PA Property Tax Relief?

ByKelly Phillips Erb June 16, 2006

Pennsylvania has passed a property tax relief bill after debating the issue for a number of years. The full story can be found here.

Kelly Phillips Erb

Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.

IRS News | State and Local Tax (SALT)

IRS Tips Hand On SALT Cap Workarounds
ByKelly Phillips Erb June 19, 2019October 27, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued additional guidance on state or local tax (SALT) cap workarounds, and there are no real surprises. The guidance largely puts an end to the benefits of those workarounds aimed at mitigating the consequences of SALT caps following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA). Under the TCJA, the…

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State and Local Tax (SALT) | Taxes of the Rich and (In)famous

LA Times Mention In Mansion Tax Story
ByKelly Phillips Erb June 15, 2023September 9, 2026

I was thrilled to be a source for a story earlier this month about tax planning—and the lengths taxpayers may go to when a new tax changes the math. The article, written by Jack Flemming for the Los Angeles Times, focused on wealthy California residents who scrambled to avoid paying the new “mansion tax.” The…

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Politics | State and Local Tax (SALT)

Don't Gamble on the Budget: Just Raise Taxes Says Quinn
ByKelly Phillips Erb November 9, 2010January 21, 2020

In one of the more bizarre statements this post-election season, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) of Illinois has advised the legislature that an alternative plan to raise revenue won’t work and instead, he wants to focus on raising the state’s income tax. Days after squeaking by in the gubernatorial race, Quinn told the Chicago Sun-Times that…

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Education | State and Local Tax (SALT) | Tax Policy

NC Lawmakers Reckon With The Three Rs: Reading, Writing & (Tax) Reform
ByKelly Phillips Erb August 6, 2013July 16, 2020

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is under fire for cuts to the education budget. To make way for the cuts, rates for personal and corporate income taxes were slashed with additional changes made to sales and use taxes, unemployment insurance, and property taxes. Is it worth it?

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State and Local Tax (SALT)

Massachusetts Takes A Holiday
ByKelly Phillips Erb July 27, 2007

Apparently, not to be outdone by other states with sales tax holidays for back to school, Massachusetts may create a holiday for all retail goods on purchases up to $2,500 during the second weekend in August (August 11-12). If you’re from Massachusetts, you may be experiencing a little deja vu all over again… Didn’t the…

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State and Local Tax (SALT) | Tax Policy

Making Sense Of Where Tax Dollars Go
ByKelly Phillips Erb May 20, 2011November 17, 2019

Today, my first grader will get up on stage and have quite possibly the last music recital of her (so far) brief academic career. Together with my third grader, she will sing numbers they’ve been working on for most of the semester. I’ve been told to expect “Brown Eyed Girl” for one of them –…

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