“A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy named Pennsylvania the sixth most unfair state and local tax system for low- to moderate-income families. The recommendations we…
Pennsylvania’s ranking worsened on a biennial report card measuring the fairness of state and local taxes, according to a study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…
The newly released 2015 “Who Pays” report from the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found Pennsylvania has the sixth-most-inequitable tax system in the nation. Combining the total burdens…
A new report finds Pennsylvania remains on a list of the “Terrible 10” states with the most regressive tax policies. The non-partisan Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy finds that…
“A new report finds Pennsylvania remains on a list of the “Terrible 10” — states with the most regressive tax policies. The non-partisan Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy finds…
As legislative leaders in Harrisburg refuse to implement a tax on Marcellus Shale gas extraction and to close tax loopholes for wealthy interests, a new study reveals the consequences of…
“A new report finds Pennsylvania remains on a list of the “Terrible 10” states with the most regressive tax policies. The nonpartisan Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy finds that…
“As legislative leaders in Harrisburg refuse to implement a tax on Marcellus Shale gas extraction and to close tax loopholes for wealthy interests, a new study reveals the consequences of…
“You will be shocked – shocked! – to learn that in Pennsylvania, state and local taxes are a much heavier burden on the poor and middle class than they are…
In 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cancelled a number of drivers’ licenses across the state to comply with a 2002 law change. Their justification was that the licenses were…
The growing concentration of income among the richest Americans has made it tougher for states to fund their budgets, because of the way most states fund public services, writes Gabriel…
By Tom Davidson, The city still bustles with traffic now and then, although most of it’s just passing through town. On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Dwan Walker and City Manager Sam…
“Editorial, May 18, 2014 Faced with growing budget deficit partially of its own making, the Corbett administration likely will retreat from its previously planned 3.7 percent increase in state spending…
With the deadline for filing state and federal tax returns upon us, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has put together the following resources to help you understand what your…
(Original Post) Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014 12:15 am By Joe Frederick The Republicans have been in complete control of Harrisburg since 2011. The governor is a Republican, and both…
Many profitable Fortune 500 companies including Pennsylvania-based PPL, H.J. Heinz, Airgas, Allegheny Technologies, Hershey, and Comcast are paying little or nothing in state income taxes thanks to loopholes, tax breaks,…
A comprehensive five-year study of 288 highly profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that 111 of them, including six based in Pennsylvania, paid no federal corporate income tax in at least…
With the cost to revamp immigration law looming large in the national debate, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a left-of-center nonprofit in Washington, released a study…
Original Post July 10, 2013By Ann Marie Awad Audio File at the link Immigration legislation pending in Congress could boost revenue for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, according to a…
(Original Post) The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently released a study of taxing policies in all 50 states. It found that the tax system in every single state…
(Original Post) February 1, 2013 5:33 AM By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new study on taxes shows Pennsylvania has the distinction of being in the “Terrible Ten”, the…
(Original Post) When everybody comes out to vote, (i.e. presidential elections) Pennsylvania’s a blue state. And at least in certain pockets, it behaves much like the northeastern liberal states the…
(Original Post) Pennsylvania’s crazy regressive tax code is an issue I think it would be worth picking a Constitutional amendment fight over: Pennsylvania is one of the “Terrible Ten”…
(Original Post) Jan 30, 2013, 1:27pm EST Staff Philadelphia Business Journal Pennsylvania is among the 10 states with the most regressive tax systems in the United States, the Institute on…
POSTED: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 10:39 AM Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir Pennsylvania is one of the “Terrible Ten” states with the most regressive tax structures nationwide, hitting the poor hardest…
