The progressivity of the federal tax code has been waning. State and local policymakers should respond by protecting their ...

A new report by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) uses data from 14 cities to show how local Child Tax Credits ...

Important tax measures were on the ballot this week, and the outcomes are clear: many voters support new state and local ...

A costly tax break for wealthy venture capitalists is drawing some critical attention from state policymakers.

Zohran Mamdani coasted to victory in the New York City mayoral race with a platform focused on making the city more affordable. He has promised ambitious social programs like universal child care and ...

This past year has been indelibly shaped by concentrated wealth and power. The 10 richest U.S. billionaires got $698 billion wealthier, and the arrival of the world’s first trillionaire grew more ...

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the country’s premier progressive tax policy research organization, seeks a full or part-time paid Communications Intern for the Spring 2026 semester.

Since 2017, these companies paid $135 billion in income taxes to foreign governments, but just $29 billion to the U.S.

“We really do have to deal with the affordability problem of housing in this country at a very basic level in order to get a handle on property taxes. But the way to do that is not to cut property ...

Carl is the research director at ITEP, where he has worked since 2008. Carl works on a wide range of issues related to state, local, and federal tax policy. He has advised policymakers, researchers, ...

This year, Missouri became the first state in the country to tax income but not capital gains. That could present a challenge as the state prepares to face a budget shortfall.