“MTF’s mission is about fiscal stability for the Commonwealth and positioning Massachusetts for long-term economic growth and opportunity for all,” said Eileen McAnneny, President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. “The Baker Administration’s tax package achieves both and that it is why it…

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation president Eileen McAnneny said the state’s large rainy day fund, combined with soaring tax revenues and federal revenues make this an “appropriate time to provide the people of Massachusetts with much needed tax relief, particularly against the backdrop of…

The ballot initiative to impose an income surtax, commonly referred to as the millionaires tax or the fair share amendment, will finally be decided by voters this November. I hope we can put this ill-advised proposal to rest once and for all by rejecting it decisively. Its supporters argue it will…

Eileen McAnneny, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said she wasn’t surprised that the Supreme Court decided to stay out of the case, especially since the Baker administration eventually set an end date for the policy of 90 days after the state of emergency’s…

The legislature meeting in Constitutional Convention is expected to send that question onto the November 2022 ballot with a vote on Wednesday. But critics of the measure are poised for pushback. “It could be an impediment to investment, to innovation,” says Eileen McAnneny, president of the…

In written testimony, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation asks legislative leaders to postpone a second and final vote on the proposed amendment, which seeks a 4% surtax on the portion of an individual's annual income above $1 million. Eileen McAnneny, the foundation's president, said with…

Legislators will hold a constitutional convention during this 192nd session of the General Court and are likely to vote on whether or not to advance a ballot initiative that amends the Massachusetts Constitution to impose an additional four percentage point tax on annual taxable income in…

This paper will explore the current tax policy landscape for telework and key considerations for policymakers should the increased prevalence of telework prove permanent. This is the first of a three-part series on the policy ramifications of telework. Future reports will look at how telework…

The intent of the emergency regulation, this proposed regulation and the related Technical Information Release is to maintain the tax treatment of income received by employees who previously worked in Massachusetts, but due to pandemic-caused circumstances now work elsewhere, until 90 days from…

The revenue department initially indicated it would collect income taxes in this manner from out-of-state residents until Baker lifted the state of emergency, according to Eileen McAnneny, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. She said her group suggested to the state…