ITEP's Analyses of Tax Reform Proposals in the States
A record number of efforts to significantly change state tax systems is expected in 2013, and ITEP is closely monitoring these proposals as they develop. We provide quick-response analyses of tax reform proposals for lawmakers, policy advocates, journalists and others to help evaluate the distribution, fairness and revenue impact of any given plan. Each of those completed analyses for 2013 can be found below.
Arkansas
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Benefits of HB 1585 go mostly to wealthy - March 18, 2013
Georgia
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia's Rebound - January 28, 2013
Hawaii
Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice: Tax Policies That Will Help End Poverty for Hawai'i's Lowest Income Families - January 15, 2013
Indiana
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: 5% Cut in Indiana's Income Tax is Stacked in Favor of the Wealthy - April 26, 2013
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Indiana Senate's Income Tax Cut: Just as Lopsided as the Governor's - April 8, 2013
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Most of Indiana Tax Rate Cut Would Flow to Upper-Income Taxpayers - August 27, 2012
Kansas
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Kansas House and Senate Proposals Set the Stage for Tax Hikes on Poor and Middle-Income Families - April 2, 2013
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Kansas Governor's New Plan Increases Taxes on Poor Yet Slashes Revenue by $340 Million - February 1, 2013
Louisiana
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Governor Jindal's Tax Plan Would Increase Taxes on Poorest 60 Percent of Louisianans - April 1, 2013
Louisiana Budget Project: Eliminating Louisiana's Income Taxes Will Hurt the State's Economy -
March 18, 2013
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes Amounts to a Tax Increase on Bottom 80 Percent of Louisianans - January 11, 2013
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: Possible Reforms to the Governor's Tax Plan - March 12, 2013
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center: Effects of Raising Rates and Exemptions on the State Income Tax - March 8, 2013
Missouri
Missouri Budget Project: Racing to the Bottom - March 8, 2013
Missouri Budget Project: Senate Ways & Means Tax Cut Would Devastate Services, Infrastructure, and Economy - March 1, 2013
Nebraska
Open Sky Policy Institute: 80 percent of Nebraskans would see tax increases if income taxes are cut - February 1, 2013
North Carolina
North Carolina Justice Center: First Comprehensive Tax Legislation Would Not Protect Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers from Tax Increases - April 3, 2013
North Carolina Justice Center: A "Laffable" Plan for Tax Reform - January 23, 2013
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: More Inaccuracies, Bigger Omissions: Arthur Laffer's Newest Study of Income Tax Repeal Falls Short - January 23, 2013
Ohio
Policy Matters Ohio: Income-tax cut would favor affluent Ohioans- Middle-income residents on average would get $51 a year - April 22, 2013
Policy Matters Ohio: Kasich tax proposal would further tilt tax system in favor of Ohio's affluent - February 7, 2013
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Policy Institute: What's unaffordable? - February 20, 2013
Oklahoma Policy Institute: Governor Fallin’s tax cut would do little to nothing for the average Oklahoman - February 18 , 2013
Utah
Voices for Utah Children: Analysis of a Three-Part Proposal to Reform Utah's Sales Tax - January 31, 2013
Virginia
The Commonwealth Institute: Destination Unknown - April 11, 2013
The Commonwealth Institute: Senate's Version of HB2313 Still Lacks Offsetting Relief Measures - February 21, 2013
The Commonwealth Institute: Governor's Transportation Tax Hike Hits Low-Income Virginians Hardest - February 21, 2013
Briefing
This Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) hosted a phone briefing on December 19, 2012 outlining challenges and solutions with a focus on state tax fairness, and goes into greater depth on fifteen states most likely to undertake major tax overhauls in 2013 (CA, IA, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, VA, WI).
The briefing materials related to the teleconference are available in PDF form below:
MP3 of Teleconference
Teleconference Agenda
Press Advisory
Four Major Problems That Good Tax Reform Should Address, and a Myth about Tax Cuts
Quick Guide to Key Trends in 2013 State Tax Policy Debates
Report- State Tax Reform Prospects in 2013
Policy Brief- Tax Principles: Building Blocks of A Sound Tax System