See below a select list of resources shared by our speakers related to the 2024 Budget and Tax Briefing topics.
Modernizing the IRS and Changing the Perception of Government
- POLLING: Free I.R.S. Tax Filing: A Winning Issue, Economic Security Project Polling Research, March 5, 2024.
- COMMENTARY: The state of the IRS, By Vanessa Williamson and Zach Benzaoui, Brookings, February 26, 2024.
- SURVEY FINDINGS: A Massive Majority of Texans Support Free, Online IRS Tax Service, GQR and Groundwork Action Survey Findings, February 20, 2024.
- OP-ED: Good News About Taxes! (Yes, Really.): You should see if you’re eligible for an IRS pilot program that will be rolled out in 12 states this year, By Adam Chodorow, Slate, February 1, 2024.
- REPORT: IRS Modernization Strategy and Progress to Date, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Federal and State Budget and Tax Outlook
- WEBINAR: New Poll Shows Why Taxes Matter for the Care Economy, April 24, 2024 I 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET, Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund. All of us will need to care for ourselves or a loved one at some point in our lives. During Care Workers Recognition Month and on the heels of tax season, the CARE Fund is hosting a virtual funder briefing and discussion at the intersection of care and taxes. CARE Fund grantees will share new polling data and discuss how making the tax code more progressive can raise billions more so that we can invest in care. We also will discuss philanthropy’s role and share current and emerging strategies to mobilize support for equitable revenue streams for robust caregiving systems and policies.
- STATEMENT: President’s Budget Lays Out Sound Architecture for Key Policy Decisions That Will Shape the Nation’s Future, By Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 11, 2024.
- REPORT: The 2017 Trump Tax Law Was Skewed to the Rich, Expensive, and Failed to Deliver on Its Promises: A 2025 Course Correction Is Needed, By Chuck Marr, Samantha Jacoby, and George Fenton, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 5, 2024.
- STATEMENT: House-Passed Bipartisan Tax Bill’s Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Help 16 Million Children in Low-Income Families, By Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 1, 2024.
- BRIEFS: Investing in the Care Economy Works: Learnings from the American Rescue Plan, The CARE Fund and The Century Foundation, February 2023-February 2024.
- NEWS RELEASE: Tax Systems in 44 States Exacerbate Inequality, In-Depth ‘Who Pays?’ Study Finds, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 9, 2024.
- FACT SHEET: Tax the Patriarchy Investments to Advance Gender and Racial Justice, National Women’s Law Center, December 2023.
- FACT SHEET: Talking Points: Raising Revenues: Why Taxes Matter for Care Advocates, National Women’s Law Center, March 22, 2023.
- REPORT: 2024 State Revenue Showcase Report, State Revenue Alliance.
- BuildUS is an effort by a broad group of philanthropies to help build a stronger, cleaner, fairer economy. With an initial commitment of more than $50 million over the next three years, BuildUS will help workers and communities maximize the potential of recent federal legislation so that together we can build a better economy for us all.
- The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center’s Ballot Measure Hub provides expert analysis of progressive ballot measures they are tracking including a Trends Watcher.
- The Families & Workers Fund Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers for All is a collaborative philanthropic effort to help create at least one million good jobs in the booming clean energy and infrastructure industries.
2024 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award Winner
- EOF has named Make the Road New Jersey (MRNJ) the 2024 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award winner. Watch this 4-minute video to hear what some of MRNJ’s members have to say about the power of their work.