Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S. Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the …

6 days ago · Alaska. Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The state is looking at a $1.7 billion budget deficit. However, with no new sources of tax revenue being considered, the likeliest way to fill the gap will be to either cut the Permanent Fund Dividend or forgo renewing the temporary boost in education spending the …

Dec 12, 2024 · Former President Trump has offered several tax proposals, which are all included in these estimates: Extending the temporary provisions in Trump’s 2017 tax law that will otherwise expire at the end of 2025, except for the $10,000 cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions, which Trump says he would not extend; Exempting certain types of income from taxes (overtime pay, tips, and Social ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The Economic Report of the President (ERP) is an annual report produced by the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.

Dec 17, 2024 · Corporate Taxes Before and After the Trump Tax Law. The Trump tax law that took effect in 2018 marked a major victory for corporations. The law lowered the corporate tax rate to 21 percent, and as a result, most of the nation’s largest corporations saw substantial tax reductions.. America’s largest, consistently profitable corporations saw their effective tax rates fall from an average of ...

ITEP is a non-profit, non-partisan tax policy organization. We conduct rigorous analyses of tax and economic proposals and provide data-driven recommendations to shape equitable and sustainable tax systems. ITEP’s expertise and data uniquely enhance federal, state, and local policy debates by ...

The federal, state, and local distributional analyses and revenue estimates that ITEP produces are based on data from the ITEP Tax Microsimulation Model. The initial version of the ITEP Model was developed in 1996 and has undergone extensive updates and enhancements in the decades that followed. The ...

Read as PDF. Data Available for Download. State-by-State Data and ITEP Tax Inequality Index Map. Executive Summary. Who Pays? is the only distributional analysis of tax systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This comprehensive 7th edition of the report assesses the progressivity and regressivity of state tax systems by measuring effective state …

Mar 8, 2024 · When it comes to tax fairness, President Biden has a clear and compelling vision. Make large, profitable corporations and the wealthy pay their share, reduce taxes on low-income and working families with robust refundable tax credits, and use the trillions of dollars in new resources to create the kind of America we all want to see.

May 2, 2024 · ITEP’s federal policy resources provide quantitative and qualitative research and analysis on current tax policies, proposals and reform options. Its distributional analyses highlight how tax proposals will affect Americans in different income groups nationally and in all 50 states.