This report specifically examines the state and local tax contributions of undocumented immigrants who are currently enrolled or immediately eligible for DACA and the fiscal implications of various policy changes. The report includes information on the national impact (Chart 1) and provides a state-by-state breakdown (Appendices 1 and 2).
Meg Wiehe
Meg Wiehe is ITEP’s deputy executive director. She joined ITEP in 2010 after spending several years working on tax policy in her home state of North Carolina. She coordinates ITEP’s federal and state tax policy research and advocacy agenda. Meg works closely with policymakers, legislative staff and state and national organizations to provide guidance and research on policy solutions that will achieve equitable and sustainable federal, state and local tax systems.
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report April 30, 2018 State & Local Tax Contributions of Young Undocumented Immigrants
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media mention April 26, 2018 Washington Post: Democrats’ Tax Plan Looks an Awful Lot Like a Big Giveaway to the Wealthy
Some Democratic-led states are also moving forward with plans that would offset the tax benefits for the rich, with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) acting swiftly to enact a… -
media mention April 13, 2018 WNYC: Despite Myth, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes But Receive Few Benefits
Yatziri has recently benefited from her DACA status, and her tax dollars have helped fuel the $2 billion dollars in state and local taxes contributed by DACA recipients across this country.… -
media mention April 12, 2018 Washington Post: Behind Oklahoma’s Teacher Strike: Years of Tax Cuts and an Energy Slump
Some states that have also recently pushed through big income tax cuts, including North Carolina and Ohio, did so while also broadening their tax base, according to Meg Wiehe of the… -
blog March 30, 2018 Teachers’ Strikes Are Emblematic of Larger Tax Challenges for States
As other researchers as well as journalists have noted, teachers striking or threatening to strike over low wages and overall lack of investment isn’t simply a narrative about schools and public workers’ pay. It is illustrative of a broader conflict over tax laws and how states and local jurisdictions fund critical public services that range from K-12 education, public safety, roads and bridges, health care, parks, to higher education.
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media mention March 16, 2018 Christian Science Monitor: In Blue States, ‘Tax the Rich’ Isn’t So Simple Anymore
The upset that governors like Cuomo and others are voicing is understandable, says Meg Wiehe, deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning research group. These… -
media mention February 26, 2018 Associated Press: GOP Tax Law Boosts Income Taxes, Budgets in Some States
The Republican tax overhaul is giving most Americans a break on their federal income taxes. But fallout from the same law means many people could actually see their state income… -
media mention January 31, 2018 Newark Star-Ledger: GOP lawmakers shouldn’t skew our numbers to defend Trump’s tax cuts
Below is an excerpt of an op-ed by ITEP deputy director Meg Wiehe. It’s well known that the GOP tax law approved in a rush at the end of last… -
blog January 26, 2018 Federal Tax Law Will Have Mixed Effect on Taxpayers’ State Tax Bills and States’ Revenue
Most states piggyback on federal law to some extent for their own taxes, especially personal and corporate income taxes. These states in particular must understand what the federal changes mean for their own tax codes and decide whether to remain “coupled” to changes in the tax bill, decouple from them or take other action in response.
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media mention January 23, 2018 Washington Examiner: New Tax Law Means Tax Hikes in Iowa Unless State Intervenes
he timing is auspicious because, for years, some conservatives in the state have resisted the idea of eliminating the deduction out of a fear that doing so would be a… -
media mention January 12, 2018 CNNMoney: How the Federal Tax Overhaul Could Reshape State Budgets
Meg Wiehe, deputy director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said she’s noticed a trend over the past year toward more aggressive taxation of companies and high-income… -
media mention January 8, 2018 MTPR: Federal Tax Bill Casts Uncertainty on Montana’s Budget
The federal tax bill could result in about another one percent loss, under one of the state’s interpretations of the federal law’s impacts. Meg Wiehe is deputy director the left-leaning… -
media mention December 28, 2017 The Observer: ITEP Responds to MacArthur on GOP Tax Plan
Excerpt from op-ed by Meg Wiehe: Rep. Tom MacArthur’s Dec. 27 op-ed cherry-picked data from analyses by my organization, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), to bolster his… -
blog December 17, 2017 Final GOP-Trump Bill Still Forces California and New York to Shoulder a Larger Share of Federal Taxes Under Final GOP-Trump Tax Bill; Texas, Florida, and Other States Will Pay Less
Residents of California and New York pay a large amount of the nation’s federal personal income taxes relative to their share of the population. As illustrated by the table below, the final GOP-Trump tax bill expected to be approved this week would substantially increase the share of total federal personal income taxes (PIT) paid by both states. Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey would also see their share of federal PIT increase.
