Press Room
Press Releases for 2009
- Bush Tax Cuts, AMT Lead Tax Foundation List of Decade's Top Tax Stories, December 31, 2009
- Study: States Turn to Targeted Tax Hikes, One-Time Gimmicks for Budgets, December 21, 2009
- Health Providers, Hospitals Tax Targets for States Seeking Federal Match, December 9, 2009
- Nearly One Third of All Tax Filers Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 2007, December 4, 2009
- Study: Pennsylvania Tax System to Blame for Job Losses, Out-Migration, December 2, 2009
- Reid Health Care Bill Funded By Medicare Cuts, Tax on “Cadillac” Plans, November 23, 2009
- Those Hit by Health Care Surtax Would Pay 36% of Federal Income Taxes, November 5, 2009
- New House Health Care Plan Funded By Income Surtax, Medicare Cuts, October 30, 2009
- New Report Highlights State and Local Government Spending Priorities, October 29, 2009
- Treasury Veterans and Business Leaders Eric Solomon, John Samuels to be Honored for Sound Tax Policy Work, October 28, 2009
- New Census Data: From 2006 to 2008, NY, NJ Counties Rank Highest in Property Taxes on Homeowners, October 28, 2009
- To Close the Deficit, Federal Income Tax Rates Would Have to Nearly Triple, October 22, 2009
- Tax Foundation Releases Updated Combined State and Local Sales Tax Rates, October 16, 2009
- Medicare Cuts in Baucus Health Plan Would Reduce Deficit Over 20 Years, October 15, 2009
- New Report Compares State and Local Government Tax Revenue Sources, October 9, 2009
- House Health Care Plan Would Push Income Redistribution to $1.4 Trillion, October 6, 2009
- Which States Are Best for Business? 2010 State Business Tax Climate Index, September 22, 2009
- Census Survey: Northeast and Parts of Midwest Continue to Rank Highest in Property Taxes on Homeowners, September 22, 2009
- Tax Foundation Announces New State Government Data, Research on Website, September 21, 2009
- Census Survey: Northeast Continues to Rank Highest in Property Taxes on Homeowners, September 21, 2009
- Under Obama's Policies, Most Families Earning up to $109,000 Will Get More Back from Government Benefits Than They Pay in Taxes, September 21, 2009
- Take-Home Pay Won’t Increase Much from Inflation Adjustment in 2010, September 16, 2009
- Tax Foundation Legal Brief Calls for Reversal of NY "Amazon Tax" Ruling, September 15, 2009
- Sales Tax Holidays Distort Consumer, Business Decisions, Provide Little Relief to Taxpayers, August 26, 2009
- California Court Calls a Tax a Tax, Agreeing with Tax Foundation Amicus Brief , August 19, 2009
- Study Calculates Economic Cost of Higher Tax Rates, Health Care Surtax, August 14, 2009
- How Would House Health Care Plan Affect Employer, Individual Coverage?, August 13, 2009
- As Industrialized Countries Cut Corporate Taxes, U.S. Rate Still Second-Highest, August 5, 2009
- Study: State Corporate Income Taxes Hurt Workers’ Wages, August 3, 2009
- Income Tax Payment of Top 1% of Filers Exceeds that of Bottom 95%, July 30, 2009
- Obama Budget, Health Care Surtax Will Shrink Federal Income Tax Base, July 29, 2009
- Tax Foundation Releases First-Ever Mid-Year Update of Facts & Figures, July 29, 2009
- California Tax Reform Proposal Would Put State Back on Stable Ground, July 28, 2009
- North Carolina Budget “Compromise” Between House and Senate Combines the Worst of Both, July 24, 2009
- Business Income Would Take Double Hit from New Surtax, Expiring Tax Cuts, July 17, 2009
- Sotomayor Record Indicates Penchant for Protectionist State Tax Policies, July 16, 2009
- House Leadership's Health Care Plan Pushes Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 39 States, July 14, 2009
- Media Advisory: Who Would Pay New Health Care Surtax?, July 14, 2009
- States Begin New Fiscal Year Following Many Tax Changes, July 13, 2009
- Health Care Funding Plan Would Push Top Tax Rates Over 50% in 24 States, July 13, 2009
- Oregon Legislature Enacts Slew of Tax Hikes, Including “Millionaires’ Tax”, July 9, 2009
- Maine Steps Up on Taxes with Sweeping Overhaul of Income Tax Structure, June 30, 2009
- Income Redistribution Set to Increase Under Obama’s Budget, June 25, 2009
- Illinois Tax Plan Would Sacrifice Its Only Tax Advantage Over Other States, June 23, 2009
- What’s Your Household’s Cap-and-Trade Tax Burden?, June 12, 2009
- Poor State Fiscal Policy: North Carolina Passes Tax Breaks to Attract Apple, June 3, 2009
- Indiana Supreme Court Votes to Avoid Education Finance Litigation Mess, June 2, 2009
- Examining the Tax Plans of Three New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates, May 27, 2009
- What is Tax Deferral? New Tax Foundation Video Aims to Educate Public About Critical Issue Involving America’s Global Economic Competitiveness, May 13, 2009
- Ending Tax Deferral Would Unduly Penalize American Businesses, May 13, 2009
- Hawaii Enacts Top Income Tax Rate of 11% on Incomes over $200,000, Highest State Rate in the U.S., May 13, 2009
- Obama Corporate Tax Proposal Would Penalize U.S. Businesses Who Want to Compete in Global Marketplace, May 5, 2009
- Acknowledging Cross-Border Shopping and Smuggling Problems, New Law in Arkansas Taxes Cigarettes at Different Rates Along Different Borders, April 10, 2009
- Poll: Tax Code Complex, Needs Reform; Federal Incomes Taxes “Too High”, April 9, 2009
- New York City, Yankees Abuse Tax-Exempt Financing to Build New Stadium, April 7, 2009
- Federal Cigarette Tax Increase Means Nearly $2.3 Billion Reduction in Revenue for States, April 1, 2009
- Tax Freedom Day® to Arrive April 13 in 2009, March 31, 2009
- 90 Percent Tax on AIG Bonuses May Be Unconstitutional, March 30, 2009
- Rhode Island’s “Business-Friendliness” Ranking Would Improve Dramatically Under Governor’s Plan, March 27, 2009
- American Households Would Face Annual Burden of $144.8 Billion Under Cap-and-Trade System, March 19, 2009
- Illinois’s “Business-Friendliness” Ranking Would Decline Sharply Under Governor’s Plan, March 18, 2009
- Wisconsin Congressman Urges Tax, Monetary and Entitlement Policy Reform, March 4, 2009
- Tax Foundation TV, Radio Ads Show That Corporate Income Taxes Cost the Average American Household $3,190, March 2, 2009
- How Does Your State Compare? Tax Foundation Releases 2009 Version of Facts & Figures Handbook, February 24, 2009
- “Making Work Pay” Credit and AMT Provisions Drive Tax Savings in Final Stimulus Bill, February 23, 2009
- Harvard Economics Professor Calls Stimulus “Terrible Piece of Legislation”, February 19, 2009
- Policy Experts with Divergent Political Views Urge More Progress on Bipartisan Tax Reform, February 13, 2009
- Budget Shortfalls in Many States Present Opportunities for Tax Reform, February 11, 2009
- Tax Foundation Argues to California Court of Appeals: Charging Taxpayers for Tax Collection is a Tax, February 6, 2009
- David Paterson’s Nearly 100 Tax and Fee Increase Proposals a Mixed Bag, January 23, 2009
