mention July 16, 2021 Bloomberg: TurboTax Maker Intuit Opts Out of IRS Free File Program
Carl Davis, director of research at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said he supports such an idea. The shift would mean the IRS could work directly with taxpayers,… -
media mention June 10, 2021 Sacramento Bee: White, Asian families have most to gain if Congress restores tax break Trump capped, report says
“Outright repeal of the SALT cap without an adequate replacement would exacerbate racial inequities in this country,” said a study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s Carl Davis… -
media mention June 8, 2021 Marketplace: Why are some states experiencing a tax revenue surplus?
But according to Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, no one is swimming in cash. “A lot of states were just barely trying to… -
media mention May 1, 2021 New York Times: Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds
There’s no debate that the SALT deduction goes mostly to wealthier taxpayers. About 85% of its benefits accrue to the richest 5% of households, according to an analysis by the… -
media mention April 28, 2021 MarketWatch: Some lower-tax states won big in the 2020 Census count. Are Americans moving to escape the taxman?
Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, sees the Census results quite differently. “I really don’t see a tax story here,”… -
media mention April 21, 2021 CNBC: Black, Hispanic Families Would Benefit Less from a SALT Cap Repeal than Whites
Repealing the $10,000 state and local tax deduction cap is likely to have uneven results for Americans. In fact, Black families are 42% less likely and Hispanic families are 33%… -
media mention April 20, 2021 Forbes: Repealing The Cap On State And Local Tax Deductions Would Widen The Racial Wealth Gap, New Study Shows
As some lawmakers from high-tax Blue states push for the elimination of the Trump-era $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions, a new study from the left-leaning Institute… -
media mention March 17, 2021 The Hill: Ohio AG Sues Biden Administration Over Pandemic Bill
Carl Davis, the research director for the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said that the rhetoric from the conservative attorneys general has been overblown. “There’s a lot of… -
media mention March 17, 2021 Newsweek: This Last-Minute Provision Blocks GOP Govs from Using Stimulus Money to Subsidize Tax Cuts
“Basically any tax cut done at the state level has doubled in cost,” said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. For example, if a… -
media mention March 16, 2021 Law360: 3 Questions State Tax Pros Have About The Pandemic Relief Law
Policymakers and state tax specialists noticed almost immediately that if states want to take full advantage of the $350 billion cash infusion the ARPA gives state and local governments, it… -
media mention March 15, 2021 MinnPost: Is Minnesota’s Tax System Unfair?
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s regular assessment of state taxes concludes that just five states and the District of Columbia have positive scores on progressivity: California, Delaware, New… -
media mention March 1, 2021 Marketplace: High-income taxpayers help some states stay above water
However, in 22 states, tax revenue actually increased, with revenue in four states — Idaho, Utah, South Dakota and Colorado — up more than 5%. Revenue fell in the remaining… -
media mention February 16, 2021 The New York Times: California: Liberal Model or Cautionary Tale?
Below is an excerpt of an LTE by ITEP Research Director Carl Davis: Of course, the very richest people in California pay more tax than they would if they… -
media mention February 2, 2021 Bloomberg: Vehicle Mile Tax Draws Fresh Attention as Buttigieg Takes Post
Large segments of the population are as skeptical of government as they’ve ever been, so asking them to install devices in their vehicles to determine how far and sometimes even… -
media mention January 29, 2021 Law 360: La. Gov. Won’t Support Gas Tax Hike This Year Due To Virus
A January report from the American Petroleum Institute said Louisiana’s total per-gallon state taxes and fees of 20.01 cents on fuel rank below the national average of 36.83 cents for… -
media mention January 27, 2021 The 74: With DeVos Out, Movement for Private School Choice Shifts to State Legislatures
The scholarship policies rely on tax credits — from 50 up to 100 cents on the dollar, depending on the state — in return for contributions to assist with private… -
media mention December 28, 2020 Bloomberg Tax: Taxing Tech Giants on Cash-Strapped States’ Agendas in New Year
The spate of proposals could mean higher tax bills for tech titans Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix, in addition to the millions of consumers using their services. Agencies… -
media mention December 10, 2020 Bloomberg: Musk Flees California. He Now Faces a Battle to Escape Its Taxes
Fear of rich people moving for tax reasons is overblown, says Carl Davis, research director at the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP. Studies show the wealthy… -
media mention November 16, 2020 Marketplace: Could the success of ballot measures to legalize marijuana add pressure for federal legalization?
Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, studies states’ cannabis tax structures and he said one problem is that most states’ excise tax is based… -
media mention September 15, 2020 Yahoo! Finance: Salt Cap Isn’t Scaring Away Blue State Millionaires
The $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions imposed as part of the 2017 Republican tax law is not causing high-income taxpayers to flee high-tax blue states, according to… -
media mention September 14, 2020 Bloomberg: DeVos-Backed School-Choice Groups Hurt by SALT Rules Crackdown
Critics of state tax credits say the IRS workaround rules were a common-sense effort to address donors double-dipping on tax credits — essentially collecting state and federal tax benefits on… -
media mention September 8, 2020 Politico Morning Tax: They’re back, but stalemate continues
Carl Davis of the progressive Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy wrote a piece last week using new IRS data that specifically focused on the $10,000 cap on state and…