PA Property Tax Relief?
Pennsylvania has passed a property tax relief bill after debating the issue for a number of years. The full story can be found here.
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I hate standardized tests. My daughter, a straight-A student at her elementary school, was freaking out over taking the PSSAs, the state-issued assessment tests in Pennsylvania, this week. She was a bundle of nervous energy, talking through a litany of “what if?” questions, all of which appeared to revolve around some kind of worst-case scenario….
More Election Year Tax Bills (Oops, I Meant ‘Property Tax Relief’)
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State Tax Deadlines For Filing Tax Returns & Making Estimated Payments During COVID-19
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Bill Gates Loses On Election Night
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