New State Tax Has Some Smokers Considering Quitting
A new state tax went into effect on Monday, increasing the price of cigarettes.
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A new state tax went into effect on Monday, increasing the price of cigarettes.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is backing off his proposal for an increase on sales or income taxes, and now says his budget priorities can be met without it.
You've got a hefty check headed your way, thanks to your tax refund. Don't spend it just anywhere. Instead, here are five smarter ways to use your refund money.
Whether you do your own taxes or you pay an accountant to help you, there are lots of very easy mistakes that many people make on their tax returns every year. Here are five of the most common tax mistakes that people make.
When it comes time to choose a tax professional, there are many things that a tax payer needs to understand. Here are some basic questions to ask and details to learn before hiring someone to take care of your income tax preparation needs.
The deadline is almost here to get a discount on your 2016 Allegheny County property taxes.
From deducting child care and medical expenses to education costs and state sales tax opportunities, here is a look at a number of tax deductions people should not ignore when filing their taxes.
There are new tax laws to follow every year. Here's what you need to know about the most recent changes.
Here are the latest 12 common tax scams that the IRS is warning you about this year.
Jennifer Redick was in the process of preparing her 2015 incomes taxes when the phone rang with an alarming message.
Confused about whether or not to hire a tax professional? Here are a few things to consider.
From understanding the 2015 tax penalties for not carrying health insurance to learning about exemptions, here is what tax payers need to know about the Affordable Health Care Act and their taxes.
Penn Hills School District sent a shockwave through through the area earlier this week, approving a budget of nearly $94 million.
It's tax season and you may be getting a call from someone saying they're from the IRS. If you do, don't believe them, it's a scam.
The Pennsylvania Senate sprinted through hundreds of pages of just-unveiled budget legislation Thursday, handing it back to the House Republican majority and all but ensuring that a five-month stalemate that is crippling social services agencies would blow into next week.
Lawmakers are trickling back into the Capitol for another day of work in an 11th-hour clash over a deal to end Pennsylvania's 5-month-old budget stalemate.
Call it a ticket tax -- a seven percent sales tax on tickets you purchase to any of Pittsburgh's performing arts -- the ballet, the symphony, the opera, dance, musical events, or a favorite play.
Gov. Tom Wolf's tax proposal is being debated in the state House of Representatives in the first-term Democrat's effort to break Pennsylvania's 3-month-old budget impasse.
Gov. Tom Wolf wants a half-point increase in the state's personal income tax and a new extraction tax on natural gas drilling in an effort to solve the state's 3-month-old budget impasse, according to an administration document obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's veto message to state lawmakers says the budget they've just sent him doesn't spend enough on education and will make the state's deficit worse.
Proposals to move Pennsylvania's newly hired public school employees and state workers into a 401(k)-style retirement plan and to privatize liquor sales faced state lawmakers Monday, less than two days before the annual budget deadline.
A measure combining all of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed tax increases went down unanimously Monday in the state House, but Republicans and Democrats had much different reasons for voting against it.
If you've ever won any money in the Pennsylvania Lottery, you already know that those winnings are not subject to Pennsylvania's 3.07 percent income tax.
Gov. Tom Wolf was back in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, this time to meet with Pittsburgh School District educators at Roosevelt Elementary School in Carrick.
Gov. Tom Wolf clashed Monday with a coalition of more than a dozen business groups that is trying to derail his proposed severance tax on natural-gas drilling, charging that they are putting gas and oil interests ahead of the schools and children that Wolf says will benefit from his plan.