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blog December 15, 2017 GOP Leaders Scrounge Up Money to Lower Top Tax Rate for the Rich But Not to Help Low-Income Working Families with Children
Republican leaders who rejected a proposal to have corporations pay a single percentage point higher tax rate to benefit families with children have tapped the exact same source of savings to provide more breaks for the richest 1 percent of taxpayers. The table below compares the number and share of households nationally and in all 50-states who would benefit from the proposal to reduce taxes for working families with children versus the ”compromise” to cut the top individual tax rate — below either the House or Senate version – to 37 percent for couples with incomes above $1 million.
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blog December 13, 2017 Latest “Compromise” for Tax Plan Is Even Worse than Previous Proposals, Would Reduce the Plans’ “Losers” by Less than 17,000 Taxpayers
Earlier this week, ITEP explained that two possible “compromises” to improve the Senate tax bill would accomplish very little other than make the plan more expensive. Incredibly, Republican leaders are… -
blog December 10, 2017 “Compromises” Under Discussion for the State and Local Tax Deduction Do Not Fix Flawed Tax Bills
Republicans in Congress are reported to be considering two versions of a change they claim would “improve” the current bills by making them more generous to residents of higher-taxed states. As illustrated by these estimates, the reality is that these proposals would make little difference on those states and taxpayers hit hardest.
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blog December 10, 2017 Even with Potential SALT Compromises, Senate Bill Forces California and New York to Shoulder a Larger Share of Federal Taxes While Texas, Florida, and Other States Will Pay Less
The Senate tax bill, with or without either of the compromises that could be added to it, would shift personal income taxes away from Florida and Texas to states like California and New York, which are already paying a high share relative to their populations.
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media mention December 8, 2017 Politifact: Paul Ryan’s partially accurate claim that House tax bill saves typical Wisconsin household $2,000
The $2,081 savings figure is correct, according to experts at four think tanks we contacted: Amir El-Sibaie, an analyst at the Tax Foundation; Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy… -
November 16, 2017 Teen Vogue: How Proposed Tax Reform Would Impact Young People
Meg Wiehe, deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), tells Teen Vogue that caring about social policy requires understanding tax policy. “What I want people to… -
report November 6, 2017 Analysis of the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was introduced on Nov. 2 in the House of Representatives, would raise taxes on some Americans and cut taxes on others while also providing significant savings to foreign investors.
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media mention November 3, 2017 Roll Call: Tax ID Used by Immigrants Targeted in GOP Tax Bill
Meg Wiehe, deputy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the provision would harm more than 5.1 million children — the majority of whom are U.S. citizens… -
media mention September 12, 2017 Marketplace: The American Dream: How Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes in the U.S.
Undocumented immigrants pay as much as $3.6 billion in property taxes each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy which analyzed MPI’s undocumented home ownership data. The… -
media mention August 31, 2017 HuffPost: Soda Taxes Create Complicated Rules
The arcane rules for taxing beverages point to a broader taxation challenge: Unless state legislatures and city officials target broad categories, all gasoline sales, for example, their efforts to tax… -
media mention August 18, 2017 NPR’s MarketPlace: Doing the Math on Back-to-School Tax Breaks
This week, we’re going to talk a little about saving. Sixteen states offer tax holidays during the year, a tax-free day or two of purchasing certain items, like hunting gear…