Taxes
Companies facing legal, regulatory trouble still received N.J. tax breaks, staffer says
Companies sued for workplace issues or facing regulatory penalties still routinely received tax incentive awards, a state staffer says.
5 years ago
Should grandma get a tax cut? One Republican city councilmember thinks so.
City Councilmember Al Taubenberger introduced a legislative package Thursday to give breaks on wage and real estate taxes to many Philadelphia families.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
Philly slaps $115,000 in soda tax compliance fines on local businesses
Stores that buy from unregistered distributors are supposed to pay the tax themselves.
5 years ago
Murphy calls for an expansion of N.J. film and TV tax credit
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy thinks more tax incentives will mean more movies made in the Garden State.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
A $43 million tax break for people in poverty? Philly is thinking about it.
Councilmember Allan Domb wants to create a wage tax refund for low-income Philadelphians.
5 years ago
NJ Spotlight
Company execs say tax subsidies cemented move to Camden
According to testimony from Subaru of America, American Water Works and others, New Jersey’s steep income and property taxes would have scared them off.
5 years ago
The Philadelphia Tribune
Who benefits? Philadelphia leads largest cities in property tax breaks
Philadelphia’s real estate tax breaks benefit some of the wealthiest in the city, a Tribune analysis of property records shows.
5 years ago
City Council preview: Everything Philly leaders will be fighting about this fall
We asked city leaders to tell us their priorities for the fall session. Here’s what Darrell Clarke, Cherelle Parker, Allan Domb and others are planning.
5 years ago
Who benefits most from Philly’s tax abatement? Center City developers
The lion’s share of revenue lost to Philly’s tax abatement is tied to large commercial real estate projects, not single-family homes.
5 years ago
New Jersey’s gas tax to stay flat in 2020
New Jersey's gas tax won't be going up in the coming year, the state Treasury announced Wednesday. The rate will remain at 41.4 cents per gallon.
5 years ago
How to get rid of property taxes? Lawmaker looks to retirement income.
One state House lawmaker is trying to pitch a new solution to a very old Pennsylvania problem: the reliance on school property taxes.
5 years ago
N.J. approves $9M in tax credits to ‘Joker,’ ‘West Side Story’
New Jersey on Tuesday approved roughly $9 million in film tax credits to a Spielberg adaptation of "West Side Story" and a Batman movie called "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix
6 years ago
Judge sides with N.J. Gov. Murphy, dismisses Norcross’ tax credit suit
A New Jersey judge sided with Gov. Phil Murphy and dismissed the lawsuit brought by a political powerbroker challenging a task force investigating business tax credits.
6 years ago
Camden rising? As deficit grows, new businesses won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years
Camden’s budget deficit could get worse despite a corporate-office building boom. Many companies won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years.
6 years ago
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Philly vows to fight commercial property owners over $48 million reassessment ruling
Philadelphia is pushing back against a court ruling that would require the city and the School District to pay $48 million to commercial property owners.
6 years ago