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Sen. Kelly: Bill Would Repeal Federal Private School Voucher Program

• By ITEP Staff

The “Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act would repeal a private school voucher program created in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Read more.

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: Kentuckians Hit Hard by Rising Gas Prices

• By ITEP Staff

The United States war in Iran has caused a spike in gas prices that now costs Kentuckians $175 million a month, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more.

Oxfam: Wealth of the 10 richest California billionaires grew by nearly 50% in the last year

• By ITEP Staff

ITEP found that California’s richest 1% of households are set to get a $7.3 billion tax break in 2026 thanks to OBBBA. Read more.

America’s Voice: Your Tax Day Reminder That Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes Every Year

• By ITEP Staff

Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022, according to research from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. ITEP’s research found that across 40 states, “undocumented immigrants pay higher state and local tax rates than the top 1 percent of households living within their borders.” Read more.

Policy Matters Ohio: Analysis Shows Ohio Capital Gains Tax Cut Is Another Handout for the Rich

• By ITEP Staff

Policy Matters Ohio analysis of data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy demonstrates the drawbacks of eliminating the state and local capital gains tax. Read more.

Washington Center for Equitable Growth: The Other Two-Tiered U.S. Tax System: How Pass-Through Businesses Let the Ultra-Wealthy Dodge Federal Taxes

• By ITEP Staff

Large entities get out of paying their fair share by filing as small businesses. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy argues for strengthening the corporate tax by closing the “pass-through loophole.” Read more.

Missouri Budget Project: Ill-Conceived Tax Proposals Would Increase Taxes for Most Missourians, Damage Communities & Economy

• By ITEP Staff

The proposal would allow for expanded sales taxes to supplement income tax cuts. Read more.

Every Texan: Two Property Tax Plans, One Fiscal Reality

• By ITEP Staff

Tax cuts make the system less fair. Circuit breakers, tax credits, and renters’ rebates can help housing affordability for low-income Texans at a lower cost to the state.  Read more.

FACT Coalition: Take the Money and Run – Amidst Oil Price Windfalls, U.S. Oil Majors Continue to Pay Less Tax at Home than Abroad

• By ITEP Staff

The largest U.S. oil and gas companies continue to pay substantially more tax abroad than at home. Corporate tax breaks passed into law last summer are further reducing the effective tax rates of American oil and gas companies. Companies are required to reveal additional details about their taxes due to new accounting standards.  Read more. […]

Brookings: The Caregiving Crisis and the 2026 Vote

• By ITEP Staff

Children in the bottom 20% of households are left out of OBBBA childcare tax credits, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.  Read more.

Gov. Evers Vetoes Bill Requiring Wisconsin to Opt Into Nationwide Expansion of Private Voucher Schools

• By ITEP Staff

The vetoed bill would have redirected funds from public schools and public education to expand private voucher schools. Read more.

Oxfam: The Case for Fairly Taxing the Rich in New York

• By ITEP Staff

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Economic Policy Institute: How ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Helped Ensure a Swift Post-COVID Recovery

• By ITEP Staff

With sufficient funding and a flexible structure, the Biden administration equipped every community with resources tailored to its needs. Future policies can look to the success of ARPA’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to address a widespread crisis, whether it’s a global pandemic, climate disaster, economic downturn, or some combination of the three.   […]

Maine Center for Economic Policy: Nurses and Plumbers Shouldn’t Pay the Same Tax Rate As Multi-Millionaires. LD 229 and LD 1089 Change That.

• By ITEP Staff

Maine’s tax code currently asks more of families with middle income than it does of the wealthiest residents. The proposed progressive revenue reforms will raise stable, recurring funding while strengthening the broader economy. Read more.

FACT Coalition: ITEP Cited in Review of Multinational Disclosures

• By ITEP Staff

The U.S. tax code continues to encourage America’s largest corporations to stash profits in tax havens. According to ITEP, these 2025 tax breaks have reduced corporate tax bills by more than $100 billion. Read more.  

Testimony: ITEP’s Nick Johnson on D.C. Amendment to SALT Cap Workarounds

• By Nick Johnson

A written testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole on B26-0324, the “Pass-Through Entities Income Tax and Tax Credit on certain S Corporations and Partnerships Amendment Act of 2025” by Nick Johnson at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy on March 19, 2026 Chairman Mendelson and members of […]

Sen. Warren Probes Meta, Microsoft, Target, Companies on Mass Layoffs Despite Strong Financials and Trump Tax Handouts

• By Matthew Gardner

The senator cited ITEP research in her letter to these major corporations. Read more.

ITEP Data Cited in The Working Americans’ Tax Cut

• By ITEP Staff

The bill exempts income up to the cost of living from federal taxes and asks millionaires to make up the difference. Read more.

Maine Center for Economic Policy: 6 Ways President Trump Is Shaping Maine’s Economy in His First Year

• By ITEP Staff

President Trump has generally pursued a set of policies that weaken the economies of the United States and Maine. The President’s second year shows no signs of reversing course, and a potential oil supply shock could drive prices even higher. Read more.

Testimony: ITEP’s Marco Guzman Outlines Positive Tax Reform Proposals for Colorado Lawmakers

• By Marco Guzman

This testimony was delivered to the Colorado House Finance Committee on March 9, 2026. You can watch video of the testimony here (Marco starts around the 6:12:40 PM mark). My name is Marco Guzman, and I am a Senior Analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). ITEP is a non-profit, non-partisan tax […]

Testimony: ITEP’s Brakeyshia Samms on Why Evanston Should Adopt a Property Tax Circuit Breaker

• By Brakeyshia Samms

Members of the City Council,  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about property tax circuit breakers. My name is Brakeyshia Samms, and I am a senior analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization that focuses on local, state, and federal tax policy issues with an emphasis on revenue sustainability and […]

Oregon Center for Public Policy: Tax Cuts for the Rich, Higher Taxes for Everyone Else: The Net Effect of Trump’s Tax Policies

• By ITEP Staff

ITEP analyzed the combined impact of the Trump administration’s three biggest changes in tax policy so far. The net effect of these policies is tax cuts for the rich and higher taxes for everyone else. Read more.

California Budget & Policy Center: 5 Facts To Know About Corporate Taxes in California

• By ITEP Staff

Several large corporations pay next to nothing in corporate taxes in California, largely due to overly generous state tax breaks. Reforming the state’s corporate tax system is a necessary step to support the health and well-being of Californians and strengthen economic security for all. Read more.

ITEP Data Cited in New York Corporate Tax Bill

• By ITEP Staff

The bill authorizes a city business tax surcharge of twenty-five percent on the tax liability imposed on any business subject to tax as a corporation Read more.

Testimony: ITEP’s Miles Trinidad Urges Maryland Lawmakers to Decouple from Tax Breaks for Opportunity Zones and FDEII

• By Miles Trinidad

Chair, Vice Chair, and Members of the Committee,  Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of House Bill 1080, which would decouple the state from federal tax breaks for Opportunity Zones (OZs) and Foreign-Derived Deduction Eligible Income (FDEII). My name is Miles Trinidad, and I am a state analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), […]

Advocates and policymakers at the state and federal levels rely on ITEP’s analytic capabilities to inform their debates on proposed tax policy changes. In any given year, ITEP fields requests for analyses of policies in 25 or more states. ITEP also works with national partners to provide analyses of federal tax policy proposals. This section highlights reports that use ITEP analyses to make a compelling case for progressive tax reforms.