Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

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report   February 15, 2002

Balancing Act: Tax Reform Options for Illinois

The current fiscal shortfall represents a shortterm challenge to Illinois lawmakers—but it also provides an opportunity for lawmakers to craft tax reform solutions that will ensure the longterm solvency of…
report   April 11, 2001

Analysis of the Distributional Impact of HB 577 and HB 578

In April of 2001, Alabama legislators considered a pair of bills, HB 577 and HB 578, designed to modify the state’s personal income tax structure by creating a state Earned…
report   October 13, 2000

“Further Evidence” on the Linkage Between Income Taxes and Economic Growth?

Examining economic growth rates before and after a single policy change without attempting to control for other causal factors is not an exercise which should be taken seriously. The impact…
report   October 5, 2000

How Would Expanding Oregon’s Deduction for Federal Income Taxes Paid Affect Elderly Oregonians?

Oregon is one of nine states that currently allow taxpayers to claim federal income taxes paid as a deduction on personal income tax forms. Under current law, Oregon taxpayers can…
report   July 10, 2000

ITEP Testimony Before Virginia Tax Reform Commission

The Commission on Virginia’s State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century has an opportunity to offer a vision for equitable and sensible reform. Equity, simplicity and the interaction…
report   April 15, 2000

Revenue-Raising Plans for Louisiana: Who Pays?

The state of Louisiana is currently facing a substantial budget shortfall. Recent estimates suggest that legislators crafting the state’s fiscal year 2001 state budget must make up almost $5401 million…
report   February 15, 2000

Analysis of Virginia Tuition Tax Credit Proposal

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has analyzed the proposed “Virginia Children’s Educational Opportunity Act 2000” (H.B. 68 and S.B. 336), to measure the effects of the bill’s…
report   January 15, 2000

A Plan for Progressive Tax Reform in Alabama

In 1996, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report entitled Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States.1 One of the findings…
report   December 2, 1999

High Income Tax States Have Strong Economies

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy today released an analysis showing that states with high income tax burdens have experienced more rapid economic growth than states with low income…
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