Trump Allies Seek End to US Control of Freddie, Fannie, WSJ Says
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The Puerto Rico Treasury Department signed a three-month contract worth $680,000 with a consulting firm that brought in a former OECD official to develop a plan for implementing a 15% minimum tax on large multinational corporations.
The Pennsylvania justices tried to tease out whether a borough’s stormwater charge is a fee for service or a tax from which a state university is immune at oral arguments Wednesday.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and his fellow House Democrats are getting behind-the-scenes briefings that started this summer to bone up on their tax policy knowledge ahead of what’s likely to become a big battle in 2025.
The California Film Commission Tuesday awarded $51.6 million in tax credits to 18 movie productions, including a feature about the singer Janis Joplin and a reboot of the television legal drama “Suits.”
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California county assessors would accept electronic signatures on property tax filings and no longer require wet signatures under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday.
Enduring Ventures should be nixed from a lawsuit claiming publisher Scribe Media violated federal worker protections by laying off employees without notice, a magistrate judge said.
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The Wisconsin Legislature and groups representing various religions urged the US Supreme Court in amicus briefs filed Thursday to take up Catholic Charities’ case challenging the state high court’s test for determining whether religious organizations qualify for tax benefits.
Investment metals like gold bars and silver coins will no longer be subject to New Jersey sales tax, under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed Thursday.
New Jersey lawmakers are considering ending a five-year limit on how long the Division of Taxation can recover taxes from income tax filers who were granted refunds from filing false returns.
The Michigan Supreme Court announced it will consider whether to review if the taxable value of a family cottage owned by a corporation should be uncapped under the state constitution due to a change in ownership.
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Some prominent DC-based law firms known for fighting government red tape have so far stayed out of a rush of new regulatory challenges after the Supreme Court scaled back agencies’ power.
The federal judiciary has sent the House a letter regarding a potential impeachment inquiry into former District Judge Joshua Kindred of Alaska, who resigned after being found to have committed sexual misconduct and lied to judicial investigators.
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Cryptocurrency and NFTs continue to rise in popularity in the U.S., but many people are still confused about how they are taxed. In this video, a partner at Steptoe & Johnson who specializes in tax policy and cryptocurrency, lays out how different crypto transactions are taxed.
The Oregon Department of Transportation on Sept. 3 announced the City of Newport Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax increase to $0.05 per gallon, effective from Oct. 1, as per City of ...
The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on Sept. 1 released an announcement correcting the date on the recently mailed Personal Property Estimated Assessment Notice letters from 2023 to 8/5/2024. ...
The Alaska Legislature Sept. 10 passed a resolution suspending the uniform rules concerning Senate Bill No. 179, prohibiting municipalities and the state from levying taxes on real property transfers and ...
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