The STARR (State Taxes After Reform and Recession) Partnership was originally formed to help the business community navigate the state response to federal tax reform. Since forming in early 2018, we have successfully educated state policymakers that blindly conforming to the federal changes would result in significant and unwarranted business tax increases, harming workers, and discouraging investment. A majority of states have followed our recommendation to decouple from federal base-broadening provisions. 

In 2021, the Partnership expanded to engage with proposed state business tax changes in the wake of the COVID-19 induced recession. Just as states have suffered revenue losses, the business community has also been severely impacted. We believe that tax policy can support states’ needs without putting brakes on employers striving to get the economy moving forward and people back to work.