In study after study, New Jersey is ranked No. 1 for the highest real estate taxes in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
One study said New Jersey real estate tax on a $205,000 home was $5,064 and the median was $8,104.
Pennsylvania, which ranked No. 41 in the study, had a home valued at $205,000 with property taxes of $3,257, while its median value home was taxed $2,767.
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Oil companies donate heavily to fight initiative aiming to raise production taxes - Anchorage
A segment of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline photographed along the Richardson Highway between Glennallen and Delta Junction on May 13, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)
A surge of oil company donations has boosted the efforts of a group fighting a ballot initiative that seeks to raise taxes on the industry, according to the latest campaign reports.
The contributions have helped the group, called OneAlaska, substantially outspend and outraise Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share, the group supporting the initiative to increase oil production taxes.
Highlands School Board appoints new solicitor as collector of overdue property taxes |
Former Highlands School District Solicitor Ira Weiss said his firm wasn’t given a chance to defend its record collecting delinquent property taxes for the district before being ousted from the job.
The school board voted 7-1 on Monday to appoint Andrews & Price as delinquent property tax collector, effective Tuesday.
Andrews & Price replaces Weiss’ firm, Weiss Burkardt Kramer, which it replaced as solicitor in April .
No payroll taxes on J-1 visa workers | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
The availability of a J-1 visa, as mentioned in a letter recently, piqued my curiosity, and upon further research it appears that employees and employers are exempt from payroll taxes on said employees. An employer pays 6.2% of an employees’ earnings to Social security up to a maximum and 1.45% of earnings to Medicare. Having a large number of these employees would save the employer a considerable amount of money.
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Source: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/alien-liability-for-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-of-foreign-teachers-foreign-researchers-and-other-foreign-professionals
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TM passes preliminary budget, still uncertain on taxes | Local News | bedfordgazette.com
Good news, bad news on taxes for coronavirus relief money
(CNN) - Billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars are going straight to Americans, but will they have to send some of that money back to Uncle Sam at tax time?
First, the good news: The money in stimulus checks is tax-free and won't count as income for government assistance programs.
The bad: If you're out of work, you'll owe federal and possibly state and local taxes on any unemployment benefits you collect, including the $600 weekly boost approved by Congress as part of its economic rescue package.
Governor Abbott urges local governments against increasing property taxes for Texans - Crossroads
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today responded to a letter from members of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation regarding tax burdens on Texans. In his letter, the Governor voices his support of lessening the tax burden on Texans but clarifies that local governments—not the State of Texas—set the property tax rates. The Governor disagreed with the members’ support of raising taxes in times of economic prosperity.
Europe to Facebook: Pay taxes and respect our values — or we’ll regulate –
If Facebook chooses to invest in ‘smart’ workarounds — whether for ‘creatively’ shrinking its regional tax bill or circumventing democratic values and processes — the company should expect lawmakers to respond in kind, Breton told Zuckerberg.
“In Europe we have [clear and strong] values. They are clear. And if you understand extremely well the set of our values on which we are building our continent, year after year, you understand how you need to behave,” said the commissioner.
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