Denmark is an expensive place to live, which makes understanding taxes even more important.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a tax package containing income tax cuts, childcare relief, and potential property tax caps.
After a high-stakes standoff, wireless operators agreed to pay an extra $5.8 million a month to the government.
A bill meant to limit property tax increases next year is advancing in the Vermont House over the objections of minority Republicans who are highly critical that it doesn’t rein in spending. What is known as the “yield bill” aims to keep predicted property tax increases to around 15 percent for most homeowners. That’s less than the 20 percent increase that was predicted late last year. Taxes on commercial properties and second homes would increase an average of 18 percent. The increases...
The Kansas Senate was unable to secure enough votes to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bipartisan tax cut package. The House had voted 104 to 15 to override the veto, which had the necessary majority,
(The Center Square) - The California Assembly Health Committee voted to advance a bill that would establish a universal healthcare board that would ban most private healthcare and require shifting the entire $405 billion annually spent on healthcare in California onto the state budget. As the state faces a $73 billion budget deficit, it is unclear which taxes would have to be adopted to absorb hundreds of billions of dollars in new costs. “With continued collaboration, California...
Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income And Less Educated By Dan Witters of Gallup Nine percent of U.S. adults report that they use cannabis regularly, defined as at least 10 days of consumption per month. Regular usage differs by education and income, with the highest rates seen among those with a high school education or less (13%) and those living in households earning less than $24,000 per year (16%). These consumption levels are about three times the rates found among...
(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,...
Since smart tech can work to prevent the kind of costly events that result in insurance claims, it makes sense that there’s an emerging trend of insurance companies offering discounts for specific smart tech in the house.
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...
House Bill 2653, which would entirely exempt Hawaii’s qualified family-owned businesses from state of Hawaii estate taxes, is perfectly written to completely eliminate estate taxes from the approximate 0.2% of our population that is considered ultra-rich. Many thanks for this incredible legislation.