Anti-tax pledge directs budget debates
The governor of Wisconsin has signed it. So have most of the Republicans in California’s Legislature. As state lawmakers grapple with how to address massive budget deficits, anti-tax crusader Grover...
View ArticleMarlin: LI needs a property tax cap
The verdict is in from the Washington, D.C., think tank, the Tax Foundation: out of 1,823 counties with populations over 20,000, Nassau ranks No. 1 in median home property taxes, edging out New York’s...
View ArticleKeating: How steep is the looming tax cliff?
Dissecting key details of the coming tax increases.
View ArticleNY tops in income losses from out-of- state moves
A report from the Tax Foundation shows people moving out of the New York during the last decade took $45.6 billion in personal income from the state's economy.
View ArticleDisparate groups urge NY to cut taxes
Senate Republicans and progressive groups agree that New York needs to end tax breaks for the rich and develop a fair tax system in the state.
View ArticleNew York worst in state business tax climate
New York State ranked the worst in terms of tax codes, according to the newest edition of the Tax Foundation’s annual State Business Tax Climate Index.
View ArticleS Corps avoid corporate taxes
In New York, California and elsewhere, many firms have managed to secure a more manageable corporate tax rate: zero percent.
View ArticleEat our sales tax dust, Tennessee
Turns out the Empire State is not the highest-taxed land in the realm, at least regarding sales taxes.
View ArticleNY tops in local, state tax burden in 2011
New York taxpayers in 2011 paid 12.6 percent of income in state and local taxes, nearly 3 percent higher than the 9.8 percent national average.
View ArticleTax Foundation: NY no longer worst state for business
The nonprofit research group says New York's new tax laws, simplifying business taxes and cutting the corporate rate makes the state more business friendly.
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