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is issued monthly and explores leading fiscal and tax policy issues currently of interest to the public, General Assembly, the executive branch or the state&#8217;s local governments. 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text-align: left;\">Illinois&#8217; Earned Income Tax Credit: 2011-2014, by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">The Illinois EITC: Popular, Efficient&#8230;and Imperfect, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Property Tax Update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/99_February2017TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> February 2017 Tax Facts (70.2)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Taxing Groceries-Not Necessarily Regressive, by Carol Portman<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Taxing Retirement Income, by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois&#8217; Franchise Tax-Still an Archaic Outlier, by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Is it Time for a Service Tax? by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Who Gets the Education Credit? by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Who Really Pays a Tax? by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/40_January2017TaxFacts-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> January 2017 Tax Facts (70.1)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 80% !important; 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text-align: left;\">Who Does&#8211;and Doesn&#8217;t&#8211;Pay Corporate Income Tax, by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Effective Property Tax Rates for 89 Illinois Communities, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">State Corporate Income Tax Apportionment Trends: Market-Based Sourcing, With or Without Statutory Authority, by Rick Strohmaier, Chelsie Nelson, and Chuck Jones<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">What is Income Tax Apportionment? by Maurice Scholten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/9_SeptemberOctober2015TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> September\/October 2015 Tax Facts (68.5)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Homestead Exemptions: Shifting Tax Burden But, Not Cutting Taxes by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">How Classification in Cook County Compares with Other States by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/83_JulyAugust2015TaxFacts8.24.15.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> July\/August 2015 Tax Facts (68.4)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois Assessment Uniformity: Improving Until the Bubble Burst, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Assessment of Uniformity in Cook County, by Rob Ross<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Taxes and the Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/7_MayJune2015TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> May\/June 2015 Tax Facts (68.3)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Expanding the Base of Illinois&#8217; Sales Tax to Consumer Services will Both Modernize State Tax Policy and Help Stabilize Revenue, by CTBA and TFI<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">With Sales Taxes, Simplest is Not Best, by Robert Ross<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Taxing Services: The Practical Side, by Carol Portman<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">A Word about Revenue Estimates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/68_MarchApril2015TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> March\/April 2015 Tax Facts (68.2)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Navigating Illinois&#8217; State\/Local Tax Maze, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">A Discussion of Taxing Consumer Services<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">How to Evaluate Comparisons &amp; Rankings, by Jim Nowlan and Carol Portman<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">TFI 74th Annual Meeting Save the Date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/67_JanuaryFebruary2015TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> January\/February 2015 Tax Facts (68.1)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">2014 Legislative Synopsis by Nancy Dollison<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois Use Tax Collection: One Small Step, But in Which Direction? by Carol Portman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/24_NovemberDecember2014TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> November\/December 2014 Tax Facts (67.7)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Revisiting Exclusion of Retirement Income from the Illinois Income Tax Base by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Recent Illinois Income &amp; Sales Tax Case Summaries by David Kupiec and Natalie Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; 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text-align: left;\">Homestead Exemptions: Confusing, Complicated and Costly by Kara Moretto<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Property Tax Update by David Suess<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/29_AprilMay2014TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> April\/May 2014 Tax Facts (67.4)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Graduated Income Tax Viewed From a Tax Policy Perspective, by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Does Illinois Have a Revenue Problem or a Spending Problem, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Taxable Property Values Decline for a Record Third Consecutive Year, by Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/11_March2014TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> March 2014 Tax Facts (67.3)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\">Probing Beneath the Surface: Understanding Why So Many Corporations Do Not Pay Illinois Corporate Income Tax by Dr. Natalie Davila<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45_February2014TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> February 2014 Tax Facts (67.2)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois Tax Expenditures: Lots More Than Tax Incentives by Rob Ross<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois&#8217; Net Operating Loss Primer: Matching Taxation to the Business Cycle by Rob Ross<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/95_January2014TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> January 2014 Tax Facts (67.1)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\">2013 Legislative Synopsis by Nancy Dollison<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; 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text-align: left;\">Illinois&#8217; Relative Tax Burden Jumps After the 2011 Income Tax Rate Increases, by Kurt Fowler and Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">Illinois Education Expense Credit, by Sonia Vasdev and Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#265199&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/23_Summer2013TaxFacts.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-342\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PDF-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"20\" \/> Summer 2013 Tax Facts (66.3)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">kkk<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; text-align: left;\">A Business Income Tax Primer by Sonia Vasdev and Mike Klemens<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 80% !important; 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