Tag: Taxes

IRS data show Florida, Texas, South Carolina are strongest tax base magnets; New York, Illinois, New Jersey least

IRS data show Florida, Texas, South Carolina are strongest tax base magnets; New York, Illinois, New Jersey least

Jim Pettit · May 6, 2014 4:00 am

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones stands behind a lectern with microphones Tuesday, April 22, 2014, alongside Sen. Will Kraus, left, and other Republican lawmakers during a news conference at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Jones said Republicans remain supportive of an income tax cut sponsored by Kraus, despite Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's new assertion that it could bust a $4.8 billion hole in the state budget. (AP Photo/David Lieb)

Missouri budget negotiators face Friday deadline

Associated Press · May 6, 2014 4:00 am

Senate President Chuck Morse told the Ways and Means Committee last week he hopes negotiations among legislative leaders, the governor and the hospitals produce a short-term fix to avoid a major impact on the budget.

Senate tax panel to meet on hospital tax ruling

Associated Press · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

"I will do anything that is basically covered by the law to reduce Berkshire's tax rate," Warren Buffett said.

Beltway Confidential

Warren Buffett’s tax bill — and his subsidy lobbying

Timothy P. Carney · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

A Gallup survey found 10 states in which between 39 percent and 50 percent of those interviewed said they wanted to move elsewhere. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

High-tax states in North, Midwest are biggest losers in Gallup and IRS data

Mark Tapscott · May 2, 2014 4:00 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., speaks to reporters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House and Senate take different paths on tax breaks

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2014 4:00 am

Lawmaker says no tax break for sports fines

Lawmaker says no tax break for sports fines

Kevin Freking · May 1, 2014 11:12 pm

Michigan considers aviation fuel tax increase

Michigan considers aviation fuel tax increase

Washington Examiner · May 1, 2014 12:01 pm

Thomas Piketty assembled massive amounts of historical data to claim that ever-growing income inequality is inevitable without massive government intervention. (AP Photo)

Thomas Piketty book on inequality bad news for Hillary Clinton

Scott Rasmussen · May 1, 2014 4:00 am

Where taxpayers are fleeing and where they’re headed to

Beltway Confidential

Where taxpayers are fleeing and where they’re headed to

Michael Barone · May 1, 2014 4:00 am

As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives -- including their Social Security numbers -- in a new national database being assembled by two federal agencies. (Thinkstock)

Did illegals misusing SSNs earn more on average than U.S. women?

Terence Jeffrey · April 30, 2014 4:00 am

The poor performance in Pennsylvania tax collection is a sobering development for Gov. Tom Corbett and lawmakers as they try to craft a budget during an election year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pennsylvania tax collections down, sending state into deeper shortfall

Associated Press · April 30, 2014 4:00 am