Oregon
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media mention January 15, 2015 The Daily Astorian: Tax tale of two states: Oregon mostly gets it right
“New study re-emphasizes a longstanding reality: Oregonians have it much better than they imagine when it comes to taxes, while Washington residents ought to be rebelling Oregon mostly gets it… -
ITEP Work in Action October 7, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Move Across State Lines for $40 a Month?
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack your belongings and move your family north to Washington… -
media mention September 17, 2014 The Oregonian: Finance Website Study Says Oregon Has Second-Fairest Tax System in U.S.
Oregon’s tax system takes a lot of hits, from business figures who think high income taxes discourage investment to seniors who say it’s a struggle to pay property taxes on… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Tax Facts That Matter – 2014 Edition
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ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Tax Facts That Matter
Tax Facts That Matter: 2014 Edition Full Report -
ITEP Work in Action March 20, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Profitable Corporations Pay No Oregon Income Taxes
Some highly profitable corporations are finding ways to avoid paying any state income taxes, Oregon and national data show. At least 24 corporations that made a profit in Oregon in… -
media mention March 20, 2014 The Oregonian: 24 Oregon companies turned a profit but paid no income tax in 2011
(Original Post) By Christian Gaston | [email protected] on March 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM, updated March 19, 2014 at 7:08 PM At least two dozen profitable corporations paid no Oregon… -
ITEP Work in Action February 26, 2014 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Trucking Along, Avoiding Corporate Income Taxes
The same company whose lawsuit made it possible for corporations to side-step Oregon’s corporate minimum tax turns out to be a federal corporate income tax avoider, as well. The trucking… -
media mention December 30, 2013 The Oregonian: 5 common myths about Oregon taxes
(Original Post) By Christian Gaston | [email protected] Email the author | Follow on Twitter on December 28, 2013 at 9:00 AM, updated December 30, 2013 at 10:06 AM Email Get… -
ITEP Work in Action September 26, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: A Grandly Flawed Bargain
The revenue package that Governor Kitzhaber has presented to the Oregon legislature to consider in a special session starting September 30 suffers from three major flaws: revenue shrinks after the… -
media mention August 12, 2013 The Oregonian: Unions and taxes- A combustible issue with readers
My Wednesday post about the latest tax proposals from Our Oregon — a political group closely associated with the state’s public employee unions — has drawn more comments than almost any other story on Oregonlive.
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media mention July 15, 2013 OPB: Undocumented Immigrants In Oregon Paid About $94 Million In Taxes
(Original Post) OPB | July 12, 2013 3:38 p.m. | Portland, Oregon A new national report indicates that undocumented immigrants in Oregon paid about $94 million in state and local… -
ITEP Work in Action April 30, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: The Misguided “Small Business Tax Cut”
The desire to help small business owners is understandable, as they are an important component of our economy and communities. However, the granting of preferential tax treatment for people reporting… -
media mention February 4, 2013 Statesman Journal: Examine land value taxation as solution to property tax problems
Written by Kris Nelson Commentary The flaws in Oregon’s property tax structure have begun to receive widespread attention. The tax rate limitations and use of taxable assessments emanating from Measures… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: No Special Treatment: Seven Reasons Why Oregon Should Not Reduce or Eliminate the Income Tax on Capital Gains
This issue brief examines seven reasons why giving special treatment to income from capital gains is a terrible idea: it would not stimulate additional economic growth, it would not attract… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: The 2007 Kicker: Wrongheaded, Unjust, Costly, and a Federal Tax Increase
The “close of session” economic and revenue forecast released in late August by the Office of Economic Analysis confirmed that personal income tax revenues for the 2005-07 budget cycle exceeded… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: No Gain, Just Pain: Most Oregonians Would Not Benefit from Measure 59, But They Would Lose Public Services
Measure 59, which would allow an unlimited deduction of federal income taxes on state tax returns, offers no tax break to more than three out of four Oregon taxpayers. And… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: No Contest: Why Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit is Better for Working Families and Oregon than the Tax Bracket Increase
Next year, the Oregon Legislative Assembly may face two different income tax measures purporting to help working families. One plan, proposed by Republicans in the legislature, would double the size… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Will Poor, Working Families Be Roadkill?
The Jobs and Transportation Act’s Regressive Tax and Fee Increases Will Set Back Low-Income Working Families With Children Unless the Legislature Enacts a Modest EITC Expansion Read the Full Report… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: A Step Toward Balance: Measures 66 and 67 Move Oregon Closer to a Tax System Based on Ability to Pay
Today, low-income Oregonians pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than wealthy Oregonians. In fact, the highest-income Oregonians pay the lowest share of their income… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Oregon Center for Public Policy: Undocumented Workers are Taxpayers, Too
Recent public discussion emerging from Oregon’s gubernatorial race focuses on, and at times exaggerates, the costs to Oregon of providing certain public services to undocumented immigrant workers and their families.… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Bulletin: Measures 66 & 67: Here’s the story behind the numbers
(PDF of the Original Post) By Nick Budnick / The Bulletin Published: January 14. 2010 4:00AM PST SALEM — Both sides of the tax battle over the Jan. 26 ballot… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Real Clear Politics: Mystery of the Missing Millionaires
(PDF of the Original Post) By Froma Harrop A daffy Wall Street Journal editorial about the “vanishing millionaires” of Oregon lit a spark in a fairly humorless week. It offers… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Huffington Post: The Millionaire Migration Myth: Don’t Fall for This Anti-Tax Scare Tactic
(Original Post) Posted: 03/31/11 09:21 PM ET Virtually every state in the country has a tax system that heavily favors the rich. Despite this fact, only a handful of states… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Oregonian: TAXING THE RICH It’s not class warfare, it’s just common sense
(Original Post) The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) September 20, 2009 SundaySunrise Edition TAXING THE RICH It’s not class warfare, it’s just common sense NEAL PEIRCE In a dramatic break from…