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Mark Robyn

Mark Robyn is a senior officer with Pew’s state fiscal health project. His work focuses on economic methods and tools that can help states evaluate their tax incentive programs and improve their long-term fiscal outlook.

Expired Federal Deduction for Sales Taxes Matters Most for States With No Income Tax

By: Anne Stauffer and Mark Robyn - December 1, 2015

© Getty Images The deduction for state and local sales taxes expired at the end of 2014, and if it is not extended, people in states with no or limited income tax would be most affected. Anne Stauffer, a director at The Pew Charitable Trusts, leads Pew’s research on fiscal federalism. Mark Robyn, a senior associate […]

What States Have at Stake in Federal Tax Reform Proposals

By: Anne Stauffer and Mark Robyn - July 22, 2015

© Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. Anne Stauffer, a director at The Pew Charitable Trusts, leads Pew’s research on fiscal federalism. Mark Robyn, a senior associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts, researches and analyzes fiscal federalism. The tax proposals the U.S. presidential candidates have unveiled so far differ in their priorities and […]

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