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report   April 15, 2005

Achieving Adequacy: Tax Options for New York in the Wake of the CFE Case

Achieving Adequacy is intended to provide a useful resource for understanding the impact of recent school finance legislation on the state’s tax and education system. The study examines options available…
report   March 14, 2005

ITEP Testimony Bill 16-35 Proposed Income Tax Changes

ITEP’s analysis of Bill 16-35 shows that it would impact the District’s tax system in two important ways. First, the bill would make the District’s tax system less unfair by…
report   March 9, 2005

ITEP Testimony on SB 403 and SB 748 – Combined Reporting & Corporate Minimum Tax

My testimony today focuses on a trend in the Maryland corporate income tax that is becoming increasingly visible—the emergence of profitable “zero-tax corporations”—and on two effective and complementary solutions to…
report   February 15, 2005

State Corporate Income Taxes 2001-2003

Last September, Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy published Corporate Income Taxes in the Bush Years, an in-depth look at the taxes that 275…
report   December 14, 2004

The Impact of the Tennessee Tax Structure Study Commission’s Tax Reform Recommendations on Tax Fairness

Tennessee’s tax system is regressive, requiring low- and middle-income families to pay more of their income in tax than wealthier Tennesseans. A tax reform plan recently proposed by the Tennessee…
report   September 15, 2004

Corporate Income Taxes in the Bush Years

This study details which companies have benefitted the most from the decline in corporate taxes over the past three years, and which have been less fortunate. It also measures the…
report   September 15, 2004

The Effects of Replacing Most Federal Taxes with a National Sales Tax

Recently, there has been renewed discussion of the possibility of replacing most federal taxes with a national retail sales tax. Such an idea was broached in the 1990s, but political…
report   August 17, 2004

The Impact of the Ron Sims Tax Plan on Washington Tax Fairness

Washington’s tax system is regressive, requiring low- and middle-income families to pay far more of their income in tax than wealthier Washingtonians. A tax reform plan recently proposed by gubernatorial…
brief   July 1, 2004

A Primer on State Rainy Day Funds

In recent years, most state governments have experienced painful budget deficits. Many states have reacted to these shortfalls by cutting spending or increasing taxes. Almost all states now have a third option that can help postpone these painful decisions: using a rainy day fund (RDF). Like a savings account, an RDF sets aside surplus revenue during periods of economic growth for use in times of budget shortfalls. This policy brief takes a closer look at how rainy day funds can help states through difficult fiscal times, and assesses options for improving the adequacy of these funds.

report   May 15, 2004

Federal Taxation of Earnings Versus Investment Income in 2004

How do personal taxes on total investment income compare to taxes on earnings right now? This paper addresses that question. The analysis includes both the individual income tax, which applies…
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