(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of tax bills Thursday, including a measure to speed up a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate. House Bill 1015 lowers the individual income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39% for the tax years starting Jan. 1, 2024. It decreases the rate by 0.1% annually starting Jan. 1, 2025, until it reaches 4.99%. "Georgians work hard to earn a living, and they should keep more of what they earn," Tony West,...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a tax package containing income tax cuts, childcare relief, and potential property tax caps.
If you want to pay less in taxes, you need to look for ways to reduce the amount of income that is subject to them. Andrew Keshner, MarketWatch's tax reporter, breaks down how to lower your taxable income.
(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime. House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill. If signed into law, those living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by...
A big task awaits the Missouri Senate as the upper chamber plans to address the state budget this week.
Taxpayers getting back what they paid under the old rates in early 2023.
(The Center Square) – A measure prohibiting local news organizations from selling to out-of-state buyers without 120 days written notice of the sale to the state and their employees has passed the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, said in an effort to address what he said is a shrinking local media landscape, Illinois should pass the "Strengthening Community Media Act" found in Senate Bill 3592. One element of the bill requires 120-day written notice to the...
You don't have to live on the coasts to make a solid income, but it may help.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona House approves repeal of state’s near-total abortion ban and sends measure to the Senate.
By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns. But for many families, that credit will be hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars smaller than it could have been. And all the blame for those smaller credits belong to Senate Republicans. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan temporarily increased the tax credit from $2,000, where it was set under the 2017 tax cuts, to $3,000 (or $3,600 for children under 6). It also made...
Christian Briggs and Senator Hagerty Discuss Legislation to Block CBDC Rollout in the U.S.SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2024 / The "Hard Asset Money Show," hosted by Christian Briggs, founder and CEO of Hard Asset Management, Inc., has released a pivotal new episode featuring a deep dive into the legislative measures against the potential implementation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the United States. In this engaging discussion, Tennessee Senator and Senate
Legislative leaders pass a record 237-Billion-dollar state budget. Along with record spending for education and initiative to build new housing, the budget deal also gives the Governor the go-ahead to close up to 5 more State Prisons, which is a major concern for North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec.