May 16, 2026
Tax

Tax free weekend: Find out what’s exempt and how to save big

JACKSON, Tenn. — Parents, the time is approaching for you to gather the kids and head out to save on back to school items. Tennessee’s tax free weekend is coming up, so hold off on back to school shopping for the kiddos until then and you can save big! You won’t have to pay sales

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Mahoning County, Ohio Real estate tax bills have been mailed; due date approaching

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Mahoning County property owners should watch their mailboxes as real estate tax bills will be arriving — if they haven’t already. Treasurer Dan Yemma says those “second-half” tax bills were mailed July 10 through the Postal Service. There are roughly 166,000 taxable parcels in the county. The deadline to have those

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Pennsylvania reports record gambling tax revenue

Close up of gaming slot machines in casino (Adobe Stock) (WHTM)– Tax revenue generated during the combined 2023 and 2024 fiscal year reached $2.54 billion, according to the Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board. The PGCB said this tax figure resulted from combining revenue generated from Casino slot machines and table games, sports wagering, video gaming terminals,

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Investors should ‘run’ if Biden pushes this tax hike through: Trump economic adviser

A staggering national deficit will likely need America’s leaders to brainstorm ways to address it. But is introducing and enforcing an unrealized capital gains tax — as President Biden has suggested he would do — the proper approach? To outspoken economist and author Stephen Moore, it’s more than a bad idea. If introduced, it’s an

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Quiktrip suing St. Charles city over sales tax dispute

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – St. Charles faces a new multi-million dollar lawsuit over a tax on the sale of potato chips, candy bars and sodas. Quiktrip is suing the city of St. Charles over its one-percent sales tax. It’s also known as the “tourism tax.”. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the tax applies

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These baby items may become exempt from NJ sales tax

2-minute read Babies R Us store opens at American Dream mall in NJ The grand opening of Babies R Us is to take place on Wednesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at the American Dream mall. Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com Babies aren’t cheap. But some relief may be on the way to New Jersey parents under

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Trump shares origin story of ‘no tax on tips’ proposal at RNC

MILWAUKEE — Over recent weeks, former President Donald Trump has seemingly struck political gold among his disciples with a new policy proposal — “no tax on tips.” During his headline speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday, Trump, 78, revealed the origin story of how that policy idea came to be. It stemmed from a conversation

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Gov. Pillen releases ‘Nebraska’s plan’ for property tax relief with few new concrete details • Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen said his official property tax relief plan released Thursday would, “without a shadow of a doubt,” receive more than enough bipartisan support during a legislative special session. “It’s a crisis that has been accelerating at warp speed, and it’s time to fix it,” Pillen told reporters. Gov. Jim Pillen officially unviles

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Treated like royalty

Go Pats; on the hook; two down; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Buxton, Maine: Christine Bangs has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud and for making and subscribing a false return. From March 2014 to June 2021,

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Greater risk is paying off for these tax-free bonds

When it comes to tax-free municipal bonds, investors who are comfortable with taking more risk are seeing attractive returns. High-yield municipal bonds – issues that are rated below BBB by Standard & Poor’s – have greater default risk than their investment-grade counterparts. The riskier bonds outperformed in the first half of the year, posting total

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