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Jan 31 2024
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Speaker Johnson endorses bipartisan tax bill as 'conservative,' 'pro-growth' reform
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is coming out in support of a bipartisan tax deal scheduled for a vote later on Wednesday.
"The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is important bipartisan legislation to revive conservative pro-growth tax reform," Johnson said in a statement. "Crucially, the bill also ends a wasteful COVID-era program, saving taxpayers tens of billions of
Fox News (Online News)Apr 19 2024
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Massive Tax Relief From Georgia: Gov. Signs Into Law 5 Tax Bills
Georgians can expect massive tax relief going forward now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a series of tax bills to reduce the burden on taxpayers. The tax relief from Georgia includes bills reducing income tax rates (individual and corporate), raising the child tax credit and more. The tax relief bills that the governor signed into law are for both individuals and businesses. On
Value WalkApr 16 2024
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Lawmakers Weigh UI, Workers’ Comp Reforms - NFIB
The legislation would have an immediate financial impact on Louisiana's small businesses Small business owners from across the state are urging their legislators to support a slate of workers’ comp reform that could come up for a vote in a Louisiana House Committee as early as Thursday. Owners are also asking lawmakers to vote “yes” on long-needed updates to the state’s unemployment insurance
National Federation of Independent BusinessApr 15 2024
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Tax day is here, but the expanded Child Tax Credit never materialized
What to know about requesting a tax filing extension Earlier this year, the federal Child Tax Credit appeared headed for an expansion that would have helped lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. But the expanded CTC failed to materialize ahead of the April 15 tax deadline, and its future appears uncertain. The bill, called the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
CBS News (Online)Apr 18 2024
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Georgia governor signs income tax cuts as property tax measure heads to November ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians will owe less in income taxes this year and will get a chance in November to vote to cap increases in how homes are valued for property taxes. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed measures by a projected $700 million on residents and businesses. The income tax cuts are retroactive to Jan. 1. “All of these bills help keep money where it belongs — in the pockets
Associated PressApr 17 2024
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Students, family members challenge Alabama lawmakers over parole reform
In the hallways of the Alabama State House on Tuesday, people were asking why the state’s parole board hasn’t been fixed. “So now we have a parole board that is denying… the folks that come up. I want to know why we are paying people not to do a job? That’s what my problem is,” said Callie Greer. Greer’s brother has been in prison since the late 1970s, she said, and she also spent time behind
AL.comApr 19 2024
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New York auditors crack down on out-of-state residents avoiding tax: ‘Tax version of a colonoscopy’
New York State auditors monitor everything from people’s travel schedules to the locations of their pets in order to prove that they owe taxes even if they have residency out of state, according to a report. Wealthy Empire State residents who maintain an abode in New York but spend most of their time elsewhere are still on the hook to pay the taxman in Albany. State auditors go to great
New York Post (News)