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By Katherine Loughead of the Tax Foundation [Hawaii is #45 out of 51 with a funded ratio of 51%.] Recently released data from The Pew Charitable Trusts shows the strain on state retirement systems across the nation as state pension … Read More
This is from the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP). Read this report in PDF. Go to State-by-State Data Download National and 50-State Tables for 2019 and 2027 The final tax bill that Republicans in Congress are poised to … Read More
By Jonathan Williams, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Friends, I’m pleased to announce the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform just released our latest study: Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2017. I only wish we had more optimistic news to share … Read More
Morgan Scarboro, Tax Foundation Property taxes are an important tool to help finance state and local governments. In fiscal year 2014, they comprised the largest source of state and local tax collections, at 31.3 percent. Median property taxes paid varies … Read More
The experts at Anderson Economic Group have considered 11 taxes that businesses pay in order to produce the most comprehensive business tax burden ranking to date. To understand the burden taxes place on businesses in each state, we go beyond … Read More
Edition: 10th Publication Year: 2017 Written By: Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Jonathan Williams, Stephen Moore Download PDF The 10th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index reveals a pro-growth trend across the nation for 2017. Rich … Read More
By Jared Walczak and Morgan Scarboro, Tax Foundation According to preliminary 2015 data, state and local pension debt now exceeds a combined $1.5 trillion. Strong returns on investment (averaging 17 percent in 2014) have helped to reduce the debt, but … Read More
From WalletHub Tax Day can be a painful reminder of our large investment in the operation of federal, state and local governments, though many of us are unaware of their precise roles in everyday life. As a result, this … Read More
From Federal Tax Reform: The Impact on States by the Tax Foundation. Conformity The key to understanding how federal tax reform would change state tax codes and revenues is conformity. For reasons of administrative simplicity, states frequently seek to conform … Read More
By Jared Walczak, Scott Drenkard, Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation 2017 State Index PDF Download Executive Summary The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many … Read More