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State and Local Issues: TaxVox

We Don’t Know If The SALT Cap Is Driving Away Residents Of High-Tax States

Has the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act produced a mass migration...
February 10, 2020Lucy DadayanNoah Zwiefel
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Tax Day Is Here, And State Budget Offices Share Your Fears And Hopes For A Good Return

With Tax Day here, taxpayers are scrambling to finish up their returns—both federal and state (that is, if their state has an individual income tax)...
April 15, 2019Lucy Dadayan
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Amazon HQ2 Tax Incentives: There Ought To Be A Law… Or Something

Amazon’s decision to build big new facilities in New York City and Northern Virginia prompted a predictable outcry about the reported $2 billion plus in...
November 20, 2018Tracy Gordon
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The SALT Wars Move To Court

Four blue states filed a lawsuit yesterda y, claiming that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s limitation on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction...
July 17, 2018Howard Gleckman
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IRS Warns States to Slow Down on Charitable SALT Workarounds

Yesterday, the IRS issued a notice warning states that are contemplating one workaround to the Tax Cut and Jobs Act’s (TCJA) $10,000 annual limit on...
May 24, 2018Steven M. Rosenthal
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An Agency Wronged, A Minor Tax Maligned

The IRS is unable to do right by taxpayers, says the National Taxpayer Advocate. In its annual report to Congress , the in-house IRS watchdog finds that the agency’s budget cuts have eroded taxpayer service , especially for low-income taxpayers. At the same time the lack of effective administrative
January 15, 2015Renu Zaretsky
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Narrow Tax Hikes Win Support in Several States

Last Tuesday, voters in several states approved modest tax hikes. Increasingly, states are using ballot measures to determine whether to support new taxes. Some of...
November 11, 2013Norton Francis
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Andrew Cuomo’s Lesson in What Not to do With Rising Tax Revenues

After years of grim revenue news, state tax collections are surging. As they do, governors and state legislators are making decisions about how to manage...
June 19, 2013Kim S. Rueben