Memphis refunds $2.38M in ‘jock tax’ collections
Tweet As the clock runs out this week on Tennessee’s infamous “jock tax,” the city of Memphis is about to turn over $2.38 million to more than 900 professional basketball players as part of a 2015...
View ArticleHaslam: Legislators ready to cut spending to cover lost Hall tax revenue
Tweet In a Knoxville appearance Tuesday, Gov. Bill Haslam said legislative leaders have assured him they will be ready to cut state spending to make up for loss of revenue from the Hall tax on...
View ArticleNashville, Chattanooga companies lead in TN corporate welfare
Tweet Companies bases in Nashville and Chattanooga are leading beneficiaries of “taxpayer handouts to big businesses in Tennessee,” according to Beacon Center of Tennessee statewide listing of...
View ArticleHaslam moves to require online retailers collect TN sales tax
Tweet Gov. Bill Haslam wants Tennessee to join a growing group of states seeking to force either Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings preventing collection of sales taxes from...
View ArticleJune state revenue $112.8M above budget prediction
Tweet News release from Department of Finance and Administration NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Newest figures show that total tax revenues in the month of June were more than budgeted expectations. Finance and...
View ArticleGas tax talk in Sen. Tracy’s GOP primary
Tweet Steve Lane believes the gas tax will emerge as a key election issue as he challenges state Sen. Jim Tracy in the August Republican primary for Senate District 14, according to the Daily News...
View ArticleOn proposed TN tax collection by out-of-state retailers
Tweet A proposed Tennessee Revenue Department rule that would require out-of-state retailers to begin collecting Tennessee sales taxes on items sold here is pitting state-based retailers who use the...
View ArticleTN fiscal year revenue $925M over estimates
Tweet News release from Department of Finance and Administration NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Total Tennessee tax revenues for July were slightly more than the budgeted expectation. Finance and Administration...
View ArticleHaslam ‘not holding my breath’ on sales tax action
Tweet Gov. Bill Haslam says he’s backing a state Department of Revenue rule to requiring out-of-state retailers to collect Tennessee sales taxes because he has little confidence Congress will act,...
View ArticleHaslam board shifts costs from gas stations to taxpayers
Tweet Under Gov. Bill Haslam’s aministration, the Underground Storage Tank and Solid Waste Disposal Control Board has been shifting the financial burden of cleaning up toxic spills at gas stations and...
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