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Taxes

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

As June 30 deadline looms, Murphy releases plan to reform EDA tax incentives

Murphy called for the current programs to be reformed after a major audit raised troubling concerns about the Economic Development Authority’s ability to administer them.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

More tax credits? More spending? Pa. lawmakers continue to clash on education

The proposed increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit will likely be used as a bargaining chip in ongoing budget negotiations.

6 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney, (right), D-Gloucester, listens as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Tax on wealthy, business incentives emerging as top issues in N.J.

Raising taxes on the wealthy and renewing an expiring business incentive program are emerging as top fights as New Jersey's budget deadline approaches.

6 years ago

In this file photo, a summer rental sign is seen in front of a home just one block from the ocean, in Belmar, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)
Money

N.J. may roll back tax on Shore rentals, but details remain fuzzy

When will the measure take effect? Who will it help? Key questions still unanswered as lawmakers move ahead with votes on tax on Shore rentals.

6 years ago

Cooper University Hospital board chairman George Norcross III listens in Camden, N.J., Tuesday, May 15, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cooper Cancer Institute. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
ProPublica

Emails show how much pull political bosses had over N.J. state tax breaks

State officials scrambled to meet the demands of a lawyer at the firm where Philip Norcross, the brother of N.J. political boss George E. Norcross III, is managing partner.

6 years ago

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio speaks in Camden Thursday about the controversial tax break some businesses have gotten to relocate to the city. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Camden boosters hold invite-only defense of tax breaks in county building

Camden is in the middle of a feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and South Jersey Democrats over how the state gives out lucrative tax breaks.

6 years ago

Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street. (George Widman/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Former mayor sues current mayor over Philly tax assessments

Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street, an adviser to mayoral candidates Anthony Williams, has sued Mayor Jim Kenney, claiming the city’s property tax assessments are unfair.

6 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Legislative hearings into N.J. tax incentives will be unlike ‘slanted’ task force

Lawmakers will conduct their own probes of controversial programs but signal their efforts will be more sympathetic than recent investigations.

6 years ago

A bungalow in South Seaside Park, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Money

N.J. Shore-goers scaling back plans over new ‘Airbnb tax’

The law targeted short-term rentals booked through Airbnb. But those who rent and own property at the Jersey Shore have become collateral damage.

6 years ago

A small group of protesters gather outside Camden’s newest corporate high rise, demanding that beneficiaries of state tax breaks demonstrate what they’re doing to help Camden residents. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Camden won $1.6B in tax breaks but activists say not enough reaching city residents

The criticism came during an escalating feud between Gov. Phil Murphy and powerbroker George Norcross over how lucrative tax credits were doled out and who benefits.

6 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Murphy offers lawmakers both carrot and stick to approve millionaire’s tax

Gov. Phil Murphy is upping the political ante in his bid to establish a true millionaire’s tax.

6 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Education

Pa. private school tax credit may get boost after two-day debate

The measure would increase funds for the Education Improvement Tax Credit by $100 million — nearly doubling the amount available.

6 years ago

The IRS Free File program is under scrutiny after reports that tax-prep companies made it difficult for people to actually their file taxes for free (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
NPR
Money

H&R Block, TurboTax accused of obstructing access to free tax filing

Los Angeles' city attorney is suing H&R Block and TurboTax maker Intuit, alleging that they "defrauded the lowest earning 70 percent of American taxpayers."

6 years ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he departs after the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point football team, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Treasury denies Democrats’ request for Trump tax returns

Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., in a Monday letter that the panel's request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose."

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf visits Fairhill, one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods, to push for a severance tax on natural gas, which he says could be used to fight urban blight. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Can a tax on natural gas drilling help fix Pa.’s infrastructure problem?

Wolf hopes to use a severance tax on natural gas drilling to fund broadband internet access, emergency infrastructure, and blight removal, among other things.

6 years ago

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