Congress will soon consider a tax reconciliation package that includes extending two investment tax cuts that are due to expire in 2008, along with what has become an annual adjustment to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
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Oregon’s corporate income tax system is broken. It is so riddled with loopholes that big corporations today are paying a fraction of the income taxes, as a share of their profits, that they paid in Oregon a generation ago.
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This tax day, ordinary Oregonians are paying more than their share of taxes because corporations are paying less.
Over the last generation, Oregon has shifted income taxes away from large multi-state corporations at the expense of Oregon families and small businesses.
The Great Corporate Tax Shift Undercutting Oregon’s Economy and Quality of Life Read More »
Oregonians are paying more than their share of taxes this tax day because corporations are paying less, according to a new analysis of long-term changes in Oregon income and property taxes, released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP).
Oregon’s economy is growing, but the economic downturn that began in 2001 is still limiting the ability of the State to provide the public services Oregonians want. From school budgets that fail to meet students’ needs to health care and child care programs that are unable to help working families needing assistance, Oregonians are still experiencing the impact of the state’s revenue shortfall.
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The five-year budget plan approved by the U.S. House Budget Committee last week “is badly out of step with the priorities of Oregonians.”
House Budget Plan Would Harm Oregon’s Vital Services Read More »
If the amount of Oregon revenues collected over a two-year budget cycle exceeds the state economists’ projections made near the end of a legislative session by two percent or more, the entire amount of the unanticipated revenue is returned to taxpayers. This Oregon policy is commonly known as the “kicker.”
Oregon’s economy would be better protected by public investments in education and infrastructure than by inserting a Colorado-style TABOR spending cap in Oregon’s constitution, based on the findings of two studies released yesterday.
Colorado’s Lesson for Oregon Read More »
On February 27, 2006, the Tax Foundation released a paper claiming that Oregon’s economic future is bright because its business taxes are low compared to the rest of the nation. This overly simple conclusion is fundamentally flawed.
Drawing the Wrong Conclusion Read More »
At the recent annual Dorchester conference of Oregon Republicans, US Senator Gordon Smith reportedly talked about taxes, the economy, and the size of government.
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