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Don’t Miss These Six State Income Tax Items
State income taxes are often overlooked by the general public, but professional tax return preparers should not make the same mistake. Nevertheless, it is easy to miss tax benefits or liabilities associated with state income taxes, especially as they relate to federal Form 1040.
Taxing Internet Sales is Wrong and Doesn’t Help Main Street
The U.S. Senate has passed a law to allow states to steal even more money out of your pocket by forcing web sites to charge you a sales tax, no matter where you live.
States Renew Push for Earned Income Tax Credit
A push to boost tax credits for the working poor could see success in states this year, echoing a key proposal from the White House.
D.C. Tax Commission Considers Cutting Middle Class Income Tax Rate, Levy on Businesses
A commission charged with reforming Washington, D.C.'s tax code will present recommendations to the D.C. Council that include cutting the income tax rate for middle-class earners and levying a fee on businesses that amounts to $100 per employee annually.
State Proposes Taxes On Gravel Mines
A tax fight is heating up in Oklahoma's Johnston County and throughout the state. Johnston County Commissioners this week formally endorsed a new statewide organization designed to lobby for a tax on the production of silica, sand, gravel and other aggregates...
Pennsylvania Tax on Gas Wholesalers Bumps Up Prices
The price of gas jumped about nine cents per gallon in the first week of 2014, prompting several analysts to conclude that the state's newly increased wholesale gas tax trickled down to consumers.
Mayor of North Las Vegas Claims Improper Financial Management
Financially beleaguered North Las Vegas is in even greater trouble than previously acknowledged, the result of "games" being played in how the city balances it books, according to Mayor John Lee.
Amazon Starts Charging Sales Taxes To Indiana Residents
The Hoosier state was one of three states to join the 16 whose residents already pay sales tax on Amazon purchases. Nevada and Tennessee are the other two new additions.