State taxes

Sales and use tax once sat at the back of the small business tax conversation. It now has taken a seat in the front row.

Representative Mike Lawler, a key negotiator behind the temporary increase to the cap on state and local tax deductions, pushed back on efforts to expand it.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new tax on cloud-based software sales, turning to the technology sector for billions of dollars in new revenue.

The proposed tax would be levied at 1% of the purchase price and would be paid by the buyer.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ditched his plan to raise New Yorkers' property taxes, an unpopular measure he threatened to use to help close a deficit.

President Donald Trump voiced support for a gasoline tax holiday to counter rising prices at the pump, as the cost of oil soars while the war with Iran drags on.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to participate in President Donald Trump's controversial federal school choice program.

New York officials are trying to give shape to the pied-à-terre tax proposed by Governor Kathy Hochul, with significant questions still unresolved.

Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers settled on a pied-à-terre levy aimed at high earners who don't call the city home.

For retirement-age clients relocating to the Sun Belt, the savings they are counting on may not exist. Have a conversation before they sign the moving contract.

Luxury second homes in New York will have to be taxed far more to generate the revenue the city is counting on to help close a gaping budget hole.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted his push for a new tax on pricey second homes isn't "motivated by any one individual."

Officials in some states are seeking to regulate prediction markets like casinos, requiring the companies to apply for state licenses and pay state taxes.

Josh Gottheimer is looking to roughly double the cap on state and local tax deductions, in a bid to secure more savings for residents in high-tax states.

The second-home plan is expected to be part of ongoing state budget negotiations and would levy a yearly surcharge on pied-à-terres.

The war in Iran is prompting states across the country to consider temporarily cutting fuel taxes, a relief measure that could cost them millions of dollars.

The 10 states that offer the least in return for their residents' tax payments.

The 10 states that offer the best return for residents' tax dollars.

A recent study calculated which U.S. states put the heaviest tax burden on their residents.

Major companies are fighting against the legislation's attempt to cut income taxes in the Peach State.