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NY Closer to Soda Tax?

8 March 2010

DOH! This version has been corrected. My original source indicated that the proposal was targeted to the city (like Philly) and not the state. Apologies for the error.
Just days after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans for Philadelphia to tax soda, New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg signaled that his city supports state efforts to do [...]

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Don’t be too smug, Colorado: Philly can increase taxes with the best of them…

4 March 2010

Just a week after I reported that Colorado was moving to increase taxes on its sugary drinks, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter is expected to announced a new tax on sugary drinks.
Nutter plans to present his 2010-2011 budget on tomorrow. Expected to be included is a 2 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks. [...]

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Don’t Be Alarmed

24 February 2010

I’m not snowed under… I’ve been traveling this week, talking taxes and I have not a lick of tax bloggyness left in me. Check in tomorrow, I’ll have some great “ask the taxgirl” answers for you then.

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Ask the taxgirl: Why Justice Matters (revisited)

18 January 2010

Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m working on a post about service. But in the meantime, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last year. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy!
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I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer.
When I was a little girl, [...]

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Philadelphia Amnesty Program

14 December 2009

Philadelphia is having a tough time these days, much like many other cities. Expenditures are up and revenues are down. What’s a city to do?
One thing that the city is doing is pursuing collections matters very aggressively. I’ve probably gotten more city tax related phone calls at my office in the last [...]

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Sunday Mail Bag

11 October 2009

It’s a chilly Sunday morning here in Philadelphia. I thought a bit of housekeeping might be in order, so I’m opening up the ol’ taxgirl (e)mailbag. I have a bunch of non-technical tax questions which were submitted as “ask the taxgirl” questions but I thought it made more sense to answer them in [...]

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Phillies v. Van Gogh: Culture Goes to War in Philadelphia

5 October 2009

Philadelphia is a town known for its scrappy sports teams and its passionate fans. We’ve collectively cheered our world champion Phillies and wrung our hands over last minute Eagles’ losses. We’ve booed the drafting of Donovan McNabb, cheered Brad Lidge, mourned our beloved Harry Kalas and thrown snowballs at Santa. We’ve stood [...]

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Philadelphia Closes Its Doors

11 September 2009

Philadelphia joined a host of other cities and towns – as well as states – across the nation hanging up “closed” signs on government funded institutions. Just months after Chicago ordered non-unionized employees to take unpaid furloughs and Hawaii warned of state employee furloughs, signs on Philadelphia public libraries and recreation centers warned [...]

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Will Eagles Score With Tax Credit – and Vick?

27 August 2009

In just a little under three hours, the Philadelphia Eagles will hit the field for the third of their four pre-season games. So far, they’ve given their fans nothing to cheer about. They have, however, given them plenty to talk about – not the least of which is the signing of former bad [...]

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Philadelphia Struggles With Revenue Woes

1 May 2009

Philadelphia has joined a long list of US cities grappling with budget woes in the midst of falling revenues and increased expenditures. This week, things grew more dim as Mayor Nutter and City Council failed to work out a compromise to address the deficit.
There is no question that taxes will increase: it’s [...]

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