What's New
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State Rundown 5/2: Vetoes and New Major Tax Proposals
.ITEP Staff, May 2024 -
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Corporate Taxes Before and After the Trump Tax Law
Matthew Gardner, May 2024 -
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ITEP Comment on Proposed IRS Rule REG-123376-22
ITEP Staff, April 2024 -
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State Rundown 4/24: It’s Crunch Time
.ITEP Staff, April 2024 -
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Tax History Matters: A Q&A with Professor Andrew Kahrl, Author of ‘The Black Tax’
Brakeyshia Samms, April 2024
ITEP in the News
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Mansion Global: Massachusetts Weighs Mansion Tax on $1 Million-Plus Homes
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USA Today: Are California's Taxes Really That High? Not If You're of 'Modest Means,' Report Says
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Sacramento Bee: Is California Really a High-Tax State? New Findings Question That Claim
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NewsRadio WFLA: Poorest Floridians Taxed at Higher Rate than Richest Californians
Expert's View
Carl Davis
Research Director
The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.
Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the consolidation of power and influence. Tax policy offers a powerful means of beginning to address our nation’s stark level of inequality, but current law is clearly falling short of its potential.