Taxes and Racial Equity: An Overview of State and Local Policy Impacts

ITEP. April 2021. A recent report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) examined the impact that state and local tax systems have on racial inequity, emphasizing that regressive tax models used by most states particularly harm people of color. Offering refundable tax credits like the EITC and CTC can help make tax codes more equitable. https://itep.org/taxes-and-racial-equity/