Douglasville residents could see tax hike Taxpayers are fighting to keep the cost of their homes down. Douglasville is proposing a double-digit property tax increase. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. – The Douglasville City Council has proposed a 16.67% property tax increase. The city has anticipated raising the millage rate by 1.25 mills to cover both the loss in
This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here. California’s budget was hemorrhaging red ink 15 years ago as the Great Recession clobbered personal income tax revenues and then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators were
HELENA — According to the Montana Department of Revenue, 10,000 rebate applications were filed within the first 10 minutes of the portal opening this Thursday morning. Homeowners can apply for the rebate, which is up to $675, between August 14 and October 1, 2024. To be eligible you must have owned and lived in your
AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday night, Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will hear from the public about calling for a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election, or VATRE. The move would raise property taxes by approximately $400 annually and help lower the district’s massive ongoing budget deficit. “I’m very confident in the voters of Austin, Texas,”
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia has certified a 4% reduction in personal income taxes that will take effect next year, officials said. State Revenue Secretary Larry pack and State Auditor JB McCusky signed off on the reduction before filing it with the State Tax Division, according to an announcement from the Office of Governor.
Businesses and tax-exempt organizations are getting more time to return the pandemic-era tax credit they wrongly claimed. The IRS is reopening its voluntary disclosure program through Nov. 22, allowing those that erroneously claimed the employee retention credit to come forward and give 85% of it back, the IRS announced Thursday. The voluntary disclosure program was
Kamala Harris is for eliminating taxes on tip, raising minimum wages Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating taxes on tips and raising minimum wages. The conversation around eliminating taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers is being reignited after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have come out in support of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is an emeritus professor at the London School of Economics’ financial markets group Imagine that we found ourselves in a world in which there was no prior structure of taxation but where the
When Mainers file their federal income taxes next year, many of them will do so for free — thanks to a new IRS program that was piloted in 12 states for Tax Year 2023 and will now be expanded nationwide. Not every state will participate, but Maine Revenue Services announced its intention to join recently,
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – As Sedgwick County looks for ways to keep property taxes down, Sedgwick County cities and county leaders are working together to come up with a solution. That includes talks of property tax relief through the use of a sales tax. On Wednesday, representatives from 15 cities showed up to a Sedgwick