State taxes

A bill in the state seeks to tax rich colleges that favor families of alumni and donors in admissions policies and give the money to poorer community colleges.

The differing fortunes highlight the growing divisions between the largest Democrat- and Republican-led states as they compete for businesses and people to relocate.

It is still not clear that the IRS will treat payments for this year the same as payments for last year.

Governor Phil Murphy and state legislators are offering incentives to prevent senior residents from moving to low-tax states.

The ramifications of the momentous Supreme Court ruling continue to unfold.

The North Dakota governor started his career growing accounting software company Great Plains Software into a company that was acquired by Microsoft for $1.1 billion.

The case involves a house seized for a tax debt — but the state pocketed the profits.

The state lost almost 48,000 people by mid-2022 from two years before, spurring concern about long-term economic growth.

These are the top twenty states ranked by return on investment for taxpayers based on quality of government services versus how much they cost.

In some states, commercial and industrial property owners are typically paying inaccurate property tax levels by as much as 20% to 30%.

The worst five states had an average effective total tax rate on the median U.S. household of 14.31%.

State treasuries are attempting to stack the deck in their favor in order to remain in the black.

Minnesota and New York may follow Colorado in adding a cost to delivered goods, on top of sales tax.

The upshot for Cupertino is that local tax revenues are expected to fall 73% this year.

Taxpayers who filed early this year and reported state tax refunds they received in 2022 as taxable income should consider filing an amended return.

Balances in rainy-day funds hit all-time highs in 37 states by the end of the 2022 fiscal year. That's the biggest tally in over two decades.

While there's a whole laundry list of bookkeeping bottlenecks that automation can alleviate, these solutions will have the biggest impact.

The Superior Court rejected a motion by Michael Saylor to dismiss a lawsuit that he failed to pay income taxes despite living in the district for more than a decade.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy introduced a $53 billion budget that includes $2 billion in rebates for homeowners and renters, and an end to a tax surcharge on corporations.

Rep. George Santos' first bill in Congress aims to boost the deduction from $10,000 to $50,000.