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
Back-to-school shopping tips for parents Conquer back-to-school shopping with these tech tips. Problem Solved, USA TODAY Back-to-school shopping is just around the corner, which means so is Iowa’s sales tax-free weekend. The weekend will offer Iowans a chance to shop without the state’s 6% sales tax and the 1% local option sales tax in many
A battle over the complex issue of how states tax the value of freight movements and deliveries may soon reach a climax, with significant resistance to change coming from the trucking sector. On one side of the argument is a push by some states, notably California, to move away from what is known as a
While the GOP may not speak as loudly about our fiscal situation as it once did, this week’s Republican convention offers a good chance to do so—and to offer something positive. The situation is indeed dire. The national debt has reached staggering levels, and the next president will inherit a ticking time bomb of fiscal
Arvo Tech has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round to deliver its tax strategy solution to more small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)., The company will use the new funding to expand its strategic partner program, continue to develop its tax credit platform and help SMBs implement an overall tax strategy, Arvo Tech
After reviewing a proposed $15 million budget with a $669,000 deficit, the Sebastopol City Council on Tuesday decided a 1/2-cent city sales tax offered the best route to fiscal sustainability and voted to put the measure before voters this November. It was a notable turnabout for some on the council. “I have not been willing
MARYLAND – Certain college students across Maryland are eligible for a tax break. You must be a Maryland resident to apply for the student loan debt relief tax credit. Also to be eligible, you have to have incurred at least $20,000 in student loan debt and have at least $5,000 outstanding in debt when you
A penny sales tax is a step closer to being on the November ballot after a Greenville County Council vote on Tuesday. In a second reading, the council voted 8-4 to advance the referendum, which still needs one more reading before voters can decide whether to add a 1% sales tax to retail purchases in
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The proponents of the vacancy tax, now designated Measure N, will hold a digital information policy to answer questions about the policy on Wednesday, July 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. on Zoom. Members of Locals for Affordable Housing will walk through the key aspects of the initiative and address
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