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Taxes

In this April 29, 2021, file photo, students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J. Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus. As more children return to school buildings this spring, widely varying approaches have emerged on how and whether to test students and staff members for the virus.
Politics & Policy

What N.J. ‘s newly signed child care tax credit law means for families

New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.

4 years ago

Homes in Jersey City, NJ in March, 2016.
Money

A new poll says taxes are the top issue of concern for N.J. residents

The Garden State leads the nation in property tax burden, with homeowners paying an average of more than $9,000 in 2020.

4 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark the start of monthly Child Tax Credit relief payments, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

From day care to avoiding debt: Child tax credits quietly underwrite family expenses

The monthly cash has helped parents cover basics such as child care costs and plan for the future. Will the program be extended in D.C.?

4 years ago

Listen 4:23
Delaware County Courthouse (Google Maps)
Urban Planning

Delco challenges tax-exempt properties, says school districts are shortchanged millions

Each of the properties of concern are owned by municipalities but are said to have for-profit businesses operating on the premises.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden arrives on stage
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Biden’s child tax credit is cutting poverty in Philly, but many with deepest needs aren’t getting the cash

Amid some success stories, a Keystone Crossroads investigation finds that a large percentage of those most in need in Philadelphia don’t seem to be getting the cash.

4 years ago

Listen 4:43
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, standing with other House Democrats, talks to reporters
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate Democrats unveil a plan for a new tax on billionaires

Democrats say the tax on billionaire assets would help pay for President Biden's social spending bill.

4 years ago

Trucks and cars travel down the highway.
Urban Planning

Transportation funding report could launch years of debate in Pa.

The report comes amid a stalemate over increasing funding for highway construction in Pennsylvania, and as states increasingly experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

4 years ago

W-4 form
Money

Philadelphia tax revenue is up, but concerns linger about future finances

The city of Philadelphia is doing better in tax collections, but the group monitoring its money says they aren’t completely back to pre-pandemic levels.

4 years ago

A parking lot at Juniper and Race streets in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s proposed parking tax cut dies in council budget talks

A Council bill that would have cut Philly’s parking tax rate by nearly a third died during budget negotiations. The plan would have cost some $130 million in lost city revenue

4 years ago

A child plays at a Philly sprayground
Politics & Policy

IRS launches new online sign-up for advance child tax credits

The IRS has launched an online portal to sign up for the credits, which will start hitting bank accounts in mid-July.

4 years ago

Daniel Trubman holds up a sign that says,
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly parking tax vote delayed again as protesters target Parkway Corp.

The parking tax reduction was pitched by Councilmember Cherelle Parker last month as a way to drive trickle-down benefits to parking lot attendants.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philly Council delays vote on parking tax cut as budget negotiations continue

Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier, and Helen Gym have all publicly opposed the parking tax legislation within the last week.

4 years ago

A closeup of Elon Musk
Radio Times
Money

Secret IRS documents reveal how billionaires exploit the tax code

We discuss ProPublica's report on how America's billionaires avoid paying income tax and examine the uneven economic recovery and growing income inequality.

Air Date: June 10, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Sam Rise holds a sign that says,
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Protesters stage mayor’s office sit-in to oppose Philly business tax cuts

The progressive activists staged a sit-in within Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. They oppose proposed cuts to the city’s business and parking taxes.

4 years ago

Shane Riggins, of Philadelphia Socialist Alternative, leads a protest by the group Tax The Rich PHL against proposed business tax cuts in the Philadelphia 2022 municipal budget. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly socialist groups, unions protest proposed city business tax cuts

Several groups decried Philly business and parking tax cuts, connecting them to larger economic inequalities worsened by the pandemic.

4 years ago

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