It’s finally here! I’m kicking off my state tax series this week… beginning with Alabama and ending in a bit with Wyoming (sorry, Wyoming, you’re like the short kid in school).
I’d love to hear your stories – I might be able to use them in the series. If you moved to or away from a state for tax reasons, drop me a line.
Raise taxes or else. Those were the marching orders issued to the Alabama House of Representatives from Gov. Robert Bentley (R) earlier this year. Specifically, the “or else” included a threat to cut a number of services to taxpayers including closing prisons. Kicking up the rhetoric, he warned taxpayers in April, “You might not care about…
The controversial “bag tax” in Washington DC appears to be paying off. The DC Office of Tax and Revenue says that the tax has generated about $150,000 in the month of January alone – money that will be directed to the newly created Anacostia River Clean Up Fund. That may be all fine and good…
We’re #1! We’re #1! Oh, New Jersey]. I got a kick out of seeing many of my friends in social media posting about New Jersey’s most recent “honor”: Forbes recently reported that the state was tops in terms of exits. No, not those kinds of exits that Springsteen and Bon Jovi refer to… But exits…
Oh, it’s so on. The battle between North Carolina and Amazon.com is heating up – and it’s going to get good (well, good in a tax geek kind of way – but that’s still good, right?). I blogged last year that Amazon.com was picking a fight with the Tarheel State by notifying its affiliates that…
The N.C. Department of Revenue has announced on its website that it will waive late filing and late payment penalties for taxpayers who were affected by the April 16 storms. Penalties will be waived on state taxes and returns that are due between April 18 and May 1. According to the Department of Revenue, state…
In a remarkable change, South Carolina has voted to increase its cigarette tax for the first time since 1977. Well, sort of for the first time. The legislature originally increased the cigarette tax earlier in the month. But it was subsequently vetoed by Governor Sanford (R-SC). Today, however, the legislature managed to override the veto,…
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Hey Kelly,
I work in state and local tax. Glad to see that our neglected area is finally getting some love. Just wanted to mention that I am interested to read your pieces on California and Ohio. Basically, filing California returns is a major pain. They basically ask you to reproduce the Federal. Secondly, Ohio and basically every municipality there thinks they should have their own taxes and filing schedules. Can’t wait to read this series.