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State Moves to Tax Coupons and Sale Prices

28 February 2011

I have a very distinct recollection of how Thursdays worked in my house when I was a kid. You see, Thursdays were sales flyers days. My mom would look them over, comparing them to her grocery list and a big, fat stack of coupons she had carefully cut out from the prior Sunday (as well [...]

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More Tax Haiku

13 August 2009

Maybe it’s summer. Maybe it’s my grief over the UBS saga finally ending. Or maybe I’ve just been inspired by 1LPoet to find my inner poet. But it’s that time again. I feel some tax haiku coming on… In honor of today’s post: Oh Connecticut. Your tax burden is so high. Thank God for Jersey. [...]

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State Tax Primer from A to W: Connecticut

12 August 2009

Welcome to my seventh in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my introductory bit. Next on the agenda, Connecticut (home of the Connecticut Employment Lawyer Blog). CONNECTICUT Population: 3,501,252 (29th) Capital: Hartford Largest City: Bridgeport Gross Domestic Product: $204 billion GDP per capita: $54,117 (1st!) 2008 election [...]

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CT and MD Offer Tax Amnesty

30 May 2009

As states scramble to find revenue, two states had the same thought: why not try to woo those taxpayers that already owe money rather than just raise taxes? With that, Connecticut and Maryland have announced state tax amnesty programs. Maryland’s tax amnesty program runs from September 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009. Under the current [...]

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Ten States Looking to Raise Taxes: Do You Live in One?

10 April 2009

With revenues plummeting and federal aid in short supply, many states are scrambling to fill holes in their budgets. The easiest way to do it? Raise taxes. At least ten states are considering major increases in the near future. They are: Arizona Connecticut Delaware Illinois Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey Oregon Washington Wisconsin Two states have [...]

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