State Income Tax

Two years ago on their night of infamy, 1/11/11, General Assembly Democrats — and exclusively Democrats — voted to raise the Illinois personal income tax rate by 67 percent. Many Illinoisans have been furious about that sop to chronic...

It takes special gall to raise taxes for some Illinoisans so soon after they were hit with a massive increase in state income tax rates. So, give an audacity award to any "progressive" trying to renew the ill-timed and perennial campaign to replace...

Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan is telling legislators that Kansas must further reduce individual income tax rates to remain competitive economically.     Jordan testified Tuesday before the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee on its first of...

The Board of Equalization encourages all qualifying Californians who need help with their income tax preparation to attend a free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program event as the nation celebrates Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. EITC...

Maryland’s disparity grant program was created more than two decades ago to provide state aid to less wealthy areas of the state. The policy was aimed at giving counties that have lower revenues from local income tax an opportunity to get money...

(AP) — Republican officials in Kansas are interested in lowering corporate income taxes but are struggling to figure out how to mesh such reductions with GOP plans for more cuts in individual income tax rates. Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said...

Free E-File income tax preparation help will be available at sites across Kansas starting Monday, Jan. 28. One of the largest sites will be at the Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison St., Room 163. The assistance sites are a partnership...

The year 2013 should be another strong one for agricultural equipment sales, thanks to a Jan. 1 change in the federal tax law, as well as overall strength in commodity markets and accumulated farm financial strength. Tom Vandendriessche, a farmer and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Farmers, manufacturers and shipping companies could lose millions of dollars' worth of sales tax breaks under plans announced on Jan. 18 by Gov. Dave Heineman, but their income tax burden would also vanish. The Republican governor...

Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan is preparing to discuss Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to abolish two popular income tax deductions for homeowners and cancel a scheduled decline in the state sales tax. Jordan scheduled a Friday morning briefing with...

I was very interested in your discussion about tax audits last week, and it made me wonder how does the Internal Revenue Service trace money that comes from things like office Super Bowl pools, cash earned at little odd jobs here and there, and other...

Governor Sam Brownback started to lay out his plan for the new legislative session during his State of the State speech Tuesday night. Brownback is calling for a fresh round of aggressive cuts in Kansas income taxes and changes in the state Constitution...