Tax overhaul
December 23rd, 2008Tax overhaul
Giant tax overhaul bill unveiled - Oct. 25, 2007
No one actually expects lawmakers to overhaul the tax code this year, but House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) planted his flag Thursday morning by unveiling a bill ... (more...)
Massive tax overhaul bill to be unveiled - Oct. 24, 2007
A bill representing the "mother of all tax reforms" is set to be revealed Thursday, according to House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY). (more...)
Tax Overhaul Glance
The President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform endorsed recommendations Tuesday designed to drastically simplify taxes for individuals and families. Here's a list of major ... (more...)
Cheaper housing target of radical tax overhaul
THE Rudd Government's tax review will home in on housing affordability, the Treasury Secretary has said, suggesting it could prompt cuts in stamp duties, and will examine changes ... (more...)
Estate-Tax Overhaul Gains Ground - WSJ.com
Prospects improved for an estate-tax compromise that would exempt all but the super-rich from the levy. (more...)
Stimulus must help economy in the long run, Obama says - Marketwatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that his proposals to jump-start the economy must also build a stronger nation in the long run. Obama said the size of the stimulus package hasn't yet been settled in discussions ... (more...)
U.S. Gas Tax Needs Hike, Overhaul: Commission - Post Chronicle
U.S. drivers need to pay more gas taxes and new user fees to fix crumbling roads and bridges and ease congested highways, a transportation commission is set to recommend to Congress later this month. U.S. gasoline taxes should be raised 10 cents a ... (more...)
Property tax fight gears up in Georgia - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia lawmakers looking to reform the property tax system are getting an unexpected boost from the continuing real estate crisis. State Rep. Edward Lindsey (R-Buckhead) said the current crisis sheds light on a flaw in the system ? that ... (more...)
We?re poor, but we?re proud - Dothan Eagle
Here we go again. Another year with public education administrators struggling to keep Alabama?s schools operating. Another year when a far too lean education budget is adopted, only to be slashed by double digits less than halfway through the ... (more...)
House Republicans draft tax reform proposal - Lexington Herald-Leader
Amid the financial worries and talk of state shortfalls, some House Republicans are suggesting that now is the time to eliminate the state's corporate and individual income taxes. Not only that, but they're also calling for dropping the sales tax ... (more...)