Taxes

This tax season, Philadelphia isn’t offering the 1% discount on real estate taxes for early payment that it has given in years past.

Wolf’s fiscal plan is winning him plaudits from education advocates but few friends in the GOP-controlled legislature, who see a tax increase as a “non-starter.”

Under the plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, Wolf will ask the Republican-controlled Legislature for what could approach $2 billion extra for public schools.

It is full circle for Gov. Phil Murphy, who began his tenure with an investigation into the tax break scheme started under his predecessor, former GOP Gov. Chris Christie.

Full floor votes are set in the Senate and Assembly Monday – less than a week after the bill was introduced and 1 ½ years since the last programs elapsed.

The new revenue generated by the 1% tax on residential development is intended to send millions of dollars towards new affordable housing projects.

Hunter Biden has long been a target of President Donald Trump and his allies, who have accused him of profiting off his political connections.

City Council is close to an agreement on a bill that would create a new tax on residential construction and push back a change to the city’s controversial development subsidy.

City Council passed a bill lowering the city’s parking tax. The move would roll back progress on meeting city goals and generating revenue at a time of financial crisis.

Philadelphia residents Jarredd McQueen, Demarys Natal and Nicole Mixon are being charged with allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes totaling an estimated $57,900.

School districts are still owed millions and have already passed budgets and set tax rates, putting more pressure on lawmakers in Harrisburg to come up with a solution.

A construction impact tax could support small businesses, job growth and affordable housing for those who need it the most in Philadelphia.

China is one of only three foreign nations — the others are Britain and Ireland — where Trump maintains a bank account, according to a Times analysis of Trump's tax records.

A district court judge had rejected renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. issued to Trump’s accounting firm.

By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.