Taxes

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

GOP leaders and Gov. Wolf are again at odds over dueling visions of “school reform.” Lawmakers say the pandemic has only raised the stakes.

The world’s richest countries signed a landmark agreement Saturday.

Statements and a petition opposed a bill that would slash the tax rate to 17%, noting there was no guarantee lot workers would benefit, as promised.