State tax policies: income, sales, property, estate, and other taxes
10/29/08
Many States Tax Working-Poor Families Deeper into Poverty
Press Release
9/18/08
North Dakota's Measure 2 Would Harm Efforts to Secure State's Economic Future
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Revised 8/13/08
Caution: The Tax Foundation’s State and Local Tax Rankings Are Unreliable
7/29/08
States Can Opt Out of the Costly and Ineffective “Domestic Production Deduction” Corporate Tax Break
6/23/08
Property Tax Limitation in the Senate Housing Bill Is Unnecessary, Impractical, and Likely To Cause Harm
5/28/08
Suozzi’s Statement Ignores Truth About Massachusetts’ Property Tax Cap
5/21/08
Hidden Consequences: Lessons From Massachusetts for States Considering a Property Tax Cap
Press Release
Revised 5/12/08
Eliminating Louisiana's Income Tax Will Harm the State's Budget Outlook, Competitiveness
4/10/08
Fixing TABOR’s "Ratchet" Will Not Repair TABOR: Deterioration in Colorado Largely Attributable to Formula
4/3/08
Almost All Large Iowa Manufacturers Are Already Subject to “Combined Reporting” in Other States
Press Release
3/25/08
A Response to Americans for Prosperity’s Misleading Claims about Florida’s TABOR (CP 45)
2/29/08
Fiscal Stimulus at the State Level?
Revised 2/28/07
New Federal Law Could Worsen State Budget Problems: States Can Protect Revenues by "Decoupling"
2/14/08
State Low-Income Tax Relief in the Absence of an Income Tax
11/7/07
Statement by Nicholas Johnson on The Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee’s Tax Bill
11/5/07
The Technology Council of Maryland’s Case Against Combined Reporting: A Rebuttal
11/1/07
Testimony:
Nicholas Johnson on Maryland Tax Rate Restructuring
11/1/07
Press Release: Governor’s Plan Would Reduce Income Taxes For Vast Majority of Maryland Residents
Revised 10/31/07
Which States Tax the Sale of Food for Home Consumption in 2007?
10/26/07
Press Release: Maryland Governor’s Tax Plan Would Improve State Revenue System, But Legislature Could Make Further Improvements
10/26/07
State Corporate Tax Shelters and the Need for “Combined Reporting”
10/26/07
Additional Options for Revenue in Maryland
10/26/07
Options for Protecting Maryland’s Low- and Moderate-Income Families from Regressive Tax Increases
10/26/07
A Simple, Inexpensive Way for Maryland to Protect Certain Low-Income Workers from Tax Increases
Revised 8/30/07
State Taxes on Inherited Wealth Remain Common: 23 States Levy an Estate or Inheritance Tax
7/18/07
Hawaii's Income Tax on the Working Poor: A Post-Session Update
6/21/07
The Problems with Property Tax Revenue Caps
5/4/07
Governor's Property-Tax Cap The Wrong Solution For Connecticut, Analyst Advises
5/3/07
Illinois' Proposed Gross Receipts Tax: A Modified GRT Could Be Paired With Other Tax Changes
4/5/07
Growing Number of States Considering A Key Corporate Tax Reform
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3/27/07
The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in 2006
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3/27/07
Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public
3/21/07
The Property Tax Circuit Breaker: An Introduction and Survey of Current Programs
3/9/07
A TABOR at Heart: South Carolina's H. 3295 Spending Cap Proposal
2/1/07
Maine Could Tax More Services Under Its Sales Tax
1/9/07
Research Findings Cast Doubt on Argument That Estate Taxes Harm State Economies
Revised 11/20/06
Together, State Minimum Wages and State Earned Income Tax Credits Make Work Pay
Revised 10/20/06
A Rising Number of State Earned Income Tax Credits Are Helping Working Families Escape Poverty
Revised 10/5/06
Double Jeopardy For Local Services Under TABOR: Property Tax Increases Are Likely Result
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7/18/06
SOS (TABOR) Will Not Jumpstart Michigan’s Economy
7/14/06
A State of Decline: What TASC Would Mean for Nevada
Revised 6/23/06
Estate Tax "Compromise" Proposals May Endanger State Estate and Inheritance Taxes
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5/31/06
State Taxes on Inherited Wealth Remain Common: 24 States Levy an Estate or Inheritance Tax
4/17/06
A Dubious Honor For Hawaii: Legislative Action in Alabama Moves Hawaii's Income Tax to the Top in Taxing Poor Working Families
4/10/06
Tax Foundation Estimates of State and Local Tax Burdens Are Not Reliable
3/23/06
Education and Investment, Not TABOR, Fueled Colorado’s Economic Growth in 1990s
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3/21/06
A Faulty Fix: Repairing the "Ratchet" Will Not Repair TABOR
Revised 12/22/05
Claim That Proposed Federal “Business Activity Tax Nexus” Bill Would Have A Negligible Impact On State Revenue Is False And Disingenuous
12/13/05
Claims that Proposed Federal “Business Activity Tax Nexus” Bill Would Have a Negligible Impact on State Revenues Are False and Disingenuous
12/6/05
New Bells & Whistles but the Same Engine: Pennsylvania’s Spending Limit Proposals Are Powered by the Same Formula as Colorado’s Failed TABOR
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Revised 11/30/05
Federal "Business Activity Tax Nexus" Legislation: Half of A Two-Pronged Strategy To Gut State Corporate Income Taxes
11/3/05
False Promise of Prosperity: For Kansas Economic Growth, TABOR May Do More Harm than Good
10/19/05
A Formula for Decline: Lessons from Colorado for States Considering TABOR
9/12/05
A State of Decline: What a TABOR Would Mean for Kansas
Revised 9/1/05
The "Single Sales Factor" Formula for State Corporate Taxes: A Boon to Economic Development or a Costly Giveaway?
Revised 5/23/05
Many States Are Decoupling from the Federal Estate Tax Cut
Revised 3/22/05
Fact Sheet: Which States Tax The Sale Of Food For Home Consumption In 2005?
3/17/05
Property Taxes In Perspective
Revised 3/15/05
State Enactments Of The "Single Sales Factor" Tax Incentive Have Had Little Impact On Intel Corp.’s Major Plant Location Decisions
2/18/05
The 6th Circuit Cuno Decision Voiding Ohio’s Investment Tax Credit: Modest But Helpful "Arms Control" In The "Economic War Between The States"
1/12/05
Tax Cuts and Consequences: The States That Cut Taxes the Most During the 1990s Have Suffered Lately
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2/18/04
Assessing the Impact of State Estate Taxes
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1/29/04
Will Taxing Additional Services Hurt Iowa’s Economy?
Revised 6/19/03
Expanding Sales Taxation Of Services: Options And Issues
Revised 5/23/03
Closing Three Common Corporate Income Tax Loopholes Could Raise Additional Revenue for Many States
5/20/03
Many States Could Avoid An Unnecessary Revenue Loss During The Current Fiscal Crisis By Disallowing Business Operating Loss Carrybacks
Revised 11/18/02
The State Tax Cuts of the 1990s, the Current Revenue Crisis, and Implications for State Services
Revised 7/11/02
Cigarette Tax Increases: Cautions and Considerations
1/15/02
The Rising Regressivity of State Taxes
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1/15/02
Developing the Capacity to Analyze the Distributional Impact of State and Local Taxes