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Video: State taxes are drifting away from the wealthy and toward your purchases
September 3, 2026 • By Marcus Rojas
Video: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Discusses Downsides of Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday
September 2, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad
Florida is entering into one of its biggest sales tax holidays for hunting, fishing, and camping, with state officials projecting consumers to save around $40 million this year.
Video: Sales tax holidays are less effective than you think.
August 28, 2026 • By Marcus Rojas
State Action on Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits Since 2021
August 27, 2026 • By Neva Butkus
Since 2021, there has been a flurry of new and expanded state Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits. This continued momentum speaks to the power and popularity of these credits and the need to boost the financial security of families and children across the country.
With many state legislatures already adjourned, developments in tax policy have slowed.
Maryland Digital Advertising Ruling Shouldn’t Stop Other States from Considering Ad Taxes
August 26, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
Consumers are increasingly bombarded with advertisements based on our personal data. This explosion in targeted advertising is leading state policymakers to revisit the tax treatment of advertising, which has long been exempt from sales tax.
Relentless State Income Tax Cuts Add Up to Massive Giveaways for the Wealthy
August 26, 2026 • By Sarah Austin
Today's state income tax cutting is defined less by sweeping one-time reforms than by sustained campaigns to ratchet down income tax rates year after year. This approach enables lawmakers to enshrine significant long-term reductions into law, while obscuring the fiscal impact by spreading it across multiple state budgets and legislative cycles.
The Impact of Proposed New Tax Credit Restrictions for Immigrant Filers: An Updated Analysis of the DACA Recipient Population
August 26, 2026 • By Carl Davis, Erika Frankel, Emma Sifre
New Treasury Department public regulations would drastically reduce tax credit claims by DACA recipients and their families, among others. We find that 158,000 people in households with at least one DACA recipient will suffer financial harm, and that more than half of the impacted individuals are U.S. citizens.
Video: It turns out that voters don’t love massive tax cuts for the rich
August 21, 2026 • By Marcus Rojas
The Trump Administration Slashed Taxes for H&R Block and Raised Costs for Tax Filers
August 20, 2026 • By Joe Hughes
Tax-prep giant H&R Block paid no federal taxes on its U.S. income in 2025. It also made a public disclosure, required by the European Union, characterizing one-third of its global profits as earned in Ireland, a low-tax country where the company offers no tax services and has only 15 employees.
Five Things to Know About the Trump Administration’s New Effort to Deny Tax Credits to Lawfully Present Immigrants
August 19, 2026 • By Carl Davis
Today the Trump administration proposed new regulations seeking to drastically reduce the tax credits that certain immigrant tax filers can claim. The affected credits include the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Additional Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the Adoption Tax Credit.
The federal deductions for up to $25,000 in tipped income, for a similar amount of overtime pay, and for some auto loan payments have not been widely adopted by states. As of late June, just nine states are allowing the deduction for overtime.
The federal deductions for up to $25,000 in tipped income, for a similar amount of overtime pay, and for some auto loan payments have not been widely adopted by states. As of late June, only 10 states – a quarter of the states with personal income taxes — have decided to allow the tipped income deduction for tax year 2026.
QSBS allows millionaire investors to pay zero income tax on their profits.
Video: ITEP’s Amy Hanauer Explores Tax Fairness on Story in the Public Square
August 19, 2026 • By Amy
It’s been said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But Amy Hanauer of the Institute on Tax Policy and Economic Policy says that for some, taxes might not be on that list anymore—with societal implications for us all. She’s discussing that this week with host Jim Ludes this week on […]
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