Supporters of a Washington resident-backed initiative trying to officially eliminate personal income taxes in the state got their first hearing before the legislature on Tuesday. Washington residents haven’t paid personal income taxes in almost a century thanks to a 1933 decision by the state Supreme Court, but those backing Initiative 2111 want to make sure that things stay that way, cementing the existing practice into law. I-2111 would prohibit state, counties, cities, and other local jurisdictions from imposing or collecting income taxes.
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media mention March 4, 2024 Newsweek: Income Tax Ban Could Be Reality for Millions
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media mention January 30, 2023 Kansas Reflector: Analysis Show Kansas Chamber’s Flat Tax Proposal Costs $1.5B, Favors Top 20% of Wage Earners
Assessments by the Kansas budget director and an independent tax policy institute Monday showed the flat tax proposal by the Kansas Chamber would reduce the state budget by $1.5 billion… -
media mention March 16, 2021 GeekWire: Capital Gains Tax in Washington State: Is it about Fairness and Funding, or Will it Drive Away Startups?
Dylan Grundman O’Neill, a senior state tax policy analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said that research shows that in Washington, more so than in any other… -
media mention March 15, 2021 Bloomberg: Biden’s Rescue Hasn’t Stopped States’ Tax-the-Rich Rally Call
“No amount of federal aid can change the fact that nearly all state tax codes worsen the economic and racial inequalities that this pandemic has laid bare,” said Dylan Grundman… -
media mention December 18, 2020 The American Prospect: Can Corporate Tax Incentives Revive a Pandemic Economy? New Jersey Thinks They Can.
“New Jersey has really been an exemplar this year in positive progressive tax policies, with their millionaire’s tax and extension of the Earned Income Tax Credit—which are really the best… -
media mention July 24, 2020 New York Times: 16 States Go Ahead With ‘Back to School’ Sales Tax Holidays
Still, the drain on state revenue, combined with the incentive to crowd into stores looking for bargains when coronavirus cases are surging, suggests that 2020 may have been a good… -
media mention July 31, 2019 WPEC: Retailers Ready for Back-to-School Tax ‘Holiday’
But not everyone is sold on the value of sales-tax holidays. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-profit liberal think tank, calls such holidays an “outdated… -
media mention July 30, 2019 The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Sales Tax Holiday, Here’s What You Need To Know
The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-profit liberal think tank, calls such holidays an “outdated gimmick.” Dylan Grundman, a senior policy analyst for the institute, argued… -
media mention July 19, 2019 New York Times: Back-to-School Sales Tax ‘Holidays’ Lure Shoppers Despite Slim Savings
But the tax holidays put a damper on state revenue and don’t necessarily deliver the business results they promise, said Dylan Grundman, a senior policy analyst at the Institute on… -
media mention January 3, 2019 The Progressive: States and Localities Move to Reverse Racist and Regressive Tax Policies
And a recent analysis of state and local tax systems by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that, as a whole, state and local governments tax the poor… -
media mention November 14, 2018 Real News Network: Even for Local Taxes, the Rich Pay Far Less Than the Poor
Dylan Grundman, an ITEP senior policy analyst, discusses Who Pays. -
media mention August 9, 2018 CNBC: Tax Holidays May Not Be the Bargain You Think They Are
Everyone loves a bargain. Except when the bargain doesn’t really save you money. It may feel great not to pay tax for back-to-school clothes and backpacks, but the Institute on… -
media mention December 2, 2016 Bloomberg BNA: For Better or for Worse? Tax Policy Changes in New Jersey
“But gas taxes are also highly regressive, falling most heavily on low- and middle-income families. In this case, an analysis using the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy microsimulation model… -
media mention November 14, 2016 St Louis Post: Missouri’s new governor will need new ideas to fix a broken tax structure
“Governor-elect Eric Greitens has bold tax-reduction plans for Missouri but vague budget-balancing ideas. He should pay attention to the advice of Dylan Grundman, a senior analyst with the Institute on…