State and Local Taxes February 20, 2026
Which States Have the Highest Taxes?
"Tax burden" measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes. And it’s not uniform across the U.S. either.
August 29, 2013
IRS to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today ruled that same-sex couples will be treated as married for federal tax purposes, as long as they were legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages.
August 26, 2013
Bloomberg BNA expands state tax analysis and research tools
Advanced Tools, Expert Analysis, and the Content Practitioners Need to Resolve Key State Tax Issues
August 12, 2013
Tax incentives for attracting new businesses mostly prompt expansion
More than 70 percent of the region's municipalities use tax incentives to attract business, but the vast majority of deals involve moves within the region...
July 29, 2013
Ohio legislature ends property tax subsidies
After a tradition of some 40 years of subsidizing local taxes, Gov. John Kasich and Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate applied the brakes.
July 23, 2013
The challenge of closing loopholes in Ohio’s budget
Despite calls from across the political spectrum to reduce the dozens of so-called loopholes in Ohio's tax code, the number of groups that receive special tax breaks grew in the most recent state budget, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis.
July 17, 2013
IRS selects CCH to provide sales tax rates and tables
CCH has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deliver comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables to help millions of Americans prepare their tax returns.
July 12, 2013
Pennsylvania legislature targets property taxes
A proposal to replace the school property tax with a higher personal income tax and a higher sales tax is getting closer to majority support in the state Senate but is stalled in the House of Representatives.
July 10, 2013
Audit finds New York state overpaid $11.4M for health costs
Audit: State overpays $11.4M in medical costs
July 10, 2013
Higher property taxes proposed for Miami
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Tuesday proposed raising the property-tax rate for the first time in three years to stave off cuts to fire and library services and fund a plan to stop killing dogs and cats at the county's animal shelter.
July 8, 2013
Last-minute changes to new property tax bill to effect many Ohio homeowners
Late change in Ohio property-tax structure will cost homeowners
July 8, 2013
New Jersey to offer more tax incentives for businesses
The Senate is moving toward final adoption of an overhaul of the state's economic-development programs targeting billions of dollars in tax incentives to companies that locate, expand, or engage in other activities in New Jersey creating job growth.
July 7, 2013
California taxpayer group fighting sales tax hike in court
After losing in appellate court to block Santa Clara County's Measure A sales tax increase approved last year, the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association is appealing the issue to the state Supreme Court.