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As our nation celebrates and reflects 250 years since its adoption of the Declaration of Independence, several states have moved to pass lingering budgets.
2026 Sessions in Review: States Fund Tax Credits by Preserving, Raising Revenue
July 2, 2026 • By Aidan Davis
In a year of cautious uncertainty around current and ongoing revenues, many state lawmakers strengthened their tax credits for families and children.
Below is a list of tax expenditure reports published in the states.
America at 250: It’s Time for a Tax Code That Lives Up to Our Ideals
July 1, 2026 • By Brakeyshia Samms
After 250 years, our leaders must show a commitment to completing the unfinished work of American democracy.
New EU Disclosure Requirements Are Helping Identify Corporate Tax Avoiders
June 30, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
Microsoft reports a huge share of its worldwide profit in low-tax Ireland and is achieving this despite having a very small share of its employees there. As other companies make similar disclosures between now and the end of calendar year 2026, investors and the public will likely get a much clearer sense of how much profit corporations are hiding offshore—and how much tax they’re avoiding by doing so.
2026 Sessions in Review: States Move to Tax the Rich and Corporations
June 29, 2026 • By Aidan Davis
This year several states raised income tax rates on high-income people to fund crucial services and make progress toward remedying the regressive tilt of their tax codes.
A Year Later, Many States Have Decided Not to Double Down on Trump’s Tax Cuts
June 25, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
Nearly one year after the Trump tax law was signed, many of the 42 states with income taxes are declining to incorporate significant parts of the new law into their own tax codes.
It's the first official week of summer, and while many of us are planning vacations, state lawmakers remain busy finalizing and debating tax proposals.
Corporate tax reforms could be more resilient than proposals to tax wealth or unrealized capital gains while achieving the same goal of more adequately taxing the income of billionaires.
Elon Musk can thank the U.S. government for the enormous tax breaks and subsidies that helped him become the world's first trillionaire.
The Impact of Proposed New Tax Credit Restrictions for Immigrant Filers: An Analysis of the DACA Recipient Population
June 16, 2026 • By Carl Davis, Erika Frankel, Emma Sifre
We find that 337,000 people in households with at least one DACA recipient will suffer financial harm, and that nearly two-thirds (66 percent) of the impacted individuals are U.S. citizens.
The Impact of Proposed New Tax Credit Restrictions for Immigrant Filers: An Analysis of State EITCs
June 16, 2026 • By Neva Butkus
Immigrants and their families in as many as 30 states are at risk of seeing their state tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) reduced unless state lawmakers act.
"And he is so grateful to this country that allowed him to become a trillionaire, Tesla paid almost no federal income tax over the past three years."
If Juneteenth is to mean anything beyond symbolism, it must also be a call to confront the policies that continue to shape racial inequities today. One of the most powerful drivers of that inequity is our tax system.
Rhode Island Budget Bets on Tax Fairness with Millionaires’ Tax and New Child Tax Credit
June 12, 2026 • By Miles Trinidad
The spending plan, signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee today, features a new millionaires’ tax, the state’s first permanent child tax credit, expanded eligibility for its Social Security exemption , and strategic decoupling from federal business tax provisions.
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