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District of Columbia: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
District of Columbia Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in the District of Columbia, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly 100 percent of DC’s tax revenue. These figures depict the District’s EITC for workers with children at its […]
Delaware: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Delaware Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Delaware, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly 100 percent of state and local tax revenue collected in Delaware. State and local tax shares of family income Top 20% Income Group […]
Alaska: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Alaska Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Alaska, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.5 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Alaska. State and local tax shares of family income Top 20% Income Group […]
Connecticut: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Connecticut Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Connecticut, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly 100 percent of state and local tax revenue collected in Connecticut. State and local tax shares of family income Top 20% Income Group […]
Arizona: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 9, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Arizona Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Arizona, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.9 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Arizona. As seen in Appendix D, recent legislative changes have significantly increased the […]
Alabama: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 8, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Alabama Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Alabama, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Alabama. These figures depict Alabama’s grocery sales tax rate at its 2024 level […]
Colorado: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 8, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Colorado Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Colorado, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.2 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Colorado. These figures depict Colorado’s EITC at its 2024 level of 38 percent […]
California: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 8, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
California Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in California, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.2 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in California. State and local tax shares of family income Top 20% Income Group […]
Arkansas: Who Pays? 7th Edition
January 8, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Arkansas Download PDF All figures and charts show 2024 tax law in Arkansas, presented at 2023 income levels. Senior taxpayers are excluded for reasons detailed in the methodology. Our analysis includes nearly all (99.5 percent) state and local tax revenue collected in Arkansas. As seen in Appendix D, recent legislative changes have significantly increased the […]
State Rundown 1/4: New Year, New Opportunities, Same Tax Cut Proposals
January 4, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
The year may be new, but state lawmakers seem to have the same old resolution: slashing state income taxes...
Three states allow an unusual income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid. Missouri and Oregon limit these deductions by capping and/or phasing out the deduction, while Alabama, offers what amounts to an unlimited deduction. These deductions are detrimental to state income tax systems on many fronts, as they offer large benefits to high-income earners […]
Everything You Need to Know About Proposals to Better Tax Billionaires
December 21, 2023 • By Steve Wamhoff
Tax policy may not be on the minds of most Americans during the final weeks of 2023, but billionaires with an eye on their own tax bills have been riveted by developments in D.C.
Even as revenue collections slow in many states, some are starting the push for 2024 tax cuts early. For instance, policymakers in Georgia and Utah are already making the case for deeper income tax cuts. Meanwhile, Arizona lawmakers are now facing a significant deficit, the consequence of their recent top-heavy tax cuts. There is another […]
The Estate Tax is Irrelevant to More Than 99 Percent of Americans
December 7, 2023 • By Steve Wamhoff
The federal estate tax has reached historic lows. In 2019, only 8 of every 10,000 people who died left an estate large enough to trigger the tax. Legislative changes under presidents of both parties have increased the basic exemption from the estate tax over the past 20 years. This has cut the share of adults leaving behind taxable estates down from more than 2 percent to well under 1 percent.
With the Moore vs. United States Case, the Supreme Court Could Unleash Chaos on Our Tax System
December 1, 2023 • By Steve Wamhoff
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in Moore vs. United States, which could become the most important tax case in a century. A broad ruling could destabilize our tax system, enrich many profitable corporations, and widen existing economic and racial inequalities.
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