February 6, 2012.  Testimony of Frank Mauro, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, presented to the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways & Means Committees' Public Hearing on the 2012-2013 Executive Budget.

January 31, 2012.  National tax expert calls for closing New York State Tax loopholes. Lawmakers, tax experts and advocates gathered to urge that corporate tax loopholes be closed, pointing to a recent report from Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Corporate Tax Dodging In the 50 States, 2008-2010, which reveals glaring inequities in the way that businesses are taxed (or not taxed). Working from the principles of enforcement, fairness, and transparency, the their taxes, reforming the state’s Corporate Alternate Minimum Tax, taxing nonresident hedge fund management fees, eliminating New York City’s carried interest exemption, cracking down on schemes that create "nowhere income," and requiring public disclosure of corporate tax payments for publicly-traded companies. Release>>  Report>>

January 19, 2012.  Sizing up the Governor's Proposed 2012-2013 Executive Budget in its Economic Context. A briefing document by James A. Parrott, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute.

January 9, 2012.  Coalition calls on Governor and Legislature to close corporate tax loopholes and level the playing field for small business. A coalition of community, labor, student, faith and Occupy organizations gathered to release a list of corporate tax dodgers and to announce their campaign to bring fairness and transparency to New York's corporate tax system. The group, which formed last year to work on the "millionaires tax" and personal income tax reform, is calling on Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to close corporate tax loopholes, thereby raising over one billion dollars for this year's state budget. The additional revenue will help New York to create jobs, create a fairer environment for small business, and prevent devastating budget cuts. Release>>