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Which States Have Sales Tax Holidays in 2026?
August 6, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
Twenty states have sales tax holidays on the books in 2026, two more than last year. The combined annual cost to state and local budgets this year is estimated to be around $600 million.
IRS Cuts Could Cruise on Autopilot; New Bill Aims to Restore Funding to Help Taxpayers and Fight Tax Cheats
August 6, 2026 • By Sarah C. G. Christopherson
This fall, Congress could allow billions of dollars in IRS funding to disappear on autopilot. However, the Stop CHEATERS Act would restore the multi-year mandatory funding rescinded from the IRA and account for recent cuts to the IRS’s base budget.
Missouri Voters Reject Amendment 5 and a Damaging Tax Shift onto Working Families
August 4, 2026 • By Eli Byerly-Duke, Jon Whiten
Yesterday Missouri voters rejected Amendment 5, declining to give lawmakers a blank check to raise or expand sales taxes, something some lawmakers sought to enable enormous income tax cuts for the state’s wealthiest households.
Trump Says Exxon and Chevron Are Ripping Off Americans, But His Own Policies Are to Blame
August 4, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
President Trump lashed out at ExxonMobil and Chevron for “making too much money." These companies are reporting enormous profits right now, partly the result of Trump’s war in Iran but also due to the corporate tax policies he's passed during his time in office.
Microsoft Reports a 2.44 Percent Federal Tax Rate on a Record $101 Billion in Profits
July 29, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
Microsoft avoided federal income tax on almost all of its U.S. income for fiscal year 2026. The company’s 2.44 percent federal tax rate on over $100 billion of U.S. income is largely attributable to tax breaks that were either created or expanded by Republican tax cuts enacted at the behest…
ITEP in the News
Daily Press: Editorial: Tax-free weekends are bad policy but don’t tell Virginians
Nevada Current: Lombardo says he’s powerless to address affordability
Bloomberg News: Microsoft's US Taxes Drop, Revenue Jumps After Trump Cuts
Bloomberg Tax: Weaker Minimum Book Tax Rules Save Meta, Qualcomm Billions
USA TODAY: States are relying more on sales taxes. Here's why that matters
ITEP Work in Action
Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: How the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Tax Changes Impact Idaho Families
Economic Opportunity Institute: What the Millionaires Tax would mean for Washington
Senator Elizabeth Warren: Warren, King Seek Data on Tax Break for Ultra-Wealthy Expanded by Republicans in One Big Beautiful Bill
Senator Chris Van Hollen: Van Hollen, Pettersen Lead Lawmakers in Introducing Legislation to Bring Transparency to Corporate Abuse of Tax Havens, Job Offshoring
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Missouri Tax Amendment Likely to Seriously Harm Services, Shift Taxes Onto Working Families
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State Tax Watch 2026
ITEP tracks tax discussions in legislatures across the country and uses our unique data capacity to analyze the revenue, distributional, and racial and ethnic impacts of many of these proposals. State Tax Watch offers the latest news and movement from each state.
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Which States Have Sales Tax Holidays in 2026?
Twenty states have sales tax holidays on the books in 2026, two more than last year. The combined annual cost to state and local budgets…
Taxes on Adult-Use Cannabis in Each State
Twenty-three states have legalized the sale of cannabis for general adult use. Every state allowing legal sales applies an excise tax to cannabis based on…
State & Local Tax Policy
Missouri Voters Reject Amendment 5 and a Damaging Tax Shift onto Working Families
August 4, 2026 • By Eli Byerly-Duke, Jon Whiten
Congressional Republicans Say D.C. Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Run Its Own Tax System
July 23, 2026 • By Matthew Gardner
Localities Try Vacant Land Taxes, Mansion Taxes and Second Home Taxes, while States Stick to Same-old Tax-cut Strategies
July 21, 2026 • By Rita Jefferson
The Changing Landscape of State Tax Rates
July 21, 2026 • By Sarah Austin
