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August 24, 2010
“Writing Off” Tax Giveaways: How States Can Help Balance Their Budgets by Reforming or Repealing Itemized Deductions
“Writing Off” Tax Giveaways examines options for reforming itemized deductions in the thirty-one states, plus DC, that offer such deductions. The study, released on August 24, 2010, focuses on five…
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August 13, 2010
ITEP’s Testimony on TRAC Sales and Use Tax Proposal
My testimony today offers several broad thoughts on the implications of the proposals for sales and use tax reform laid out so far by the Tax Realignment Commission (TRAC). The…
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June 15, 2010
ITEP Podcast on Maine Voters’ Rejection of Tax Reform – download audio (.mp3)
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April 22, 2010
Pending Georgia Tax Changes Would Redistribute Income From the Poorest Families to the Rich
In the 2010 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers have ratified, or are poised to ratify, a set of tax changes which would dramatically reshape the fairness of the state’s tax system.…
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April 15, 2010
Massey Pays One-Sixth of 35% Federal Tax Rate, Little in State Income Tax
A new analysis shows that Massey Energy, which owned the Upper Big Branch mine where 29 West Virginia miners were killed last week, paid an average of 5.6 percent of…
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April 10, 2010
Leaving Money on the Table: “Federal Offset” Provides Incentive for States to Rely on Progressive Income Taxes
Seven states—Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming—have chosen to make up for the lack of an income tax by increasing their reliance on general sales taxes.1 The…
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April 5, 2010
Does Alabama’s Tax System “Redistribute Wealth”?
Last week, an Alabama legislative committee approved a bill, House Bill 1, that would take an important step towards making one of the most unfair tax systems in the nation…
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March 25, 2010
Maryland’s Millionaire Migration Debate: Understanding the Relevance of the New Jersey Migration Studies
As the debate over extending the Maryland “millionaires’ tax” continues, numerous lawmakers and advocates have recently begun to look toward New Jersey’s experience with its own “halfmillionaires’ tax” to help…
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March 25, 2010
Proposed Repeal of Refundable Low Income Credit Would Hurt the Poorest Georgians
Earlier this week, the tax writing committee in the Georgia House of Representatives quietly approved a bill, HB 1219, that would increase Georgia taxes by about $20 million a year…
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March 23, 2010
ITEP’s Testimony Before the MD House Ways & Means Committee on Preserving Maryland’s “Millionaires’ Tax”
My testimony today focuses on Senate Bill 913, which would temporarily extend, through 2014, the “millionaires’ tax” that is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2010. This testimony…
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