The Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding was created by the Connecticut General Assembly to examine a variety of issues related to special education. Specifically, the Task Force looked at the state's severe special education staffing shortage, the lack of resources for special education, the lack of equity in special education across the state, and the failure to close the state's achievement gap.
Tax incidence is a method of analysis that examines the impact of taxation. The tax incidence report from Connecticut's Department of Revenue Services (DRS) examines the impact of taxes on Connecticut households, analyzes the "results of the interplay of tax impacts," and provides an overview of Connecticut's tax environment.
In accordance with state statute, every other year, the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis produces a report on the state's tax expenditures, which are defined as exemptions, exclusions, deductions, or credits that result in less tax revenue to the State or municipalities than they would otherwise receive.
The DIY Revenue Calculator is an online, interactive tool provided by the Office of the State Comptroller, which allows users to calculate the approximate impact tax changes would have on overall state revenue. Using the DIY Revenue Calculator, users can 1) specify changes in existing state tax rates, 2) eliminate existing state tax exemptions and credits, and 3) implement new state taxes and fees to change the estimated amount and sources of state revenue.
This issue brief from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research summarizes tax changes made by the General Assembly during the 2018 legislative session in effort to mitigate the potentially negative impacts on Connecticut of federal tax changes made as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 passed by Congress.
Report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research providing information about Connecticut's state income tax rates and brackets and since the enactment of Connecticut's state income tax in 1991.