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report   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.…
report   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…
report   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…
report   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…
report   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…
report   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…
report   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…
report   March 18, 2010

ITEP’s Testimony on HB 2034 Income Tax Reforms

My testimony today focuses on one bill introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives: HB 2034, which would reform the state’s individual income tax structure. My testimony will discuss the…
report   March 11, 2010

ITEP’s Testimony Before the MD Senate Budget and Tax 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…
report   March 2, 2010

Leadership Tax Plan Hits Poor Hardest

Media outlets are reporting that leaders in the New Mexico legislature reached a tentative agreement in the days leading up to this week’s special legislative session that would impose over…
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