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- Michigan Lawmakers Explore Alternatives to Gas Tax Hike
Michigan's Senate Transportation Committee is hammering out a 30-bill package to address the state's extensive road and bridge repair issues. Included is a proposed gas tax hike to fund the $1.4 billion per year needed for the renovation. As the Detroit Free Press says, that portion is being pushed down the committee's agenda in favor of other measures that are less costly to taxpayers. Here are ...
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Sales tax on online orders OK with most Michigan voters
A majority of Michiganders say they would be willing to pay the state sales tax for goods bought online, although nearly a third are vehemently opposed to the idea. Those were the findings in a poll conducted by EPIC-MRA of Lansing for the Free Press and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and released Friday.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Michigan at fiscal crossroads after an unexpected surplus
Over most of the past decade, budget deliberations in Michigan have taken on a glum and familiar monotony: What do we cut now? But the state that experienced an economic downturn earlier, deeper and longer than most of the rest of the country has made an unlikely discovery as its officials closed out its latest financial books: Michigan has a $457 million surplus.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - What tax reform would mean at the state level
Congress could go a long way towards fixing the federal system without destroying state revenue codes?but only if reform is done carefully.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - What Tax Reform Would Mean For The States
What would fundamental changes in the federal tax code mean for state and local governments? Would it limit their ability to raise or borrow money? Would it make their revenue systems more or less progressive or even work more smoothly? Last Friday, I participated in a joint Tax Policy Center and UCLA Law School conference ...
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Proposed Internet Sales Tax Changes
Michigan is losing $300 million a year from unpaid Internet sales taxes.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - T.C. Shop Owners Looking To Close Online Sales Tax Loophole
You might have to pay more for your online purchases if a bill passes through Lansing. State legislators are looking at a bill that would close a tax loophole that allows people to buy from out-of-state
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Michigan Business Tax eliminated, shift to flat tax causing mixed emotions
Mixed emotions have arose because of Gov. Rick Snyder?s official budget proposal to eliminate the Michigan Business Tax and replace it with a flat six percent corporate income tax. President and CEO of Middle Michigan Development Corporation Brain Anderson said the elimination of the MBT is both negative and positive, depending on [...]
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Michigan Retailers Say Time Is Now For State To Enact Internet Sales Tax
LANSING - With Congress failing to act and more states finding a way to fix what they see as a big loophole that allows online retailers to avoid charging a state sales tax, proponents in Michigan say the time for the Legislature to act is now.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012 - Michigan Must Decide What to Do With an Unexpected Surplus
After a $457 million surplus, Michigan officials must sort out whether the worst is really over, whether it is safe to start spending again, or whether a rainy day fund may be the prudent course.
michigan sales state tax 09 Feb 2012
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