March 11, 2026
Tax

Don’t Wait: Make Your Year-End Money Moves Now

Have you thought about your New Year’s plans yet? The holidays are probably far from your mind, but time has a funny way of sneaking up on us. December 31 will be here before we know it. The end of the year marks an important time for retirees: 401(k) contributions are due, required minimum distributions

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 Forget ‘No Tax on Tips.’ How About No Tips?

When the former president Donald Trump first proposed the program he colloquially refers to as “no tax on tips,” I admit that my mind immediately flashed to a famous scene in the charming 1989 romantic teen comedy Say Anything.  You remember the moment I’m talking about: In trying to persuade glamorous, college-bound Ione Skye to

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Experts urge Congress to pass Main Street Tax Certainty Act to aid small businesses

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Small businesses here in Oklahoma are continuing to feel the impacts of inflation, but experts say there is something Congress can do to help. The NFIB says they are advocating for the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, which would make tax cuts passed by Congress in 2017 that are meant to

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Northwest ISD residents to vote on tax increase in November to cover budget gap

Northwest ISD residents will soon decide between raising the tax rate or allowing the school district to fall into a deeper financial hole.  During their Aug. 13 meeting, Northwest ISD trustees unanimously decided to propose a 3-cent increase in the district’s maintenance-and-operations tax rate to voters on their November ballot. The voter-approved tax rate increase

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It’s fitting Smokies stadium opens in downtown Knoxville on Tax Day

Durham Bulls changed downtown. Can Smokies stadium change Knoxville? Durham Bulls Athletic Park transformed its city. As downtown Knoxville’s baseball stadium moves ahead, what can Randy Boyd’s Tennessee Smokies learn? Calvin Mattheis, Knoxville News Sentinel Against the advice of the Smokies stadium construction manager, I blinked. In a few short days following my behind-the-scenes tour

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‘Exorbitant’ housing costs weighing on Democrats spur Harris’ $25,000 tax credit act

(Bloomberg) — Kamala Harris’s promise to take action on housing costs addresses a burden depressing enthusiasm for the presidential campaign among core Democratic constituencies such as the young, racial minorities and lower-income voters. Most Read from Bloomberg The surge in rents and mortgage interest rates since the pandemic has fueled tremendous financial disparities, driving up

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Former Sunak adviser urges Labour to introduce wealth tax on housing | Council tax

Council tax and stamp duty are “unfair and unpopular” taxes that should be abolished, says the economist who devised the Covid furlough scheme. Tim Leunig, who has advised a series of cabinet ministers, including Rishi Sunak during his prime ministership, said it was time for a new and radical approach that would axe the two

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Alpine School District Board of Education approves 7% property tax hike | News, Sports, Jobs

Youtube.com/Alpine School District The Alpine School District board of education meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 is shown. Some residents in Utah County will pay more in property taxes after the Alpine School District unanimously approved a proposed increase. The certified rate for FY 2025 will go from .005715 to .006115. The

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La. Treasurer wants to eliminate personal income tax

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – John Fleming has been serving as the state treasurer for about eight months. In that short period of time, he’s made a lot of changes. But, there’s another change he’s working to make a reality: the elimination of personal income tax. Personal income tax is imposed on the income of

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new housing and end to price-gouging

Kamala Harris has called for millions of new-build homes and first-time buyer help, tax breaks for families and a ban on grocery “price-gouging” in her first speech focused on economic policy. The Democratic presidential nominee’s plans build on ideas from the Biden administration and aim at addressing voter concerns after a surge in prices since

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